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Guides for North America
Ten Bird Watching Hotspots in North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore/Pea Island NWR More than 70 miles of pristine public beach stretch from Bodie Island to Okracoke Inlet, providing…
Wyoming Bird Watching
Birding Wyoming The big, rectangular state of Wyoming has spectacular scenery including iconic national parks and Devil’s Tower National Monument. It has…
Rhode Island Bird Watching
Birding Rhode Island It’s the smallest state in the Union, but Rhode Island still boasts 384 miles of tidal shoreline along the…
Georgia Birding by Season: Fall
Fall birds of Georgia (September, October, November) September is thoroughly “fall,” even though it can still be quite hot in Georgia during…
10 Highlight Birds in Georgia
1. Anhinga Anhinga (Photo by Daniel Schwen/Wikimedia) The anhinga is a fairly large (35-inch) diving bird that looks a little like a…
Alabama Birding by Season: Fall
Fall Birds of Alabama (September, October, November) Fall migration is a protracted affair in Alabama, beginning in summer and lasting into winter….
Theodore Roosevelt National Park: North Dakota’s Hidden Gem
In September 1883, a tired and dispirited young man stepped off a westbound train into the tiny hamlet of Medora in the…
Birds of Missouri: Fall
Fall Birds of Missouri (September, October, November) Autumn means there are some housekeeping duties to be done. If removable martin houses have…
Wisconsin Birding by Season: Spring
Spring Birds of Wisconsin (March, April, May) In some ways, springtime in Wisconsin is like that one relative found in many families:…
International Guides
Birding the Valencia Region of Spain
Great Bustard photo by David Warrington/Valencia Birding Many people throughout the world know Spain for its rich culture and history, gastronomy, and…
Birding in the Galapagos Islands
Bird Watching in the Amazing Amazon Basin and Grand Galapagos Islands My bucket list is full of places my husband, Mike, and…
International Birding
About 1,000 bird species reside or have been documented in North America, but there are roughly 10,000 bird species in the world!…
Guyana: Journey to the Lungs of the Earth
It is a dreadful task to try to condense more than 25,000 words of my writings on Guyana into a 2,000-word article….
Birding Australia: Spring in the Land Down Under
Introduction For an American, birding in Western Australia (WA) requires some mental gymnastics. Spring in “the land down under” occurs during North…
Birding in Argentina
Argentina Travel Links In episode #46 of This Birding Life, Bird Watcher’s Digest editor Bill Thompson, III, interviews birders who took part…
Birding in Ecuador: An Overview
Birding in Ecuador Biodiversity is concentrated in Ecuador, one of the birdiest countries in the world. Although slightly smaller than Nevada, 1,638…
Travel Allows for Better Birding
The Travel Mindset Tikal, Guatemala: Travel in the late 1980s was a different experience than the beaten path that exists now. Jolting…
The Discovery That Led to the Creation of Jocotoco
In November 1997, an incredible finding ignited a conservation movement. Twenty years later, its founders retell their stories and motivations. The coronation…
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