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Guides for North America
Kentucky Birding by Season: Winter
Winter birds of Kentucky (December, January, February) By early December, most of our winter songbirds have arrived, but waterbirds continue to pass…
10 Highlight Birds of Illinois
1. American White Pelican American white pelican, photo by Alan D. Wilson / Wikimedia Commons. A relatively new…
State Spotlight: Alaska
It is the largest of the United States in land area, but one of the least populated, and one of the most…
Ten Bird Watching Hotspots in Illinois
Illinois Beach State Park Lake Front Drive, Zion, Illinois 60099 (847)662-4828 More than six miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and thousands of…
Birds of Illinois: Winter
Winter Birds of Illinois (December, January, February) Winter for bird watchers officially starts in Illinois during the Christmas Bird Count season. Throughout…
Alabama Birding by Season: Summer
Summer Birds of Alabama (June, July, August) Summers are hot in Alabama, but the breeding season continues, particularly for species such as…
Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park, Florida
A quiet preserve of rare plants and animals. Have a look at a map of the peninsula of Florida, and you’ll see…
Ecoregions of Wisconsin
To many residents of the Badger State, there are only two ecoregions of note: Up North, the land of forests and lakes…
Seeking South Dakota’s Birds
Prior to 2004 I’d never been to South Dakota, but that year a series of unrelated events took me to the Mount…
International Guides
Birding Honduras: A Riot of Beauty, a Gift Bag of Birds and Mysterious Landscapes
Birding and Beyond I came here to bird watch, but it is the people who fascinate me. Coming here is a trip…
Trinidad & Tobago
Introduction to the Neotropics—a Winter Trip to Trinidad and Tobago Introduction Wake up to the calls of barred antshrikes, ferruginous pygmy-owls, blue-crowned…
Birding Magic: Ecuador
It’s peaceful here but really loud: birds calling all around, a russet-crowned warbler here, a slaty antwren there, and the creeks running…
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…
Introduction to the Neotropics—a Winter Trip to Trinidad and Tobago
Introduction Wake up to the calls of barred antshrikes, ferruginous pygmy-owls, blue-crowned motmots. Step out onto the porch of your cabin and…
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 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…
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…
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…
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