North America’s New Birding Trails Adapted from an article by MEL WHITE BWD’s first article on birding trails in September 2001 listed 19 birding trails in the United States and Canada. Since then, at least that number of new trails has created or is being established, and there have been numerous links added to existing […]
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Tips on Choosing a Birding Tour With all the choices out there, finding the right tour company to meet your needs can seem overwhelming. Asking (and receiving answers to) the right questions can ease your anxiety and maybe even turn you from a wary traveler into a birding tour enthusiast. The first step is narrowing
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New birding and wildlife-watching trails have sprung up like wildflowers along the major flyways of North America. The trails are self-guided routes along the nation’s interstates and byways that link premier birding habitats in convenient loops and spurs. They are becoming increasingly popular because of the benefits to both bird watchers and towns along the
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Sam Houston National Forest Here is the state’s largest concentration of red-cockaded woodpeckers (156 breeding clusters). Brown-headed nuthatches and Bachman’s sparrows are year-round residents. In spring and summer, add Swainson’s warbler to the list of most-wanted species. The forest also contains the nesting grounds for several additional high-profile Neotropical migrants. These include broad-winged hawk, chuck-will’s-widow,
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