Travel – Page 22 – BWD magazine

Lower Rio Grande Valley: A Bird Watcher’s Paradise

When you think of birding hotspots near you, what areas come to mind? Do you enjoy visiting a nearby park […]

By the time Christopher Columbus first reached America in 1492, they were already at least a millennium old. What were

Birding Maine The air is always cool and crisp and smells like pine in Maine. This wild and densely forested

Birding Florida Florida is a unique place for birds and birding in the United States. Projecting as it does into

Birding Oregon Along its rocky coast you’ll find black oystercatchers year round. In the winter, rock sandpiper and surfbird. Head

Birding Washington State When it comes to habitat diversity, it’s hard to beat Washington, which boasts about 500 species on

Birding Montana Habitat in Montana is as diverse as the state is wide: Rocky Mountain peaks in the West and

Nebraska Bird Watching Even nonbirds know about the spring and fall spectacle of sandhill crane migration along the Platte River.

Birding Nevada If you want to add Himalayan snowcock to your North American list, you’ll have to climb to above

Birding California Quiz: Which of the 50 states boasts the longest checklist? Hint: It’s not Alaska or Texas, the two

Birding Texas The second-largest U.S. state boasts a whopping 639 bird species, and perhaps the hottest birding hot spot in

Birding Virginia As a mid-Atlantic state, the geographic location of Virginia makes it one of the more interesting places to