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Guides for North America
Cape May: The Myth of September
Reprinted from the September/October 1998 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest. Where in the world—and when—might you find a great cormorant, a surf…
Virginia Birding by Season: Fall
Fall birds of Virginia (September, October, November) Fall begins slowly in Virginia. The shorebirds, on the move at the coast since mid-August,…
Perdido Key State Park, Florida
Shore-to-shore Birding. The coastal barrier islands of this expansive seashore region—the Florida panhandle—sit at the confluence of two flyways: the Atlantic and…
Nebraska Bird Watching
Nebraska Bird Watching Even nonbirds know about the spring and fall spectacle of sandhill crane migration along the Platte River. It should…
Backyard Birds of Wyoming’s Shortgrass Prairie
Horned larks, McCown’s longspurs, rosy finches, and lark buntings may not fit the image most people have of birds attracted to feeding…
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…
Alabama Birding by Season: Spring
Spring Birds of Alabama (March, April, May) Spring starts early in Alabama and is breathtaking. The azaleas and dogwoods are blooming, and…
10 Highlight Birds in Florida
1. Snail Kite Snail kite photo by Dario Sanches / Wikimedia Florida is the only state in the…
Wisconsin Bird Watching
Birding Wisconsin Wisconsin offers a wealth of wild things bearing feathers, boasting a bird list with 422 species. Roughly half take up…
International Guides
Travel Right, Bird More
The Travel Mindset Tikal, Guatemala: Travel in the late 1980s was a different experience than the beaten path that exists now. Jolting…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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….
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