Birding

How to Boost Your Mindfulness and Empathy While Birding
December 20, 2019 — Turning your focus to nature and wildlife can help allay stress and anxiety. But always make others feel at ease, too.
Birds Saved Debi Shearwater. Is She Really Going to Call it Quits?
December 20, 2019 — After 40-plus years of leading sold-out pelagic birding tours off the California coast, the trailblazing conservationist says it’s time to retire.
The Key to the Christmas Bird Count's 120 Years of Success? The People.
December 13, 2019 — Drones and trail cams may be increasingly common in avian monitoring, but ÃÛèÖAPP's CBC remains dependent on dedicated humans.
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November 26, 2019 — The top-scoring binoculars in the $150–$300 range.
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November 26, 2019 — The top-scoring binoculars in the $300–$500 range.
The Best Places to See Seabirds Without Getting Seasick
November 20, 2019 — Visit one of these five famous seawatching destinations on your next birding adventure.
Ask Kenn Kaufman: Are American Robins Really Robins?
November 05, 2019 — Also this month: What is the one U.S. birding destination every birder should visit? And why can't I count the Great White Heron as a lifer?
Ask Kenn Kaufman: Will My Feeder Keep Birds From Migrating?
October 04, 2019 — Also this month: What happens when a bird gets lost? And what was the most recent newly discovered bird in the U.S.?
Ask Kenn Kaufman: Why Do So Many White Birds Have Black Wingtips?
September 04, 2019 — Also this month: Are kingfishers more photo-friendly this time of year? And what bird would Kenn ride if he could?
This Mysterious Tropical Bachelor Likes to Summer in Maine
August 23, 2019 — For 15 years, a lone Red-billed Tropicbird has attracted visitors and researchers with his unusual habits and misguided mating attempts.