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By BWD Staff on October 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

Introducing the Nov./Dec. 2020 Issue and Cover Artist Christina Baal

The latest issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest will be hitting mailboxes in the next week or so, and our subscribers might notice something different about the cover… something bright, something bold, something more expressionistic than our readers are used to. We would like to introduce our newest cover artist, Christina Baal, and her cover of… Read more »

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By Katherine Koch on June 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Backyard Tips: How to Make Your Own Hummingbird Nectar

’Tis the season for hummingbirds! Hanging a hummingbird feeder in your backyard? The recipe below will produce a solution that matches the sucrose content of natural flower nectar. Make sure to use white table sugar. Other sweeteners such as molasses or honey may spoil quickly and may not be good for hummingbirds to consume. Ingredients… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on April 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

Meet the BWD Family: Angela Anderson-Beach, Redstart Manager

When you call Redstart Birding to order that shiny new scope you’ve been eyeing (nudge, nudge!), the phone will be answered by a real, live human—and there’s a good chance that human will be Angela. And boy is it your lucky day, because not only does she know her stuff about all the optics and other… Read more »

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By Bruce Wunderlich on August 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hot off the Press! BWD Behind the Scenes

by Bruce Wunderlich, BWD Production Director In 1978, I worked at the printing company that printed the very first issue of BWD. The printing process has changed so much in the 42 years since I made the printing plates for issue #1. Back then the type was set and pasted up on artboards. Getting everything… Read more »

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By Katie Fallon on August 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Vultures Are Not the Enemy

[Editor’s note: We invited Katie Fallon, author of Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird, to share her thoughts on the negative attention vultures have received in the news lately. Here is the first of two posts she has graciously provided.] Vultures are not the enemy, despite being portrayed that way in poorly researched… Read more »

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By Multiple Podcasters on July 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode 57: Introducing Two New Hosts: Wendy Clark and Dawn Hewitt, Part 2

Two new hosts join Alvaro and Raymond on our OTWTB podcast: BWD publisher Wendy Clark and BWD editor Dawn Hewitt! In the second part of this two-part episode, they discuss Wendy’s introduction to birding with the sighting of a rare bird at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium, the changes in her life (and Bird Watcher’s Digest!) over the past six months, what’s… Read more »

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By Multiple Podcasters on May 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode 55: Big Events and Big News

Ben reflects on highlights from the New River Birding and Nature Festival in Fayetteville, West Virginia, an event that was near and dear to Bill Thompson, III. Alvaro discusses the wonders of pelagic birding and provides preliminary results from the 2019 Global Big Day. Finally, changes are in store for Out There with the Birds:… Read more »

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By Bill-and-Ben T-and-L on April 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode 53: An Interview with Bill Thompson, III, Part I

This is part one of an exclusive two-part interview with Bill Thompson, III, long-time co-host of Out There With The Birds. On March 25th, Bill passed away at the age of 57 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Shortly before his passing, Ben took some time to interview Bill about his life as a… Read more »

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By Bill-and-Ben T-and-L on March 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode 52: Traveling Birds and Birders

Alvaro recounts tales from Japan, including fish eagles, fish owls, and talking toilets. Also, the guys discuss the Chilean/Argentinian divide, and geography’s impact on both bird distribution and human culture. The topic turns to the true Zen nature of birding and how it may challenge some of your bird ID assumptions! All this and more… Read more »

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By Bill-and-Ben T-and-L on March 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode 51: Travel Tips and the Intrigue of Corvids

Alvaro warns against getting creative when packing for a birding trip. Also, blue jays, green jays, brown jays, and gray jays are all part of the intriguing family of corvids. What makes these birds so inquisitive and social? Listen here and find out! https://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/otwtb/episode51.mp3

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