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LAURA ERICKSON: WHY WE NEED A ‘CULTURE OF CONSERVATION’
February 2020
Attract • Find • Identify • Enjoy
Saving
Snowies
Surprising
behaviors of
ROADRUNNERS
Birds that
use TOOLS
ID TIPS from
David Sibley &
Kenn Kaufman
BIRDING
with
CHILDREN
When SNOWY OWLS
hang out around airport
runways, a few heroes
spring into action.
Page 14
January/February 2020 Vol.34 No.1
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FEATURES
COVER STORY
IN EVERY ISSUE
2
From the editor
5
Birding briefs
New hope for a Hawaiian honeycreeper, the
discovery of a complex avian society, one
woman’s trek for a rediscovered bird, recent
rarities, and more.
14
The rescuers
When Snowy Owls turn up near airport runways, these heroes go to
work to move them to safety.
BY MATT MENDENHALL
16
Birdwatching with children
How to nurture — or spark — your kids’ interest in birds.
BY ANDREA MILLER
6
Since you asked
JULIE CRAVES
22
Raised by birders
A daughter of ornithologists reminisces about her unusual child-
hood and the eternal truths she learned from her parents’ love of
birds.
BY HOLLIN STAFFORD
How diet helps male cardinals become red,
how birds can survive despite deformities,
and whether Barred Owls would threaten
nesting bluebirds and swallows.
26
Birding hallowed ground
Searching for Chuck-will’s-widows along the pathways of Harriet
Tubman’s Underground Railroad.
BY ORIETTA C. ESTRADA
8
On the move
EBIRD
Migration maps for King Eider and
Mountain Plover.
12
Birder at large
PETE DUNNE
32
Roadrunner surprises
Close observations of an iconic bird of the desert southwest
reveal rarely seen behaviors.
BY JIM BURNS
Why it’s not possible to have a bad birding
day in Cape May.
38
ID tips
KENN KAUFMAN
41
Hotspots Near You
Maps, tips, and directions for birding loca-
tions in Maryland and North Carolina.
BY ORIETTA C. ESTRADA AND ERIC HARROLD
Identifying Pygmy Nuthatch.
Meet the
Greater
Roadrunner,
p. 32
44
Amazing birds
ELDON GREIJ
Various ways that birds around the world
use tools.
46
Attracting birds
LAURA ERICKSON
How a “culture of conservation” can reduce
threats to our birds.
48
Bookshelf
Books about penguins, woodpeckers,
eagles, and more.
50
Your view
Readers’ photos of beautiful birds.
54
Your letters
55
Classifieds
56
ID toolkit
DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY
Tropical birding tips.
Jim Burns
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Snowy Owl
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Snowies in winter
As I write in early November, it’s too soon
to say what kind of winter this will be for
Snowy Owls in southern Canada and the
lower 48 states. Users of eBird have reported a
handful of sightings of our cover bird from
Alberta to North Dakota and a couple
sightings in Michigan and Quebec. We’ll have
to wait and see if they come farther south.
If one or more Snowies turn up near you
this winter, please bear in mind that the birds
are trying to survive in a landscape that is far different from their summer
home in the arctic. Roads, airport runways, and other aspects of modern
life are alien to Snowies and all pose threats. So, by all means, go see the
birds, but always keep their welfare in mind, especially if you’re taking
photos. (For the best advice on this topic, look up “Audubon’s Guide to
Ethical Bird Photography” at www.audubon.org.)
A special event like a Snowy Owl sighting is an opportunity to “wow”
your children or grandchildren and get them excited about birds. If you’re
going to look for a Snowy, bundle the kids up and bring them along! And
for more advice on how to inspire kids to get hooked on birds, turn to
Andrea Miller’s article on page 16.
And follow that up with Hollin Stafford’s piece on page 18: “Raised
by Birders.” She tells a funny and delightful story about her childhood, as
a daughter of ornithologists. She recalls an early memory of seeing a
Snowy Owl in Minnesota: “If one needed to conjure a definition for magic,
I suppose this image would fit the bill. It was glorious.”
Matt Mendenhall, editor
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SCIENCE
Researchers have recorded
the loudest bird calls yet
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the mating songs of male
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CONSERVATION
California Condors in Utah
recently fledged the 1,000th
chick since a breeding
program for the species
began in the 1980s.
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