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Current Issue: May/June 2013
Bird Watcher's Digest May/June 2012
Cover species: Yellow-throated Warbler. ID Yourself: Confusing Spring Warblers. Far Afield: Pompeys Pillar. Other features: Dispelling Myths About Hummingbirds, My Way: Backyard Photo Perch, Bird Behavior: Watching Raptors of Interest, and more!

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    Current Issue: Early Summer 2013
    The Backyard Birds Newsletter (Early Summer 2013)
    Front Cover: A Hummer of a Summer. Watcher at the Window: One Lucky Dove. Issue Features: Top 10 Summer Backyard Enhancers for Your Backyard, Tracking Hummingbird Migration, and more!

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    Identifying and Feeding Birds by Bill Thompson, III: Bird Identification, Bird Feeding

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    Hummingbirds and Butterflies by Bill Thompson, III, and Connie Toops: Bird Identification, Bird Feeding

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