Bird Watcher’s Digest January/February 2006 Issue

Features

• Our Cover Species: Barn Owl by Kevin J. Cook
• ID Yourself: The Crowned Sparrows by George Armistead
• The Top 20 "Reel" Birds by Craig D. Reed
• Looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker by Bobby R. Harrison
• Merlin: Fierce Bird of Winter by Tom Parker
• Afield, but Not Alone by Marcie J. Bushnell
• Birding in Paradise - Sort Of by Kieth Falls
• The View from the Bottom of the Barrel by Mary Leah Christmas

Columns & Departments

• Letters from Readers
• Quick Takes by David M. Bird
• After the Spark: Honey Buzzard Day by Kenn Kaufman
• Far Afield: Antarctica by Cliff Beittel
• Book Notes
• Well-Equipped Birder: Birders' Exchange by Mary Dykstra

The Backyard

• Bird Gardening: The Grass is Always Greener by Amy Stewart
• Something More Important by Becky Wiesendanger
• Sparrow, Sparrow by Ora Anderson
• Chickadee Tricks by Sarah Perrault
• My Way - The Lure of Peanuts by Gray and Mark Stanback
• The Bird Watcher's Question Box by Kevin J. Cook
• Watching Bird Behavior: Grassland Birds and Cattle by David M. Bird