Bird Watcher's Digest September/October 2008 Issue

Features

• Our Cover Species: Long-eared Owl by Kevin Cook
• ID Yourself: Not Like in the Book – The Variable Red-tailed Hawk by Alvaro Jaramillo
• An Hour on the Tower by Stiles Thomas
• Returning to the Ranch by Tom Rawles
• Autumn Passages by Jeanne Broley Patric
• Becoming a Better Bird Watcher by Randy Horvath
• "Best of the Best" Binocular Roundup by Michael and Diane Porter
• The Beginning Bird Photographer by Robert McCaw

Columns & Departments

• Letters from Readers
• Quick Takes by David M. Bird
• After the Spark: Two Ways Out of Danger by Kenn Kaufman
• True Nature: On Quiet Waters by Julie Zickefoose
• Far Afield: Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge by John Rakestraw
• Book Notes
• Well-Eqipped Birder: BWD Binders

The Backyard

• The Importance of Sapsuckers by Kathy Piper
• Lingering Hummmingbirds by Julia Elliot
• My Way: Easy Feeder Project by Edward Newren
• The Bird Watcher's Question Box by Kevin J. Cook
• Watching Bird Behavior: Never Underestimate the Intelligence... by David M. Bird