Bird Watcher's Digest November/December 2008 Issue

Features

• Our Cover Species: Christmas Birds – Northern Cardinals by Marcia Bonta
• ID Yourself: Digging for Gold – Goldfinches by Alvaro Jaramillo
• Meeting Frank Chapman by Norma Siebenheller
• A Source of Good Cheer by Elaine Friebele
• The Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral by Scott Linstead
• A Different Kind of Thanksgiving Feast by Caitlin Kight
• Polar Bears and Polar Birds by Sam Fried

Columns & Departments

• Anniversary Special: 30 Years of Changes
• Letters from Readers
• Quick Takes by Paul J. Baicich
• After the Spark: Loaded to the Gills by Kenn Kaufman
• True Nature: Love and Death Among the Cranes by Julie Zickefoose
• Far Afield: California Dreaming – Birding Santa Cruz County by Jane Henderson
• Book Notes
• Well-Eqipped Birder: Crumpler Bags by Julie Zickefoose

The Backyard

• Bird Feeding, Alaska Style by Kate McLaughlin
• Tired and Feathered by David Joy
• My Way: Preparing Nest Boxes for Winter by Bill Thompson, III
• The Bird Watcher's Question Box by Kevin J. Cook
• Watching Bird Behavior: The Turkey Vulture by David M. Bird