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Marietta, OH | May 6-10, 2021

Here’s your chance to enhance your “birdtography” (bird photography) with Bird Watcher’s Digest’s production director and contributing photographer, Bruce Wunderlich! This Reader Rendezvous will take place on Bruce’s home turf, Marietta, Ohio, which also happens to be the birthplace and world headquarters of Bird Watcher’s Digest. Since we will be right in our hometown, you will get to meet and go birding with several BWD staff members as well!

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Drumroll Please... Introducing Our 2021 Optics Guide

Posted by Wendy Clark | Thu, 08 Apr 2021

Allow us to introduce the 2021 Redstart Birding Optics Guide! It’s hot off the digital presses, it’s downloadable, it’s full of amazing products and content, and best of all, it’s FREE. Are you rolling your eyes at the thought of downloading yet another sales catalog to your growing digital pile? Trust us, our 2021 Optics Guide is much more than a catalog of products for you to flip through, although we do list them all—including every doggone detail and pricing...

Bird ID Guide

Bird Identification Guide

What bird is that? Consult our bird identification guide to ID mystery birds in the backyard and beyond. We have photos, song recordings, in-depth entries, and more to help bird watchers correctly identify the birds they spot.

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Female black-chinned hummingbird by Preston Hone.

General Hummingbird Feeding Rules

What Foods for What Birds?

A male American goldfinch visits a backyard feeder. Photo kindly contributed by Todd Smith.

Does Bird Feeding Affect Bird Behavior?

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in Costa Rica. Photo by Ttschleuder, Wikimedia Commons.

Travel Allows for Better Birding

How do you make your international birding trip a success? Retired adventure travel agent Marci Madsen Fuller tells you how.

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Upcoming Festivals

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Sometimes a bird, startled by a human opening a nearby door, will flee in a panic and accidentally slip inside the house. Photo by J. Melfi.

Help! There's a Bird in My House! What To Do?

It's not uncommon this time of year to hear this cry for help after an unsuspecting birder opens a door to startle an unsuspecting bird that accidentally flies in the wrong direction—right into the house! Here are a few tips on what to do—and what not to do—to help the bird safely find its way back out.

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A bluebird carries an insect back to its nestbox. Photo by Brenda Dodge.

Make Your Yard a Haven for Birds: The Four Basics

Help! There's a Bird in My House! What To Do?

Squirrels are a common pest at bird feeders. In our tips below, we suggest ways to deal with the furry menace. Photo by Sandra Myers.

Common Bird Feeding Questions

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<em>BWD</em> Brown Magnum Bino-System Harness

BWD Brown Magnum Bino-System Harness

by Bird Watcher's Digest

Eliminate neck fatigue and control bino-bounce with this fully adjustable elastic harness. Learn more »

Enjoying Hummingbirds More

by Bird Watcher's Digest

Learn how to attract hummingbirds to your yard—and how to identify them when they arrive. Learn more »

3D Mesh Tick Gaiters

by Lymeez

Prevent tick bites while you're birding! Lymeez 3D Mesh Tick Gaiters feature a multi-layer design that saves your skin from tick bites that may carry Lyme disease and other bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Learn more »

The New Birder's Guide

by Bill Thompson, III

This new book for beginners portrays 300 of the most common birds in the U.S. and Canada. It includes easy-to-understand drawings and maps, great ID basics, and much more! Learn more »

The Young Birder's Guide

by Bill Thompson, III

This lively guide is an invitation to kids to get outside and look at birds. Unlike field guides for adults, which can be overwhelming, this one provides just the right amount of information to be useful and fun! Learn more »

A Life Gone to the Birds

by Al Batt

Audiences around the globe have fallen in love with Al's nature stories through his newspaper columns, radio shows, and magazine articles. A Life Gone to the Birds brings together the best of those stories in a delightful collection. Learn more »