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Current Issue: March/April 2021

The March/April issue of Bird Watcher's Digest will help you prepare for warbler season! The Townsend's warbler graces the cover. This species can be found throughout the West during migration—that is, if you can spot one in the dense foliage of the mature wooded habitats they prefer. Contributor L. E. Guidici shares his delight in having one frequent his feeders. Many birders need a bit of priming before the migrating warblers pass through each spring. Columnist Alvaro Jaramillo offers tips on how to get ready for these highly anticipated visitors by using eBird and internet birdsong recordings to brush up on your warbler ID skills. Love bird photography? BWD designer and professional photographer Bruce Wunderlich shares tips for creating smooth bokeh and avoiding distracting backgrounds. Find all this and much more in the March/April issue.
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A New Mexico Surprise by Tom Simpson
A Foundation in Feathers: Building Budding Birders by Kelly Preheim
Any Other Name by Hank Weber
One Single Hummingbird by Eli J. Knapp
The Belted Kingfisher: (not) Breaking All the Plumage Rules by Benjamin E. Leese

In the Backyard
My Way: Dubuque Cat Deterrent by Kristin & John Anderson-Bricker

Columns & Departments
Letters from Readers
Quick Takes by Paul J. Baicich
Migrations: New Ground by Scott Weidensaul
Cover Species: The Invisible Townsend's Warbler by L.E. Guidici
Identify Yourself: Getting Ready for Warblers by Alvaro Jaramillo
Voices of Sister Birders: Podcasts by Bryony Angell
Pete's Tips: Corvid Redux by Pete Dunne
Birders Question Mark by Mark S. Garland
Birdtography: Focus on Backgrounds by Bruce Wunderlich
True Nature: Waking Up to Brants by Julie Zickefoose
Watching Bird Behavior: Reader Questions & Observations by David M. Bird
Far Afield: Birding Warbler Road in the Blue Ridge Mountains by Jerry Uhlman
Spotlight on Massachusetts
Book Notes
Redstart Birding
