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September/October 2018

A northern saw-whet owl adorns the cover of the September/October 2018 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest, and inside, you’ll read a species profile by saw-whet owl banders Kelly Williams and Bob Scott Placier, who literally have hands-on experience with this tiny predator. Bird ID guru Alvaro Jaramillo helps those on a pelagic pilgrimage to distinguish Pacific shearwaters, and while you’re in coastal California, read about a trip that combines birding with visits to historic missions. The Viper Vortex HD Binocular is new and improved—and that’s a fact, says birding optics expert Ben Lizdas. Find all this and more in the September/October issue of BWD!
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Cover Species: Northern Saw-whet Owl by Kelly Williams and Bob Scott Placier
Guatemala: Land of the Quetzal and the Maya by Barrie Cooper
Birding the California Missions by Jeanne M. Le Ber and Ray Smith
Stonechat Saga by Christopher Cudworth

In the Backyard
Birds I Have Known by Bradford C. Gray
Elegy to My Willow Tree by Jerry Uhlman
My Way: House Sparrows Be Gone by Jeanne Hopkins

Columns & Departments
Letters from Readers
Quick Takes by Paul J. Baicich
Migrations: In the Fat Mountains by Scott Weidensaul
Identify Yourself: Pacific Shearwaters by Alvaro Jaramillo
Spotlight on Texas
Birders Question Mark by Mark S. Garland
Pete's Tips: Pelagic Birding by Pete Dunne
True Nature: The Grass Lounge by Julie Zickefoose
Far Afield: Autumn Birding in Philadelphia! by Jane Henderson
Birding Photography: Insanely Slow Shutter Speeds by Jim McCormac
Optics Review: Vortex Viper HD Binocular by Ben Lizdas
Shouldn't Your Bird Dog Be Bigger Than the Bird? by Al Batt
Watching Bird Behavior: Climate Change Impacts by David M. Bird
The Well-Equipped Birder: Do-It-Yourself First-aid Kit by John Yerger
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