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June 2019

This issue of WBB brings you two stories about an often-overlooked but common backyard bird of the East: the chimney swift. Especially common in cities, towns, and suburbs, this species twitters as it flies. Columnist Julie Zickefoose recalls the summer she found Carolina wren nests on her house, in her garage, and at numerous other locations on her property. She counted 26 fledgling wrens that summer! Also, our hairiest columnist answers reader questions about feeding birds popcorn, offering pet fur to nesting birds, and how to wean hummingbirds from a nectar feeder in anticipation of moving. Find all this and more in the June issue of WBB!
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Species Profile: The Best Way to See Chimney Swifts by W. Todd Parker
Window on Another World by Deborah Schwabach
Watcher at the Window: Wren Wranch by Julie Zickefoose
Readers Write: The Mouse-eared House Finch by Sharon Gorman
My Backyard: Witness to Northern Cardinal Parenting by Al Mason
Nandina Berries Kill Birds by Jackie Berkebile
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Short Stories from Al by Al Batt

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