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Vortex Crossfire HD 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Celestron Nature DX ED 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Nikon Monarch M5 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Kowa BD II XD 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Hawke Frontier 8×42 ED X Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Celestron Trailseeker ED 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Meade MasterClass Pro ED 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Kowa SV II 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
What’s the best book or field guide for bird identification? Bird ID, FAQs & Common Problems
Why Do Birdwatchers Need Close Focus in Binoculars? Basics, Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear, Bird ID Skills, Bird Watching, FAQs & Common Problems, News & Features, Optics & Equipment
Nikon Monarch M7 8×42 Binoculars: Our Review Binoculars, Binoculars & Gear
Project FeederWatch Project FeederWatch 2023 Birdspotter Photo Contest Photography
Living Bird Magazine Meet the “Tanabeak,” an Extremely Rare Tanager–Grosbeak Hybrid Biology, Evolution
Living Bird Magazine Bird Profile: American Tree Sparrow Art, News & Features
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Living Bird Winter 2023—Table Of Contents

Feature Articles

Macaulay Library’s Best Bird Photos 2023
Birders added more than 9 million photos to the Cornell Lab’s Macaulay Library in 2022 alone. From bee-eaters to Bat Falcons, kingfishers to cockatoos, and loons to lorikeets, here are some of our favorites.
Featuring more than 50 contributors
Harsh Mountain Winters Have Made Chickadees Smarter
A decade of research has revealed how the cognitive abilities of chickadees are shaped by their surroundings. Now scientists have begun to peer inside the black box of genetics, uncovering the variations in the birds’ DNA that made these adaptations possible.
By Rebecca Heisman
Three Years After 3 Billion Birds Lost, America’s Birds Are Still in Decline
The latest State of the Birds Report uncovers continuing declines but also shows opportunities for bringing birds back—while aligning bird conservation with biodiversity protection, environmental justice, and climate resilience.
By Krishna Ramanujan
Camera Traps Are Like Candid Camera for Your Backyard Birds
It’s a fun new avenue for bird photography: using a “camera trap” to shoot images whenever a bird appears in your backyard—like an avian selfie photo booth.
Photos and Text by Carla Rhodes

Columns & Departments

View From Sapsucker Woods: Let’s Turn the Red Dots BlueBy Ian Owens
Black-naped Pheasant Pigeon: A Bird Lost to Science for More Than a CenturyBy Pat Leonard
Meet the “Tanabeak,” an Extremely Rare Tanager–Grosbeak HybridBy Marc Devokaitis
Environmental Protection Agency Denies Petition to Regulate Neonic-Treated SeedsBy Gustave Axelson
Chick-A-Dee-Dee-Dee Alarm Calls Are a Lingua Franca of the Bird WorldBy Marc Devokaitis
Bird Profile: American Tree SparrowAdapted from All About Birds
eBird Trends: Introducing the Ultimate Drill-Down Tool for Viewing Local Changes in Bird PopulationsBy Kathi Borgmann
Gallery: Spotted Owl, Ambassador for Forest ConservationIllustration by Liz Wahid; Text by Marc Devokaitis