Living Bird Autumn 2013—Table of Contents

October 15, 2013
binocular photosPhotos courtesy Zeiss, Swarovski, Leupold, Eagle Optics.
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Feature Articles

The Lasting Legacy of Ted Parker

The Lasting Legacy of Ted Parker

By Tim Gallagher
Cornell Lab binocular review

Finding the Best Binoculars for Birding

By Jessie Barry and Ken Rosenberg
full 2013 Cornell Lab binocular review

Best Binoculars: The Cornell Lab Review 2013

binocular price quality graph

Choosing Binoculars: Price vs. Quality Index

graph of close focus and field of view stats for binoculars

Choosing Binoculars: Field of View and Close Focus

A Childhood Encounter With Roger Tory Peterson

A Childhood Encounter With Roger Tory Peterson

By Mel White
How Clark's Nutcrackers Find Buried Seeds Under a Blanket of Snow

How Clark’s Nutcrackers Find Buried Seeds Under a Blanket of Snow

By Jack Connor

Columns & Departments

View From Sapsucker Woods: Bird Cams Take Us Into the Lives of Birds

View From Sapsucker Woods: Bird Cams Take Us Into the Lives of Birds

By John W. Fitzpatrick
DDT Contamination Still a Problem for Condor Eggs, Even in 2013

DDT Contamination Still a Problem for Condor Eggs, Even in 2013

By Hugh Powell
Q&A with Brian Sullivan, Coauthor of Crossley ID Guide: Raptors

Q&A with Brian Sullivan, Coauthor of Crossley ID Guide: Raptors

By Pat Leonard
Food vs. Safety: Risk Management for Chickadees

Food vs. Safety: Risk Management for Chickadees

By Gustave Axelson

Birding Escapes: Gilbert Water Ranch, Arizona

By Bobby Harrison
Naturalist's Notebook: A Swift Courtship

Naturalist’s Notebook: A Swift Courtship

By John Schmitt
Catbird Seat, Autumn 2013 Living Bird, Illustration by Jeff Sipple

The Catbird Seat: Birding’s Endgame: Skill Versus Life List

By Pete Dunne; illustration by Jeff Sipple
Bird of Paradise book cover

Book Review: Birds of Paradise, by Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes

Review by Stephen J. Bodio
Drawn from paradise book cover

Book Review: Drawn From Paradise, by David Attenborough and Errol Fuller

Review by Stephen J. Bodio
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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