Living Bird Summer 2012—Table of Contents

July 15, 2012
Western Sandpipers by Jerry Ting
subscribe to Living Bird magazine

Feature Articles

Conservation in East Africa

Saving An Ark: an Endemics Hotspot in East Africa

By David S. Wilcove, Photograph by Norbert Cordeiro
How the Club-winged Manakin uses its wings to create sound.

Singing With His Wings: the Club-winged Manakin’s Display

By Kimberly Bostwick; Photographs by Tim Laman
The birds of Merritt Island, Florida

Site Fidelity: The Avian Treasures of Merritt Island, Florida

By Don Stap; Photographs by Cliff Beittel and Jerry Ting
By the Waters of Kariba, a Manmade Lake in Southern Africa

By the Waters of Kariba, a Manmade Lake in Southern Africa

Text and photographs by Chuck Graham

Columns & Departments

Working with students and young professionals in Cuba.

View From Sapsucker Woods: Hosting Cuban Scientists

Text and photo by John W. Fitzpatrick
Studying declining Asian vultures

Decoding Feathers for Cambodian Vulture Conservation

By Gustave Axelson
Gouldian Finches are nearing extinction in the wilddue to their popularity as pets

Saving Gouldian Finches—Common in Cages, But Almost Gone in the Wild

By Hugh Powell, Photo by Sarah Pryke
Sira Barbet

New Species Discovered by Cornell Grads, Named for Cornell Lab Director

Maya Lin and her

What Is Missing? Q&A With Maya Lin

By Gustave Axelson, Photo by Walter Smith
Naturalist's Notebook: Red-tailed Hawks

Naturalist’s Notebook: Young Red-tailed Hawks

By John Schmitt
Review of Meopta MeoStar S2 82 HD Spotting Scope and iScoping Adapter

Meopta MeoStar S2 82 HD Spotting Scope and iScoping Adapter: Our Review

By Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Book Review: In the Field, Among the Feathered by Thomas R. Dunlap

Book Review: In the Field, Among the Feathered by Thomas R. Dunlap

Reviewed by Stephen J. Bodio
Book Review: Petrels, Albatrosses & Storm-Petrels of North America by Steve Howell

Book Review: Petrels, Albatrosses & Storm-Petrels of North America by Steve Howell

Reviewed by Stephen J. Bodio
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

All About Birds is a free resource

Available for everyone,
funded by donors like you

Donate