Living Bird Winter 2017—Table Of Contents

January 11, 2017
The Winter 2017 print issue featured a special coloring wrap. If you’d like a copy to color in yourself, you can download a blank version as a PDF. Illustration by Brenda Lyons.

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Feature Articles

Evening Grosbeak by Raymond Lee via Birdshare.

30 Years of Project FeederWatch Yield New Insights About Backyard Birds

Illustrations by Virginia Greene; story by Gustave Axelson
Evening Grosbeak by Raymond Lee via Birdshare.
Eastern BLuebirds at a suet feeder. By Bob Vuxinic via Birdspotter PFW

Analysis: Do Bird Feeders Help or Hurt Birds?

By Emma Greig
House Finches by Larry McQueen and PFW cards

House Finch Eye Disease: Outbreak, Then Understanding

By Rebecca Heisman

The Obituary of the Stephens Island Wren

An excerpt from Cat Wars by Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella; published by Princeton University Press
Snowy Owl by Roberta Olenick

Snowy Owls Aren’t Starving: Two Canadian Farmers Help Bust a Pervasive Myth

By Erica Cirino
Snowy Owl photo by David Allemand/Minden Pictures.

Columns & Departments

Macaw by Jacob Wijpkema/Macaulay Library, landscape by John W. Fitzpatrick

View from Sapsucker Woods: The Birds Are Still There

By John W. Fitzpatrick
Carolina Wren by Marie-Ann D'Aloia via Birdshare.

After a Brutal Northeast Winter, Can Carolina Wrens Make a Comeback?

By Marshall J. Iliff
Carolina Wren by Marie-Ann D'Aloia via Birdshare.
Endangered species act pie chart

Report Shows the Endangered Species Act Works for Birds

By Gustave Axelson

Insects in Summer, Honeydew in Winter: Migrant Birds Change Tastes With the Seasons

Adapted from the book Songbird Journeys, by Miyoko Chu, published by Walker Books
Countercurrent heat exchange: Intricate networks of blood vessels act as countercurrent heat exchangers to heat blood as it returns from the foot to the body. This steep temperature gradient (yellow arrows) reduces heat loss and saves a tremendous amount of energy. Graphics: © Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Adapted from Randall et al. 2002.

How Do Gulls Deal With Cold Feet?

Adapted from The Handbook of Bird Biology
American Robin by David Stimac

More Robins Are Sticking Around in Winter

By Pat Leonard
Golden-crowned Kinglet by Nick Saunders

Gallery: A Kinglet’s “Golden Fire” in Winter

Text and photo by Nick Saunders
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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