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Summer 2017 issue

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Want to Spice Up Your Birding Life? Go Camping
July 28, 2017 — Get to know unfamiliar bird behaviors, sounds, and species by spending entire days and nights with them. Here are a few of your options.
Gear
A Close Look at the Early (and Awkward) Days of Baby City Birds
July 06, 2017 — As captured by a New York City photographer and wildlife-rehab volunteer.
Photography
In the Arid West, Protecting Oases Vital to Birds Requires Creative Solutions
July 05, 2017 — Like people, birds depend on water, relying on it during migration, breeding, and nesting. But increasing pressures on already scarce Western waters have put birds and other wildlife in a perilous situation.
From Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Magazine
The Busy Life of Bob the Flamingo
July 06, 2017 — Once badly injured, the recovered bird now teaches residents of Curaçao about the importance of conservation.
Flock Together
The Dovekie, a Keystone Arctic Species, Is Changing Its Diet With the Climate
July 06, 2017 — Feeding shifts are helping the seabird survive warming oceans and preserve a reliant tundra ecosystem—at least in the short term.
News
Politicians Are Offering a False Choice Between Nature and the Economy
July 06, 2017 — Protecting birds and the environment doesn’t have to come at the cost of economic health and growth.
Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ View
Windows into Another World: Take a Tour of Bird Blinds Across the Country
July 12, 2017 — What compels birders to hunker down in dark, often cramped structures? An intimate view of avian lives. But as with birds, every blind has its own character—and story.
Observation
Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Remains Dedicated to Practicing Journalism You Can Trust
July 06, 2017 — Our commitment to rigorous reporting stretches back more than a century—and far into the future.
Letter From the Editor
Reimagining the American Flamingo
July 06, 2017 — Artist Dan Winters turns the lanky wader into a 'creature of lore.'
Illustrated Aviary
In Chicago, Controlled Fires Are Helping to Restore Crucial Bird Habitat
July 07, 2017 — The burns, conducted by Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Great Lakes and others, stave off invasive plants while spurring new growth at sites across the region.
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Teddy or Not? How Ryan Zinke Is Failing American Conservation
July 06, 2017 — By falling short of his Rooseveltian rhetoric, the Interior Secretary is endangering his department's (and his self-proclaimed idol's) legacy.
News
The 'Smart Nest Box' Provides a Peek Into the Secret Lives of Birds
July 07, 2017 — The high-tech nesting boxes catch feathered families on camera for science, education, and pure entertainment.
News
How Genetically Modified Mice Could One Day Save Island Birds
July 07, 2017 — CRISPR, a new gene-editing technology, has the potential to help scientists combat invasive predators. But is tinkering with nature worth the risk?
Innovation
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