Looking for Hoatzins in the mangroves of the Brazilian Amazon. Tom Fowlks

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Birding the United States

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8 Great Summer Birding Trails
July 09, 2013 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s guide to unforgettable trips that wend through charming towns and rural outposts while also connecting the dots between many Important Bird Areas.
Mission to Montserrat
June 26, 2013 — The tiny Caribbean Island buried almost 20 years ago by a still-smoldering volcano is now brimming with signs of life, a thriving a population of orioles brought back from the brink of extinction, and the looming threat of another blast.
The Falkland Islands: A Birder’s Grail Destination
May 08, 2013 — The otherworldly, windswept Falklands are home to such a vast and diverse array of wildlife—including five species of penguins—that the archipelago has become a grail destination for adventurous birders and nature lovers.
5 Great Winter Destinations
February 13, 2013 — These national parks offer a host of unique activities when the nights grow long.
Cranes on the Platte River
February 05, 2013 — Between February and April, more than half a million sandhill cranes gather on the Platte River in central Nebraska, staging for a journey that ends as far north as eastern Siberia.
A Walk on Yellowstone's Wild Side
December 12, 2012 — Wolves battle for territory. Coyotes endure love triangles. Wolverine fathers show their kits the ropes. Few places offer more intimate wildlife viewing than Yellowstone in winter.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Guide to Hawk Watching
September 07, 2012 — Ten awesome places to catch one of nature's greatest spectacles.
Natural Wonders on the Caribbean's Island of Dominica
August 20, 2012 — Newly discovered by adventurous travelers and the eco-minded, Dominica is a Caribbean pearl that harbors jewel-like rare parrots and a boiling lake.
Primate Watching Is the New Birding
August 14, 2012 — Counting species has long been a feathery obsession, but now a world-renowned conservation biologist wants globetrotters to pursue other finds, from mouse lemurs to mountain gorillas, that are downright hairy. 
A Canoe Trip Down the Yellowstone River
August 07, 2012 — A repeat journey down a legendary river honors a first step into manhood.