WildBird - November/December 2011 - Volume 25 - Number 6

FEATURES
24 Avian Larder
Birds save their seeds in the pantry.
BY DON FREIDAY

26 The Need for Better Glass
New developments in optics make products even more useful.
BY MIKE MCDOWELL

28 Digital Learning Curve
Turn your digital camera into an I.D. tool.
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY BRIAN L. SULLIVAN

30 The Last Great Wilderness
Canada’s boreal forests boasts an amazing array of birds.
BY REBECCA K. O’CONNOR

34 25 Predictions
Birders guess at the changes in store for our community.
BY AMY K. HOOPER

38 15th Annual Birder of the Year Contest
You get to choose one of 12 candidates to win the grand prize!

COLUMNS
2 Editor’s Note
18 Adventures with Austin
22 Out the Window

DEPARTMENTS
3 Letters
4 News & Notes
6 Ornithology 101
10 Conservation Corner
14 Birder’s I.D.
16 Lister’s Forum
20 Birder’s Back Yard
40 Wandering Eye
42 WildBirdmagazine.com
43 Birder’s I.D. Answer
48 Flying Free

REFERENCE
44 Birder’s Emporium
45 Classifieds
47Advertiser’s Index

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