Bird Watcher's Digest

BWD is best described by the owner's themselves: "We're America's favorite bird watching publisher for two reasons ...

• We're passionate about birds, bird watching, and bird watchers!
• We love sharing the joy of bird watching with others.
• Our goal is to help you see more birds ... have more fun!"

That is just the beginning. This favorite wild bird magazine is fascinating and colorful and spotlights bird watching from every angle. There are articles about identifying birds and their behavior. You'll learn how to attract and feed birds. There are even humor pieces and a crossword puzzle. We love the tips on gardening and even bird house construction plus so much more.

6 issues per year . . . $11.95.  Visit for subscription details.

Birder's World

The Los Angeles Times said Birder's World magazine is "the next best thing to locking binocs on feathers."  Award-winning Birder's World combines expert-written and carefully edited articles just bursting with superb photography.  BW appeals to everyone from casual birdwatchers to serious birders. Their subscribers say they read each issue from cover to cover.  When you subscribe you'll find out why!  You'll learn about birds:  what they do -- where to see them -- how to attract them -- and how to identify them.  Plus, you'll get tips on backyard feeding and gardening, digests of science and conservation news, and the most enjoyable armchair birding you'll find anywhere!

A quote from the Birder's World staff:

"The photographs we publish are second to none, and our contributing editors are the most respected in the field:

• George H. Harrison, well-known TV personality and best-selling author, on the pleasures and habits of the birds most likely to visit your backyard.
• Kenn Kaufman, America's foremost expert on bird identification, on what to look for to distinguish one bird from another.
• Connie Toops, master gardener, on the flowers and plants that will make your yard beautiful and attract birds.
• Pete Dunne, optics expert and wry storyteller par excellence, on the state of birds and bird watching in North America.
• Julie Craves, supervisor of avian research at Michigan's Rouge River Bird Observatory, answering readers' questions about what birds do, and why.
• Paul Kerlinger, biologist and habitat specialist, on the miracle and mysteries of migration.
• Eldon Greij, ornithologist and founder of Birder's World, on amazing facts of bird behavior and biology."

This is one of our favorite magazines. Although not stictly a wild bird magazine Birds and Blooms is so wonderful it should definitely be on everyone's subscription list.  If you're a gardener or bird fancier, you'll love this magazine -- the fastest growing of its kind!  It is filled with gorgeous color photos (and we truly mean gorgeous). You don't want to miss the practical how-to's on attracting birds and creating gorgeous flower gardens.  Especially appealing are the articles from bird watchers and gardeners about their personal experiences and the beauty in their backyards.

6 issues per year . . . $15.95. Visit

Once again, the best description of a periodical comes from it's editors. Wild Bird Magazine has a very admirable mission and we eagerly support their commitment. No better way to help birds than to support businesses that direct action that favors our personal philosophy. To learn more, read on ...

"WildBird educates and entertains readers with useful details about North American birds and birding in readers' backyards and in the Western Hemisphere. The editors urge readers to share their appreciation of birds and to consider beginner education and habitat conservation as a means of ensuring avian species' survival. WildBird supports beginner education and habitat conservation by sponsoring award-winning teams in "The Great Texas Birding Classic" and "The World Series of Birding."  Wild Bird Magazine will appeal to novice as well as veteran birders.

6 issues per year . . . $10.95. Visit