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 — Audubon’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.
Audubon 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.