Living Bird Winter 2022—Table of Contents

Feature Articles

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  Macaulay Library’s Best Bird Photos 2022

  From sunbirds to bee-eaters, owls to albatrosses, we chose some of the very best of the Macaulay Library’s 32 million bird photos.

  Featuring more than 50 contributors

  Pink Robin, Australia, by Laurie Ross/Macaulay Library.
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  Meet the Birder Who Runs a Christmas Bird Count 500 Miles North of the Arctic Circle

  Clare Kines feels lucky anytime he gets more than one species for the count he organizes during high winter in the High Arctic—but it’s all worth it, he says.

  By Marc Devokaitis

  Rock Ptarmigan nest as far north as there is land in the world. Photo by Clare Kines.
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  Some Eurasian Blackcaps Are Flipping Migration, Flying North for Winter

  A growing number of Eurasian Blackcaps are skipping Africa and heading to places like Britain and Ireland for winter. Abundant backyard feeders could be one reason they’re thriving.

  By Marc Devokaitis

  Eurasian Blackcap by Sérgio Correia/Macaulay Library.
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  On Capitol Hill, Bird Walks Help Politicians Find Common Ground

  Since 2019, a series of monthly bird walks on Capitol Hill has offered a low-key way to put birds on the minds of Congress and provide common ground in a place that’s more partisan than it’s ever been.

  Story by Ariel Wittenberg; photos by Chris Linder