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MAY/JUNE 2022 • VOL.36 NO.3

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FEATURES

16 A passion for Prothonotaries Why birders in Jackson, Mississippi, pay close attention to the breeding success of their local Prothonotary Warblers. BY CHARLES PFEIFER

24 Surrounded on Pipeline Road Army ants cornered a birding group along Panama’s famed hotspot, leading to a bevy of bird sightings. BY BRIAN MAGNIER

30Find the Birds How a mobile game is making a positive impact on conservation. BY ADAM DHALLA

42Hotspots near you Great locations to bird in South Dakota and New York. BY ERIC HARROLD AND WILLIAM JOBES

44Contest winners The top three photos in our Bird Portrait Contest.

UP FRONT

4 BIRDING BRIEFS

Avian flu surges in North America, new insights about the Andean Condor, good news for Puerto Rican Parrot, tracking Swallow-tailed Kites, and new research about jays and hummingbirds.

8 ON THE WIRE

World Migratory Bird Day’s 2022 theme, a film about prairie birds, and two podcasts we like. Plus, new books about avian vagrancy, reducing the threat of window strikes, a warbler story for kids, a yearslong birding journey in South America, and more!

COVER PHOTO Prothonotary Warbler by R.C. Bennett/Shutterstock

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