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A variety of birding gear laid out on a beige background.
The Birding Gear You Need (If You're a Time Traveler)
July 20, 2024 — Over 125 years, 'APP' has featured myriad products to help generations of avian aficionados better know and support birds. We brought gear from every era together for a photo session.
Take It or Leave It: Which Birding Practices Stand the Test of Time?
July 20, 2024 — Early issues of ‘Bird-Lore’ and ‘APP’ magazine brimmed with tips and tidbits for the bird enthusiast. Some aged better than others, as the matrix below shows.
From the Archives: Roger Tory Peterson — Artist at Work
July 19, 2024 — Follow along as the renowned bird artist and then-art director for “APP” sketches and paints the 1942 November-December cover of the magazine.
Covers of Bird Lore and APP collaged in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
A Sense of Purpose
July 19, 2024 — The ideas that have energized this magazine for more than a century still animate its pages.
Black and white portrait of Rachel Carson outside with binocualars.
From the Archives: Rachel Carson Answers Her Critics
July 19, 2024 — After the publication of “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson faced fierce blowback from the pesticide industry. This was her response.
A painting of the Black-crowned Night Heron, surrounded by greens and blues with collaged buildings.
The Black-crowned Night-Heron’s Unlikely Refuge
July 16, 2024 — Artist Lauren Levato Coyne’s painted collage is a pointed commentary on how vulnerable the endangered bird is to habitat destruction.
A colorful male Painted Bunting perched on a leafy vine.
See the Special Molting Locations of Three Migrating Bird Species
July 16, 2024 — Called molt-migrants, some birds take a detour on their annual trip south just to refresh their plumage.
A photo of Liz Clayton Fuller smiling.
How Liz Clayton Fuller Brings People to Birding With Illustrated ‘Birbs'
July 15, 2024 — We spoke with the artist who created the 2024 APP’s Let Go Birding Together design about how she uses her artwork to inspire people to get excited about birds, from her ‘yeehaw birbs’ to her detailed illustrations.