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Skill Builders

BASIC SKILLS
A Wildlife Viewing Primer
Expert tips on putting yourself in place for an encounter with wildlife.

BASIC GEAR
Binocular Basics
Your first choice: standard or compact?

BASIC GEAR
Spotting Scopes
Making your own private, real-time nature show.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION
Rescuing Fallen Birds
Recognizing when a bird needs help — and when it doesn't.

SAFETY
Travel Tips for Grizzly Country
Naturalist Dave Smith provides wise advice on how not to run into the big bear.

BASIC GEAR
Binocular Specs
Next step: understanding optics ratios.

SKILLS
Low-Tech Bird Call
Simple sounds that attract birds: just pucker up and blow.

SITES
On the Wing
The best places in the United States to see the fall bird migration.

SKILLS
Is Safari Guiltless?
There are serious problems that you might not be thinking about . . . And potential solutions.

SKILLS
Wildlife at Night
If you think the city hops after nightful, check out your local trail. Tips on observing the natural world after sunset.

FIELD GUIDES
Books of a Feather
What field guide is best for you? Robert Winkler steers you right. Take the poll.

SKILLS
The Art of Tracking
Tracking in the wild is an outdoor adventure that challenges the detective in all of us.

SKILLS
Keeping Your Distance
A refresher course on coexisting safely and amicably with our ursine cousins.

CD ROMS
Birds in the Mirror
GORP reviews the best of the birding CDs.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Stalking Birds Effectively
How do you get a hawk to hold that pose?

IDENTIFICATION
The Warblers Are Back!
These tiny migrants are colorful but elusive. Learn how to tell one species from another.

IDENTIFICATION
Birding by Ear
Identifying our feathered friends by the sounds they make.



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[from Outside magazine]