WildBird
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WildBird was a bimonthly magazine about birding or birdwatching in North America, Central America and South America. It was published by BowTie Inc.
WildBird was a bimonthly magazine about birding or birdwatching in North America, Central America and South America. It was published by BowTie Inc.
History and profile
WildBird was founded in 19871, as a monthly magazine and changed to every other month in 2000. BowTie Inc. published it from the Irvine, California, office. The Statement of Ownership in the January/February 2010 issue shows a paid circulation of more than 81,000 copies. WildBird’s slogan was “birding at its best,” and the articles talk about birding at home and away from home. Like one reader wrote, “This is a magazine for those who enjoy feeding birds, setting up avian habitats in the backyard, watching birds, and identifying birds. We are guilty of all those pursuits, and a magazine such as Wild Bird just feeds our passion. It's a bimonthly magazine with informative articles embellished by striking bird photography. Its mission is to educate readers with useful details about North American birds and birding. Its ultimate goal is the preservation and well being of North America's avian species.” The magazine usually had four feature articles in every issue, and it had three columnists and other regular writers. In some sections, readers could send photos that might be published, and they can enter contests like the photo contest and the Birder of the Year contest. The photo contest gives away a Canon digital camera, and the Birder of the Year winner gets a Swarovski binocular and a birding trip.
Special issues
WildBird has special issues every year about hummingbirds and raptors. In 2009, the May/June issue was the 19th hummer issue, and the July/August issue was the 17th birds of prey issue. The September/October issue always shows the winners of the photo contest.
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