science

WildBird

WildBird is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand WildBird rather than just read about it. In short: WildBird was a bimonthly magazine about birding or birdwatching in North America, Central America and South America. It was published by BowTie Inc.

Key takeaways

WildBird belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect WildBird to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of WildBird from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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 1987, 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.

Editors and contributors Editors 1987–1992 Bob Carpenter 1992–1998 Paul M. Konrad 1998–1999 John Hollon 1999–2002 June Kikuchi 2002–present Amy K. Hooper

Contributors High-profile birders regularly contribute articles and photographs. The advisory board includes Pete Dunne, Kenn Kaufman, Arthur Morris and Brian E. Small as well as Shawneen Finnegan, Kevin T. Karlson and Peter Stangel. The magazine has submission guidelines for freelance writers and photographers. The magazine's articles sometimes give tips from the photographers, like the woodpecker setup by Alan Murphy.

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.

Related magazines The editors also did a magazine called “Popular Birding Series: Backyard Birding” in 2008 and “Popular Birding Series: Hummingbirds.” They're not subscription magazines and are only in stores or for sale on Animal Network.

References

External links WildBird

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with WildBird

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what WildBird claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to WildBird before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about WildBird ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of WildBird

In research: WildBird appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses WildBird in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: WildBird is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bimonthly magazines published in the United States, Defunct hobby magazines published in the United States, Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for WildBird outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study WildBird in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what WildBird means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain WildBird out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is WildBird in simple terms?

WildBird was a bimonthly magazine about birding or birdwatching in North America, Central America and South America. It was published by BowTie Inc.

Why does WildBird matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study WildBird?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on WildBird.