Editor's Note
For the sake of forests everywhere, we all need to follow the paper trail.
By David Seideman

Audubon View
A bold plan for Phoenix's Rio Salado will benefit wildlife and the community.
By John Flicker

Letters

Field Notes
Turning ivory-bill habitat into garden mulch; a survival road for pronghorns; tending to falcons on the Morro Coast; remembering Guy Bradley.

Migrations
West Coast Way Station
In Washington State, a critical rest stop for thousands of migrating birds.
By Frank Graham Jr.

True Nature
Decoding the Egg
Bird eggs, it seems, depend as much on their surroundings as on their mothers.
By Peter Friederici

Currents
The Holy & the Hawks
Longtime foes join forces to battle a common enemy: global warming.
By Keith Kloor

Incite
Bad News Bear Hunters
How can there be a "thrill of the chase" when there's no chase?
By Ted Williams

Earth Almanac
A procrastinating salamander; dusky sharks; field of goo; our "other" deer.
By Ted Williams

Reviews
Nature's Daredevil
A new biography of William Beebe, naturalist, explorer, and bon vivant.
By Frank Graham Jr.

One Picture
State-of-the-art scanning reveals a disturbing profile of amphibian deformities.
Photograph by Brandon Ballengée/Text by Les Line