BirdWatching Magazine is a bimonthly magazine for people with an interest in wild birds and bird watching. They accept article proposals from freelance writers and pay $400 for most features.

They have a thorough writer’s guidelines document, which gives potential contributors a lot of information about what they’re looking for.

They suggest some interesting additions to your article manuscript including  a “deck.” According to there website: “A deck is a one-sentence, informative, or curiosity-evoking blurb that appears along with the title of the article. Its purpose is to give readers a compelling reason to start reading. ” This is a great practice to have for any article, no matter the subject or the potential publisher.

They accept submissions on a variety of topics, including “first-person accounts”, birds in the news, hotspots near you, and photo essays.

For more information, and to submit, be sure to read their full submission guidelines.