Great Backyard Bird Count Video

Great Backyard Bird Count Coming Soon!

February 12-15, 2010

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Birdwatching – Spring migrations and Birdwatching

Birdwatching and Spring Bird Migrations are ideal for high magnification birding binoculars. You also need to Look UP and Listen. These are times it is best to go birding with a group. What one pair of eyes might miss, another person might see or hear.

Once, I was on an early morning spring migration bird walk in western Pennsylvania. The area was an ideal mix of open fields, nearby streams, ponds and forested woodlands. The weather was damp and foggy. But these intrepid birders, both novice and experts, were prepared and did not complain. Read the rest of this entry »