Birder’s Corner
on January 19, 2026
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Some tips on the birding lingo!
National Bird Day – January 5
on January 5, 2025
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Today is National Bird Day! January 5th coincides with the annual Christmas Bird Count. Here are a few ideas to celebrate:1️⃣Learn one new bird2️⃣Practice looking at birds in your binoculars3️⃣Buy a bird feeder with local bird seed4️⃣Listen to birds outside5️⃣Download a birding app like iNaturalist, eBird, or Merlin
Birdwatching Tips 5 of 5
on July 9, 2024
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As they say, the early bird catches the worm. There is a definite difference between trying to birdwatch at sunrise versus trying to birdwatch in the afternoon. The quantity, quality, and frequency is staggeringly lower later. Birds prefer early morning and cooler temperatures. Normally they start to drop off in activity and calls mid-morning.
Birdwatching Tips 3 of 5
on June 25, 2024
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Get yourself a good pair of binoculars and maybe even a harness so that you can be hands-free. You want make sure it has some of the following features: good magnification (likely 8 or 10), good field of view (likely 32 or 42), water/fog proof, and rubber coating.
Birdwatching Tips 2 of 5
on June 18, 2024
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Get an account like eBird in order to improve your birdwatching skills. It provides a helpful list of potential options based on your location. It also tracks, sensitive, threatened, endangered, and rare species in the checklist. Accounts are free.