Find more birds 111 surprising ways to spot birds wherever you are
Book - 2023
"A photo-filled trove of tips for seeing more birds wherever you look, from crowd favorites (hummingbirds, owls, eagles) to species you've never spotted before"--
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New York :
The Experiment
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 262 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781615199402
- Introduction
- 1. Bird-Finding Basics
- 1. Follow sounds
- 2. Look for movement
- 3. Check freshwater sources, even drips
- 4. Stay in one spot for at least 10 minutes
- 5. Look during migration
- 6. Get a bird field guide … made of paper
- 7. Get bird-worthy binoculars
- 8. Scan the sky
- 9. Take a seat
- 10. Avoid sudden movements and remain calm
- 11. Look for birdlike shapes and silhouettes
- 12. Find the high point
- 13. Don't lose hope if it flies away
- 14. Change your route
- 15. Stay fueled-always have snacks on hand
- 16. Dress for success
- 17. Avoid stressing birds out-don't play recordings
- 18. Pick a patch
- 19. Keep a list
- 2. Finding Birds at their Favorite Restaurants
- 20. Discover hidden gems in leaf litter
- 21. Scan the water … twice or thrice
- 22. Search for seeds
- 23. Check around the edges
- 24. Hang out at the visitor center or parking lot
- 25. Visit gardens with native plants
- 26. Beware of bark that moves
- 27. Watch mudflats and other muddy patches
- 28. Look for birds on ball fields, even with artificial turf
- 29. Check for open patches of ground after a snowfall
- 30. Watch fish ponds large and small
- 31. Visit berry buffets
- 32. Creep up on cattails
- 33. Visit bird feeders
- 34. Visit a busy urban park
- 35. Bundle up and hang out near the jetties
- 36. Visit a beautified dump
- 37. Walk around your local college campus
- 3. Finding Birds by the Clues they Leave
- 38. Check for cavities
- 39. Check above and around bird poop
- 40. Smell the scent of fallen flowers, and check them for slits!
- 41. Look out for bird spas … dust baths
- 42. Follow tracks
- 43. Know your woodpecker drill holes
- 44. Look for fallen feathers, a sign of nearby predators
- 4. Finding Birds Through Tech Support
- 45. Let Merlin listen
- 46. Scan eBird Bar Charts
- 47. Visit birdcast.info during migration
- 48. Learn the sound of a bird near you
- 49. Tune in to social media
- 50. Take photos
- 51. View photos for habitat scenes and clues at Macaulay Library
- 52. Use eBird.org/explore
- 5. Finding Birds While Doing Something Else
- 53. Go to your local superstore
- 54. Bird from the backseat
- 55. Work outside
- 56. Visit faraway friends and family
- 57. Go for a walk in the rain
- 58. Take your kids to the playground
- 59. Play some golf
- 60. Do some yoga
- 61. Watch your step (on the beach)
- 62. Count vultures on a road trip
- 63. Scan the airport runways
- 64. Look for wild birds at the zoo
- 65. Visit a cemetery
- 66. Take the train
- 67. Take a bike ride
- 68. Go camping
- 69. Take a ferry ride
- 6. Finding Birds Through the Community
- 70. Join an Audubon Society chapter or bird club near you
- 71. Ask people with binoculars
- 72. Get your friend on the bird
- 73. Organize a bird walk for your community
- 74. Hire a bird guide
- 75. Get to know park or grounds staff
- 76. Participate in Global Big Day in May
- 77. Ask the locals
- 7. Finding Birds Acting Crazy
- 78. Follow the caw of crows
- 79. Find fermented berries
- 80. Investigate any awkward flying or commotion
- 81. Visit a rookery
- 82. Stop for ducks dancing and pigeons pirouetting
- 83. Check bird deterrent spikes
- 8. Finding Birds You've Always Wanted to see
- 84. Wild Turkeys
- 85. Baby birds: Follow birds carrying something in their bill
- 86. Learn the scream of the Red-tailed Hawk
- 87. Hummingbirds: Visit red flower beds
- 88. See a Bald Eagle
- 89. Woodpeckers: Listen for drumming
- 90. Owls
- 91. See a stork
- 92. Pelicans
- 93. The fastest animal on the planet
- 94. A large pink bird
- 9. Finding Cool Birds You Might Not Have Heard of
- 95. King of the pantry
- 96. North America's smallest falcon
- 97. Swifts: Hang out around chimneys in summer
- 98. Shrikes, aka "butcher birds"
- 99. Look around cows and horses
- 100. Sanderlings of the world's shorelines
- 10. Advanced Bird-Finding
- 101. Know your targets
- 102. Practice tracking birds in flight with common birds
- 103. Eke birds out of the sky/Put your binoculars to the test
- 104. Head out after a storm
- 105. Get a "little" lost
- 106. Look at night
- 107. Bird in the middle of the day
- 108. Stay in the car
- 109. Use the eyes in the back of your head / Detect flying shadows
- 110. Play the flock game
- 111. Prepare for takeoff to find a raptor
- As Your Journey Continues
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author