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Three people birdwatching with binoculars. Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science.A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, by listening for bird sounds, [1] [2] watching public webcams, or by viewing smart bird feeder cameras.
Bird watching at Landsort, April 2009. Bird Day was established by Charles Almanzo Babcock, the Oil City superintendent of schools, in 1894. [3] It was the first holiday in the United States dedicated to the celebration of birds. [3] Babcock intended it to advance bird conservation as a moral value. [4] It is celebrated on May 4 of every year. [3]
March 17, 2019. ( 2019-03-17) Birds of North America is an American documentary web series produced by Topic and distributed by YouTube. It was directed by Rob Meyer and hosted by naturalist and birdwatcher Jason Ward. [ 1][ 2] The series, which regularly featured Jason's brother Jeffrey, [ 3] was first announced on March 8, 2019, [ 4] and the ...
Here’s big news: Bird watching makes you happy. I mean happier than you would be were you not watching birds. Recent scientific studies have shown this to be true.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales [1] and in Scotland. [2] It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom.
Phoebe Snetsinger. Phoebe Snetsinger (née Burnett; June 9, 1931 – November 23, 1999) was an American birder famous for having seen and documented birds of 8,398 different species, [1] more than anyone else in history at the time, and was the first person to see more than 8,000. [2] Her memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time, explores this achievement.
In a video Jennifer shared on Instagram, she opened up about her new hobby with so much enthusiasm that I personally may take up bird watching after seeing this video. "I just became a birder, and ...
The species rates an 8 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score. Mountain Bluebird is a U.S.-Canada Stewardship species, and is not on the 2014 State of the Birds Watch List. These bluebirds benefited from the westward spread of logging and grazing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the clearing of forest created open ...