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Category: Birding Basics

How to begin birding or improve your bird watching skills. Learn about the birding year, and identifying species, learn life cycle and behavior.

For beginning birders, what birders are doing, how they know things, and when to bird watch are mysteries. Hopefully, the information provided here can clear up those questions.

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February 4February 3 Donna L. Long

Raven or Crow? Listening Maybe the Only Answer (with Videos)

Closeup of Great Horned Owl
January 7January 7 Donna L. Long

Owl Prowl: Great Horned Owls

American Crow in grain field.
December 3December 7 Donna L. Long

American Crows

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November 19November 30 Donna L. Long

What Do Raptors (Birds of Prey) Eat?

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July 23November 30 Donna L. Long

Confusing Summer Eclipse Plumage of Waterfowl

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July 9July 9 Donna L. Long

American Redstart

Female Ruby-Throated hummingbird
July 2July 2 Donna L. Long

Attracting Hummingbirds

female American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
June 18November 30 Donna L. Long

Birding: The Best Posts

Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) walking on the beach
May 21June 10 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Life List or Birder’s Journal

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May 7July 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Warblers – Birding Tips and Techniques

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April 23July 13 Donna L. Long

Birdhouses: Choosing, Maintaining, and Attracting Birds

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
April 16November 30 Donna L. Long

What are Neotropical Migrants? (A Beginning Birder’s Guide)

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March 12November 30 Donna L. Long

Robins, Worms, and Rain

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
March 5December 13 Donna L. Long

Spring Birding and Nature Journal Prompts

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February 17January 2 Donna L. Long

The Great Backyard Bird Count

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