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Category: Birding

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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May 7May 7 Donna L. Long

Spring Warblers – Birding Tips and Techniques

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April 23April 25 Donna L. Long

Birdhouses: Choosing, Maintaining, and Attracting Birds

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

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

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March 26April 25 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal for March 2022

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March 12March 11 Donna L. Long

Robins, Worms, and Rain

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
March 5April 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Birding and Nature Journal Prompts

Male Cardinal in winter
February 26April 25 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2022

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February 17March 26 Donna L. Long

The Great Backyard Bird Count

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
February 12February 12 Donna L. Long

Arctic Birds that Visit in Winter (with video)

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February 5February 28 Donna L. Long

Common Winter Birds Across North America

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January 15January 21 Donna L. Long

Starling Murmurations: How to Find One and When to Watch (with video)

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January 8March 26 Donna L. Long

Project FeederWatch Info, Tips, and Nature Journaling Ideas

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December 18April 25 Donna L. Long

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

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October 2March 26 Donna L. Long

Waterfowl Migration in Autumn

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September 25February 3 Donna L. Long

What is the Difference Between Ducks, Swans, and Geese?

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