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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.

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

Arctic Birds that Visit in Winter (with video)

By Minette Layne (Flickr: [1]) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
February 5December 13 Donna L. Long

Common Winter Birds Across North America

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January 15November 30 Donna L. Long

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

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January 8November 30 Donna L. Long

Project FeederWatch Info, Tips, and Nature Journaling Ideas

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December 18December 13 Donna L. Long

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

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October 2November 30 Donna L. Long

Waterfowl Migration in Autumn

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September 25July 25 Donna L. Long

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

Cedar Waxwings eating a shadbush berry.
June 5March 27 Donna L. Long

Attracting Cedar Waxwings to Your Backyard

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April 10November 30 Donna L. Long

Past Posts on Birding and Attracting Birds

Snowy Owl (courtesy USFWS)
November 21November 30 Donna L. Long

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

October 24November 30 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

Mystery bird on the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 30November 30 Donna L. Long

Mystery Bird in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
February 22April 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Bird Migration for Beginning Birders

A collage of winter birds in my garden.
January 18June 10 Donna L. Long

A Winter Bird Feeding Guide: Attract Birds to Your Backyard (with Video)

Savannah Sparrow in winter
January 15March 27 Donna L. Long

Identifying Savannah and Song Sparrows

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