Bird-Watching Tips
Posted by juliana on March 31st, 2008 filed in BirdsBird-watching is a fun activity you can do almost anytime anywhere, from dawn to dusk, apartment window to wilderness. Depending on what type of birds you want to see, you may 
need to go different places at different times. But if you’re just going out for fun, dawn is a good time. I really enjoy bird-watching and hope that you do or will too!
What You Should Have
- Binoculars
- Bird identification book
- Some that I use are National Audubon Society Field Guide to California by Peter Alden and Fred Heath (this one also includes various other plant and animal life), and Birds of Northern California by David Fix and Andy Bezener (you’ll want different ones depending on where you live)
- Notepad and pencil to record observations (optional)
- Water bottle (optional)
- Hat (optional
- Camera (optional)
To see the most birds you should stay still and quiet. Bird seed can help lure them closer. Try to stay relatively hidden. If you have binoculars, you can stay farther away and therefore not scare them as much.
For a fun bird
-watching challenge you can participate in the annual Great Back Yard Bird Count. Where you record your observations to help scientists learn what’s in your area at what time, and how their population is doing.
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