Birding Basics

Become a bird watcher! Start focusing on the four keys to birding success: identification methods, equipment, habitat finding, and record keeping. Decode the clues birds give about themselves. Enter the world of research and conservation, with a discussion of banding and identification methods, and detection of changes in habitat and migration patterns. Be amazed by the variety of species you can identify in your own neighborhood, as you marvel at the beauty and wonderment of birds.