How to Start Birding

and Bring more Happiness into our Lives

Starting to watch birds can be as easy as noticing our feathered friends outside your window, during walks, or going to the local park. No special equipment is needed, but you could consider binoculars, a camera, or a notepad. For me, it’s fun learning how to identify the birds that I see and hear. There are excellent smart phone apps that can identify birds from pictures or minimal information. And other apps can log the birds you’ve seen. For field guide recommendations, books about birds, birdhouses, camera equipment that I use, etc. visit the Birds Walking Down Amazon Store.

More Birds Bring More Happiness, According to Science – Audubon

Smart Phone Apps

Merlin Bird ID (Identify Birds from Pictures) – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
eBird (Log Birds you’ve seen) – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
BirdNET (Identify Birds from their Song) – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
iNaturalist (Identify Plants and Animals) – California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society

Watch to learn how to Identify Birds using a Picture with Merlin Bird Phone App

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Learn how to use the BirdNET Phone App to Identify Birds from their Songs

Resources

Features of a Good Birdhouse – Cornell Lab of Ornithology NestWatch
Bird Feeders– Birds Walking Down
Attract Birds With Birdbaths – Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds

This Video helps you Learn to Identify Bird Species by showing Pictures of birds. A few seconds after the picture appears, the bird name is shown.

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