Birding 101 Lisa DeVos, Hawthorne Environmental Commission / Green Team Holly Cowen, Hawthorne Environmental Commission / Green Team ❖Estimated 47 million birders.

❖Spend $41 billion annually.

❖Birds are found everywhere!

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2016 National Survey Top Ten Reasons to be a Birder

10. Birds are all around us. 9. It is a connection with Nature. 8. Birds get us outside. 7. It is a flexible pastime. 6. It is economical. 5. You can gain new friends. 4. Birds can be enjoyed year-round. 3. It often leads down other paths. 2. Bird watching is for life. 1. It promotes habitat conservation

Courtesy of Bill Thompson III – Editor, Bird Watcher’s Digest ❖Getting Started ❖Gear & Resources ❖Identifying Birds ❖Etiquette

House Sparrow Getting Started Go Outside! Put Up a Feeder!

Rudy-throated Hummingbird

Plant Native Plants! Gear & Resources ❖Binoculars ❖Field Guide ❖Apps ❖Website ❖Checklist ❖Journal ❖What to Wear Binoculars ❖Price Range $200-$2,000+ ❖Size – 8X42 Field Guides Apps

❖Merlin Bird ID ❖Audubon Bird Guide: North America ❖Peterson Birds of North America ❖eBird Websites ❖www.Audubon.org ❖www.birds.cornell.edu ❖www.aba.org ❖www.fws.gov Identifying Birds

❖Shape ❖Size ❖Habitat ❖Field Marks Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow American Robin Blue Jay Northern Cardinal (M) Northern Cardinal (F) American Goldfinch

Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole

Carolina Wren Gray Catbird

Eastern Bluebird Black-capped Chickadee

House Finch (M/F) Common Yellowthroat Yellow Warbler Brown Creeper

Palm Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird (F) Red-winged Blackbird (M) Barn Swallow

Tree Swallow Killdeer

Belted Kingfisher Mallard (M/F) Hooded Merganser (M/F) Great Blue Heron

Double-crested Cormorant Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker Cooper’s Hawk (Im) Red-tailed Hawk (Im) Etiquette

❖Keep your distance ❖Do not trespass ❖Be quiet

Great Egret Any Questions?

Virtual Bird Walk

Tuesday at 7:30pm

April 6 Thank You!

Black-crowned Night-heron (Im)