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).