Birds

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What is it all about?

The Birding Project can be a lifelong hobby that involves travel, adventure, and wildlife. Interest in birds could even turn into a future career. Get out your camera or binoculars, and let’s explore!

Grow in Your Project

Beginner

  • Learn how to use binoculars
  • Start a bird journal
  • Feed birds you want to attract and observe
  • Identify at least five birds that live in your area and learn about them

Intermediate

  • Build a bird feeder
  • Learn about the most common ways to identify a bird
  • Find out more about different types of bird nests and house styles that attract birds
  • Explore migration patterns of birds

Advanced

  • Learn to identify birds by their songs and calls
  • Take part in a citizen science project that tracks a species of birds
  • Identify a bird habitat project you can work on in your community
  • Build a bird bath
  • Learn more about an extinct or endangered bird species

Member Resources

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