Ahhhh, field trips! Do you have the app iNaturalist? In between bird sightings, you can learn the plants and animals and fungi all around us everyday. I fell into that hole in 2021 when I had to use it for a bird collision study in downtown Houston. That was quite the expereince.
Currently, I am planning to participate in the local CBC (Chrislmas bird count) and as a citizen scientist in documenting changes possibly associated with climate change.
Have you found any active bird enthusiasts or too soon to tell? Have you checked with the local/state/natl. audubon chapters to see if they have projects in your area? The other two orgs I follow are the Cornell Lab of Ornith and American Bird Conservancy (ABC)? The ABC addresses the problem of free-roaming cats which has become a serious peeve of mine.
I haven’t downloaded iNaturalist, no. I probably should. I love looking at plants and seeing what’s there. That’s actually the best way I’ve found to figure out what birds are there.
I haven’t found any enthusiastic birders in price yet. I guess I could start a price CBC.
BTW I had written a responsoe to your post, but did it on my PC desktop and couldn't upload to Substak. If I find the copy I made. I will forward to you.
and the insects. most birds are insectivores. I am obsessed with it. moths are really cool but there are many ugly bugs as well. and slime mold and fecal material. It will open up a new world for you, and over time, you will become an ecologist, knowing the plants, the bugs, and the birds. It gets up close and personal. iNat is the database. It comes with the partner app Seek which uses the camera to capture and id plant, bug, bird, mammal if it can. Other folks on iNat can verify the identification.
I use it as a learning tool--better than using a guidebook or sitting in a lecture. It's live and it's R E A L!
sorry, i'm got carried away. Am in process of sorting and organizing 45.000 photos/videos. Hope to put together some shows.
Sometimes the common birds (e.g. House sparrows) are incredibly beautiful when we stop and study them. With a phone camera on closeup, one can see the intricate patterns on their wings and coverts. Even the bag boy outside the neighborhood grocery was stunned, not realizing how "common" they are, and rare at the same time. Carry on...
Ahhhh, field trips! Do you have the app iNaturalist? In between bird sightings, you can learn the plants and animals and fungi all around us everyday. I fell into that hole in 2021 when I had to use it for a bird collision study in downtown Houston. That was quite the expereince.
Currently, I am planning to participate in the local CBC (Chrislmas bird count) and as a citizen scientist in documenting changes possibly associated with climate change.
Have you found any active bird enthusiasts or too soon to tell? Have you checked with the local/state/natl. audubon chapters to see if they have projects in your area? The other two orgs I follow are the Cornell Lab of Ornith and American Bird Conservancy (ABC)? The ABC addresses the problem of free-roaming cats which has become a serious peeve of mine.
I haven’t downloaded iNaturalist, no. I probably should. I love looking at plants and seeing what’s there. That’s actually the best way I’ve found to figure out what birds are there.
I haven’t found any enthusiastic birders in price yet. I guess I could start a price CBC.
BTW I had written a responsoe to your post, but did it on my PC desktop and couldn't upload to Substak. If I find the copy I made. I will forward to you.
BTW: iNat is FREE
Not 100% accurate, some spp better than others, as well as light conditions, background noise, etc.
Did i mention it is FREE! No risk!
It's dark now. Give the birds a break and get some sleep. They'll be tweeting in the mornin (if their subscription is active ( : ))
and the insects. most birds are insectivores. I am obsessed with it. moths are really cool but there are many ugly bugs as well. and slime mold and fecal material. It will open up a new world for you, and over time, you will become an ecologist, knowing the plants, the bugs, and the birds. It gets up close and personal. iNat is the database. It comes with the partner app Seek which uses the camera to capture and id plant, bug, bird, mammal if it can. Other folks on iNat can verify the identification.
I use it as a learning tool--better than using a guidebook or sitting in a lecture. It's live and it's R E A L!
sorry, i'm got carried away. Am in process of sorting and organizing 45.000 photos/videos. Hope to put together some shows.
Sometimes the common birds (e.g. House sparrows) are incredibly beautiful when we stop and study them. With a phone camera on closeup, one can see the intricate patterns on their wings and coverts. Even the bag boy outside the neighborhood grocery was stunned, not realizing how "common" they are, and rare at the same time. Carry on...