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  • How birdwatching is captivating a new generation
  • So many questions …
  • Ask a Birder: Why birding rather than fishing (or another outdoor hobby)?

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dailyfinland.fi /1 month ago

How birdwatching is captivating a new generation

On a Sunday evening, a group of teenagers and young adults stand scanning the sky through binoculars on the former site of Berlin's Tegel Airport. "There's a heron!" "Can you hea...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

So many questions …

There is  something about birders in the field that attracts non-birders. They see us with our bins and that is all they need to start asking questions. I try to be a birding ambas...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Why birding rather than fishing (or another outdoor hobby)?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — Even if I wasn’t a vegetarian, fishing wouldn’t be my thing because it is too boring. B...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Twitching

This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 yea...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

J. Drew Lanham’s Taxonomy of Bird Obsessions

Ornithologist J. Drew Lanham's favorite bird is “the one with feathers.” But here, he shares a few species that have been especially on his mind lately — “selected birds of the mom...

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birdnote.org /4 weeks ago

The Black-and-White Warbler

Black-and-white Warblers are tiny songbirds that breed in North America’s deciduous forests and winter as far south as Colombia. They feast on insects gleaned from leaves or plucke...

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latimes.com /1 week ago

Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse

Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Irvine Ranch Water District's San Joaquin Marsh hoping to see a juvenile purple gallinule.

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10000birds.com /3 days ago

Rockjumpers: When the Place Is as Special as the Bird

By Adam Cruickshank Adam Cruickshank is a team member at Birding Ecotours and the host of The Birding Life Podcast. He is based in South Africa and spends much of his time explorin...

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audubon.org /1 month ago

Censusing Reddish Egrets

As the sun rises over Florida’s coastline, thousands of birds descend on its shallow waters and mudflats, where they forage for fish and other prey. On a typical day, Audubon coast...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

When Sharing a Rare Bird Sighting Does More Harm Than Good

If you’re an avid bird watcher, you’re likely familiar with the elation that comes with spotting a rare bird. After excitedly snapping that photo, your first instinct might be to p...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Bill Oddie brought birdwatching into millions of homes

On television, Bill Oddie often seemed to forget the camera. A call came from a hedge, and his attention shifted toward it. He listened, peered through his binoculars, and said wha...

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birdnote.org /5 days ago

Birding 101: Birding Without Leaving Home

You don’t need fancy binoculars or lavish trips abroad to look for birds. In fact, you don’t even have to leave home — you can enjoy the birds out the window every day. And you don...

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audubon.org /1 month ago

Bending the Bird Curve, Together

Every bird has a story. Some travel thousands of miles across continents. Others depend on a single type of habitat found only in a small corner of the world. Yet all birds share a...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Nepal’s birdwatchers can fill gaps in conservation data

Nepal’s expanding birdwatching community offers a vital lifeline for both biodiversity monitoring and ecotourism, reports contributor Bibek Bhandari for Mongabay. According to a re...

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audubon.org /1 week ago

A Banding "Grand Slam" at the Bent of the River Audubon Center

The Bent of the River Audubon Center is no sports stadium, but it was nevertheless the site of an exciting “grand slam” this year—just with birds, not baseballs. During a single se...

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’

Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside worldSorry Elon, but they’re not your kind of tweets. Soci...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

A male Buff-breasted Sandpiper courts a female on their breeding grounds far north of the Arctic Circle. He raises his wings, flashing their silvery-white undersides, as he sings h...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

How birders in Chad ‘found’ the rusty lark, a bird lost to science for nearly a century

The morning of Feb. 2, 2026, started like many others for Pierre Defos du Rau and Julien Birard: It was hot and sunny with a gentle breeze, ideal birding weather. The two French or...

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birdnote.org /6 days ago

Spark Bird: Em De Blas and the Vermilion Flycatcher

Em De Blas has years of experience leading bird outings with Chicago BIPOC Birders, the Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Urban Birding Festival. But their birding journey fi...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Zoos as Night Heron Habitats

Zoos can be great places to see birds, and not just in an aviary – wild birds sometimes feel right at home in these urban green spaces. For example, Black-crowned Night Herons love...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Tunisia – Profile for Birders

Highlights Discover a hidden paradise for birdwatchers where the Mediterranean meets the Sahara. Tunisia offers an astonishing diversity of ecosystems packed into a compact, easily...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

The curious case of the Norfolk Plover

Latin was not, I’m afraid, one of my stronger subjects at school, but when it comes to Latin bird names I do have a handy book I can consult entitled Birds – their Latin names expl...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Vermillion Flycatchers

This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 yea...

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10000birds.com /1 week ago

Ask a Birder:  What do your non-birder family and friends like you to share from birding?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — I think I have created at least a casual interest in birds among some Facebook friends...

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audubon.org

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latimes.com

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