| 5 Tips for Successful Bird Watching
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| | price and they provide crucial benefits
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| Chuck Fitzgerald ©2004. All Rights
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| | in wildlife viewing. For instance, image
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| Reserved.
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| | stabilization will keep your view from
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| Can you name the number one spectator
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| | shaking-very important when watching from
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| sport in North America? It's not
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| | a long distance. Other cool features
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| baseball, figure skating or racing. It's
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| | include anti-fogging, low-light viewing
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| bird watching. That's right, more people
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| | and wide-view characteristics.
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| are watching birds than football and
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| | Additionally, binoculars with built-in
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| hockey combined. With so many people
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| | digital cameras enable you to identify
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| hoping to see a bird they've never seen
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| | birds once you get home. These benefits
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| before, it's not surprising to see a
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| | will definitely enhance your bird
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| clamoring for the latest tips and tools
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| | watching. A great pair of binoculars will
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| to get the job done. Here are my top five
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| | turn a mediocre experience into a great
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| tips for getting the most out of your
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| | one. You can count on it!
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| birding experience.
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| | #4. Practice Before You Go. A key to
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| #1. Get to Where the Birds Are! This
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| | viewing wildlife, and especially birds,
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| sounds obvious, but many birders spend
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| | is to have the ability to very quickly
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| the majority of their bird watching time
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| | put your binoculars on target. Many
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| and energy on poor locations. Some folk
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| | people have difficulty finding a full
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| have the advantage of looking out of
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| | moon in a pair of binoculars-but
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| their windows into the back yard to
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| | alas-learning to focus on a bird in a
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| observe nature's best. The rest of us
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| | bush or track a bird in flight is easy
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| need to get moving. I would highly
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| | for someone who has practiced prior to
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| recommend visiting a National Wildlife
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| | their outing. Try this before you go;
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| Refuge. There are over 500 of them across
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| | lower your binoculars to your side and
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| the United States. To find one near you,
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| | very quickly raise them to find and
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| visit
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| | follow a jet airliner across the sky.
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| #2. Know What Species to Expect. There
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| | After only a few attempts, you'll get
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| are approximately 900 species of birds in
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| | good at quickly acquiring your target.
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| the United States and recognizing each of
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| | Quite often, birds are visible for only a
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| them is nearly impossible. So when you
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| | few seconds, practice to become
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| visit an area, do a little research
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| | proficient.
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| first. You may find that perhaps only a
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| | #5. Take Someone with You. Life is always
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| few species actually inhabit that
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| | better when shared. Not only do you get
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| particular area. With a little
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| | to spend time out of doors with someone
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| preparation, you will be able to more
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| | you like, but they might alert you to the
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| readily identify bird species from each
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| | "Number One Sight of the Day." Share your
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| other. Keep a list of successfully viewed
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| | birding experiences with your friends and
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| species - we'll call this tip number two
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| | family. Pass the birding excitement to a
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| and a half.
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| | child.
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| #3. Get a Great Pair of Binoculars.
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| | The best part about wildlife viewing is
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| Spending time and money to get to the
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| | that you the viewer, control almost every
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| right place can be totally wasted when
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| | aspect of the experience. The more you
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| your binoculars are inadequate. If you
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| | are prepared, the more rewarding your
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| have an inexpensive pair of binoculars
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| | time in our backcountry will be. Follow
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| you are not getting the most out of your
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| | these 5 simple tips to get the most out
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| viewing. Today's technologies come at a
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| | of birding. Get Outdoors!
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