Get yourself a good pair of binoculars and maybe even a harness so that you can be hands-free. You want make sure it has some of the following features: good magnification (likely 8 or 10), good field of view (likely 32 or 42), water/fog proof, and rubber coating.
Get an account like eBird in order to improve your birdwatching skills. It provides a helpful list of potential options based on your location. It also tracks, sensitive, threatened, endangered, and rare species in the checklist. Accounts are free.
We are launching our Tuesday Tips to regularly post tips on topics you care about. We welcome suggestions. The Current Theme is: Birdwatching An easy way to learn about birds is to join a local Audubon Society, take a bird identification class, or download an app like Merlin. This allows you to improve your skills related to bird calls and songs as well as visual identification.
In the spirit of Bird LA Day, this months hike will introduce hikers to the very special birds of our Preserve. As you learn about them, we hope you will see how important the Preserve is to our sensitive species!
Join the Chino Hills State Park Interpretive Association for a fun, free, family friendly way to discover and help the birds in your community. Everyone is welcome—from beginning bird watchers to experts, youngsters to oldsters. This event is hosted in conjunction with the Audubon, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Bird Studies Canada. Bring your field guide and binoculars if you have them.We will be walking less than a mile at a very slow pace. Visit BirdCount.org to learn more about bird watching … Read More