Birding the World

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By armchair birder

Quest for 10,000 Birds

Bird the World from your computer, DVD or your personal travel and even from your own backyard.

How many migratory birds stop by your backyard?  Do you know where they are going?

With about 10,000 species of birds in the world we have a lot of birding to do.  Please join me on this quest for 10,000 birds!

 


The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
Price: $37.59
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Description for The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World Book

Birds have long held a unique dual role as a model group for scientists and as the focus of birders' passionate quests. Despite centuries of observation, each year brings the discovery and description of several entirely new avian species and hundreds of other taxonomic "splits" or "lumps" based on DNA data. In this arena of continual and increasing taxonomic change, The Clements Checklist presents the most up-to-date and most widely endorsed compendium of the more than 9800 species of birds recognized by the scientific and birding communities. This completely revised sixth edition is current as of 2005 and incorporates hundreds of updates since the last edition. In taxonomic sequence, it provides the scientific and English name of each species and a description of the worldwide range of each species and subspecies.

Don't forget to visit your local parks for prime birding locations.

Mallard Ducks at Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mallard Ducks at Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Birding British Columbia

There are at least 450 bird species in British Columbia, ranging from tiny hummingbirds to majestic eagles.

A lovely book about one of America's favorite backyard feeder birds, American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch (Wild Bird Guides) American Goldfinch (Wild Bird Guides)
Price: $19.95

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Do you have a favorite park to go birdwatching?

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Ralph Deeds  says:
2 years ago

Nice picture. We have quite a few ducks and more Canada geese than we need in our neighborhood. The town passed an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of birds at the pond in the park because the neighbors complained they were attracting too many geese.

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armchair birder  says:
2 years ago

Thank you for your comments. We have the same problem here too :)

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livelonger  says:
2 years ago

We get lots of geese here on Lake Merritt in Oakland. They make a mess but they're charming inhabitants of our neighborhood. A couple of weeks ago, I saw traffic come to a standstill at a 3-way intersection as a group of about 50 geese waddled from Athol Park to the Lake. I wish I had my camera... a true Kodak moment.

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armchair birder  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for leaving a comment, livelonger. By the way I love your pen name! I hate it when I don't have my camera for moments like that too! What a sight that must have been!

nickupton  says:
10 months ago

I am not much of a photographer but over the last year have taken to always carrying my digital camera on walks. I have amazed myself how many great photos I have taken of things like butterflies and flowers with just a small digital camera. I have managed to get a few record shots of noteworthy birds with it too.

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