Paul Brown Hawaii
Practice is one part of it. Learning how to observe is another part of it. Paying attention to what you see is yet another aspect.
If you know what you are looking for, it is a lot easier to find it. That is one principle that bird-watching shares with business and human relations and travel. If you know where you are going, it is easier to tell when you have reached your destination. If you have no direction or goals, you can amble and wander aimlessly for years without seeing birds or profits.
Form follows function. Therefore, I invite you to see that
- Bills
- Feet
- Wings
- Size and
- Shape
are all important ways of separating birds into different categories. But there is an even more important first step to help you identify the birds you see. Think about your role as a birdwatcher (birder). There you are appreciating the wonders of the natural world around you and the first simple observation you make is a real estate issue.
LOCATION. Location. LOCATION. Where are you? Identifying birds starts with this simple question.
For example, if you are on the beaches of Hawaii you can expect to see Hawaiian birds, like the magnificent frigate bird but you are not likely to see penguins or puffins. Or if you are standing on a rock overlooking the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia you can expect to see hawks, vultures, ravens, crows overhead, but not a roadrunner or sage grouse. This is because each of the types of birds (species) has its own range where it is most likely to find the environmental conditions suitable for its living needs.
The needs of each of the different types of birds varies with the season, too. During the mating season for each bird species, nesting materials and locations for nests are extremely important. In addition, once the baby birds hatch, they will need a lot of food. Therefore the selection of a nesting site near a good quality food source is critical to the survival of that brood of birds, and sometimes that also means to the survival of that entire species.
So, I was not joking when I said your specific location is very helpful to begin to learn what birds you are seeing or hearing. Some birds live in many places and have wide tolerances for environmental differences, house sparrows and house finches and starlings are examples of this broad adaptability. I have seen these three types of birds in every state in the United States that I have visited. (I still have a couple of states to explore.)
What makes bird-watching so much fun is looking for the types of birds that are specialized for particular locations or those which are really rare and hard to find. One example could be the phainopepla (FAY -no- pep-la) which is found in some riparian areas in the American Southwest. If you think of a cardinal with its red crest and black eyes you have the general shape and size of a phainopepla, except it is black and has red eyes and lives in the desert, not in Eastern or Northern forests.
I encourage you to start looking around at the wild animals that live near you. Too often we see exotic species on television and know more about the rainforest than we do about our own backyard. Once you start to see them, you can begin to observe them. Later, you can identify them if you choose. I believe you will begin to discover many different types of birds right in your neighborhood.
Donna Paul Bessken is an agent of change, an affiliate marketer and free-lance writer. During her life as a field naturalist, educator and bird-watcher, she honed skills that still serve her well. As her online business grows, she turns to mentors and applies a new and wide range of tools and skills. http://birdsight.com
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