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Why Baseball and Birding Go Together Like Peanuts and Cracker Jacks
July 10, 2023 —
America’s pastime presents plenty of opportunities to spot birds, says sports writer Joe Trezza.
The flowers are blooming, old friends are returning, and birdsong is at its peak. The sheer volume of songs and calls can often feel overwhelming for birders, but these sounds offer an opportunity and a challenge. With our birding-by-ear series you can learn how to better ID birds through their vocalizations.
These hooters have surprisingly big vocabularies.
According to famed ornithologist Frank Chapman, it is.
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