Dear Hunters: To Put More Venison in Your Freezer, Start Birding
October 26, 2018 —
Instead of rebooting your backcountry skills every fall, just redirect them from birds to bucks.
Birding by Ear
There's a lot to look forward to in spring for birders.
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.
A Few of Our Favorite Sounds
More Birding Advice
Five Regal Orioles That Put Other Fall Colors to Shame
October 19, 2018 —
From ochre to hellfire orange, these birds scream Halloween in any season.
Birding Blind: Open Your Ears to the Amazing World of Bird Sounds
October 18, 2018 —
For the visually impaired, learning to bird by ear can be a fun challenge that also makes nature more accessible. Here, one birder shares his story.
Is That a Phoebe or Pewee Calling?
October 09, 2018 —
Eastern Phoebes and Wood-Pewees are vocal birds. Here's how to tell them apart by their songs.
Learn to Identify Five Owls by Their Calls
These hooters have surprisingly big vocabularies.
Is This the Most Beautiful Bird Song on the Planet?
According to famed ornithologist Frank Chapman, it is.
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