by: John Marcus
Bird watching is a fantastic hobby suitable for individuals of all ages. In addition to enjoying the great outdoors and gaining an appreciation for nature, bird watching is a hobby that can be shared with friends and family. Many bird watchers find themselves healthier due to their time outside scanning the skies for [...]

by: Kisibo Jackie
Uganda is an equatorial country with an amazing diversity of Habitats. Truly a Kingdom of Birds, Uganda hosts over 1000 bird species, both Albertine Rift endemics as well as rarities with half of the species known on the African continent, and over 10% of those on record throughout the entire world. For a [...]

Worms are reportedly tasteless but provide essential protein and water to birds. Worms are made up for 80% water, 14% protein, 2% nitrogen, 2% oil and 2% ash. So, before you wince at the thought of getting live mealworms for your bird feeders, think about how much the little birdies love them. They are a [...]

Ladies in France during the 17th and 18th centuries had many refined hobbies to keep them occupied. One such hobby was to entice and train their pet canaries and finches, songbirds or serins in French.  These women often used a Serinette to accomplish this task. The Serinette is a hand cranked musical device resembling a [...]

OH! We are very excited to be working on a social networking site just for birders. This will be a place where you can upload photographs to share, blog about your latest birding adventures — new feeders, houses etc. You will be able to make new friends with similar interests, share websites and keep up [...]

There are approximately 200 different kinds of woodpeckers in the world. In Washington State we have four native woodpeckers: The Pileated Woodpecker, the Northern Flicker, the Downy Woodpecker, and the Red-Breasted Sapsucker. At least three of these live in the Redmond Wetland Mitigation, our backyard. This of course made it easy for us to find [...]

The House Sparrow or Passer domesticus is the only Old World Sparrow (meaning it was brought over by Europe — the old world…) we have in Washington State and they come in abundance to my porch. They are also known as English Sparrow because they were brought over to Central Park in the 1850’s in [...]

The following are the 20 common North American birds with the greatest
population declines since 1967. Click on the name to view each individual
profile to learn how you can help.

#1

Northern Bobwhite a chubby, robin-sized bird that runs along the ground in groups and is found in grasslands mixed with shrubs or widely spaced trees throughout much [...]

Friday, February 13th till Monday, February 16th 2009… the 12th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is happening.
What is the Great Backyard Bird Count?
The following is copied and pasted from the original site.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time [...]

Long-whiskered Owlet
Originally uploaded by fonem

This is today’s bird of the day. Isn’t it adorable? I couldn’t pass it up when I found it. It is so cute and tiny. The Long-whiskered owl.
It lives in a limited area in the Amazon and in Northern Peru. It lives far above sea level (6200-7220ft), this makes it a [...]