Start Your Own Field Guide
Use the format below as a guide to start your own back yard bird behavior notebook.
You may be surprised at the variety of birds seen in your neighborhood or during
your outdoor adventures.
Set up your bird journal with basic information
about sightings. Leave room for
sketches and notes. Feel free to personalize
your birding journal.
Look for different species in parks,
forests, your back yard and
around a pond or wetland. Move
quietly and slowly. Look in the
morning and early evening during
the feeding time when birds
are most active.
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