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6GHokie

I don’t really go out of my way to chase birds anymore, but whenever I travel, I always get up early and walk the local parks. Added about 10 last month in Switzerland. I have 118 for the yard (Alexandria) including heard only and flyovers. Birding is a great way to be active outside and see places (local and abroad) you wouldn’t otherwise visit. The diversity of species is fascinating to me anyway.

Posted: 03/03/2024 at 09:11 AM ET

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39 species this morning, and Merlin found a few new ones (for me this year) -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 07:45 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 07:45 AM ET

We always keep the Merlin sound id running when we go bird watching. -- chemhokie Mar 03, 2024 at 02:12 PM ET

chemhokie • 03/03/24 02:12 PM ET

Awesome! Glad your daughter is interested in birding. -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 02:48 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 02:48 PM ET

My issue is trying to enter migratory birds. -- Va AandM Mar 03, 2024 at 09:44 AM ET

Va AandM • 03/03/24 09:44 AM ET

I think there's a way to "override" the default birds for your area to... -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 10:42 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 10:42 AM ET

We have someone who monitors our eBird entries. -- chemhokie Mar 03, 2024 at 02:17 PM ET

chemhokie • 03/03/24 02:17 PM ET

I only had one of my entries questioned, and that was for a Muscovy Duck -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 02:50 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 02:50 PM ET

This guy!** -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 10:48 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 10:48 AM ET

It’s easy to get hooked. ◄ -- 6GHokie Mar 03, 2024 at 09:11 AM ET

6GHokie • 03/03/24 09:11 AM ET

great post, abs agree** -- astrohokie Mar 03, 2024 at 10:59 AM ET

astrohokie • 03/03/24 10:59 AM ET

I try to walk the neighborhood every morning, and birds keep it interesting -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 09:14 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 09:14 AM ET

That Merlin app is pretty good! It identified high flying sandhill….. -- scoop76cs Mar 03, 2024 at 08:32 AM ET

scoop76cs • 03/03/24 08:32 AM ET

It picks out a lot of birds I can't hear -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 08:42 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 08:42 AM ET

We should have purple finches, but seems the house finch... -- chemhokie Mar 03, 2024 at 01:53 PM ET

chemhokie • 03/03/24 01:53 PM ET

Same here. We have house finches everywhere.** -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 02:46 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 02:46 PM ET

Lots of red tailed, red shoulder, and eagles in my area. -- pine52x Mar 03, 2024 at 12:01 PM ET

pine52x • 03/03/24 12:01 PM ET

We don't have any ravens in this area, except for NFL fans -- EDGEMAN Mar 03, 2024 at 12:32 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 03/03/24 12:32 PM ET