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Learn about birding and how to bird watch by sight, in this free online birding tutorial.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Learn about birding fundamentals and how you can identify birds by watching them in this free birding video.
Learn about essential birding equipment in this free birding video.
Additional techniques to identify birds by their topography in this free birding video.
How to identify birds by their topography in this free birding video.
How to identify birds such as ducks and geese by color and flight pattern in this free birding video.
How to identify shore birds by sight in this free birding video.
How to identify birds of prey such as eagles and hawks in this free birding video.
How to identify birds of prey such as owls in this free birding video.
How to identify wading birds such as the Great Blue Heron in this free birding video.
How to identify song birds by their beaks in this free birding video.
How to identify song birds by feather colors and distinguishing marks in this free birding video.
Learn about woodland birding and tips for birding by sight in woodland areas in this free birding video.
How to identify birds by sight in wetland areas in this free birding video.
How to identify birds by sight in grassland areas in this free birding video.
How to record your bird sightings in this free birding video.
How to keep a journal of your bird sightings when birding in this free birding video.
There are many aspects to birding, one of which is a technique called birding by sight. This involves identifying birds by their topography, or external anatomy, and other physical characteristics such as flight pattern. Important topography features that bird watchers use to identify birds include: the shape of the bird's beak, markings and feather color, as well as feet or talon shape. If you would like to identify birds by sight, learn from our birding expert from the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
In this free online video series, learn about birding by sight from Wayne R. Petersen, Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas Program at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Wayne will teach you how to identify birds by sight with tips such as how to identify ducks and geese, how to identify shore birds, how to identify birds of prey such as hawks, eagles, and owls, how to identify wading birds such as the Great Blue Heron, how to identify song birds, and how to record your sightings. Learn also about birding in woodland, wetland, and grassland areas.
Wayne R. Petersen Wayne R. Petersen is director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) program at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His publications include co-authoring Birds of Massachusetts (1993) and Birds of New England (2004), co-editing the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas (2003), and contributing to The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior (2001). A New England Regional Editor for North American Birds magazine and editor of the New England Christmas Bird Count, Petersen was recognized in 2005 when he was the recipient of the American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology.dkdk
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