Hello from the Ozarks (1 Viewer)

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oldjohnnybrown

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #1

I am a novice member from the US arkansas Ozarks. Browsing the forums I noticed that the rare bird alert forum has a sub forum described as "ride shares, lifts, etc for twitches". As a novice I am unaware of what a "twitch" is in this context. Google does not know either. Please define that term.

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #2

Hello oldjohnnybrown and welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. A twitch is what the British birders call when they are going to a location to look for a rare bird that has been spotted - or at least that is what I understand. I’m sure you will find us a friendly and helpful group.

 

Chris G6 UXU

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #3

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

 

Troubador

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #4

Hi Johnny Brown and welcome to Birdforum. Lisa is correct to define a twitch as the act of hearing about the presence of a rare bird almost anywhere in the country from friends or by social media and then traveling as far as it takes to see the rare bird. A person who does this is a Twitcher. A birder is someone who is interested in birds but not all birders are twitchers.

Enjoy your visits here.

Lee

 

delia todd

If I said the wrong thing it was a Senior Moment

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #5

Hi Johnny and a warm welcome from me too.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I hope to hear about all the birds you see when out and about.

 

KC Foggin

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #6

Hi Johnny and a warm welcome to you from Myrtle Beach :t: Enjoy guy

 

Kits

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #7

Welcome to BirdForum! I am sure you will find lots to interest you here, and I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

ClarkWGriswold

Carpe Carpum

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #8

Hi oldjohnnybrown and welcome to Birdforum

Rich

 

Fritz73

Wat mutt, dat mutt!

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• Nov 23, 2018

• #9

Hola Johnny! Welcome to Birdforum :t:

 

Peter Audrain

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• Nov 25, 2018

• #10

Google “UK twitchers” and look at some of the images returned! Phalanxes several men deep, with spotting scopes all trained on one unusual bird. Birders in several European nations where you can reach most parts of the country by car in not much more than a day, and the standards of living and birding are high enough to support the hobby, make U.S. birders seem aimless and uninterested in list-keeping by comparison. A BBC documentary on twitching, or excerpts from it, can be found on YouTube, and it’s a treat.

 

Last edited: Nov 25, 2018