Typical Birding Excursion (1 Viewer)

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DJRansome

Member

• Mar 10, 2019

• #1

If you have an hour or two to hit a nearby birding hot spot...how do you spend the time?

Settle in one spot and observe for 2 hours? Keep moving until you see something? Give each spot 15 minutes?

I've always let the birds come to me...I've never gone searching for them.

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Mar 10, 2019

• #2

DJRansome said:

If you have an hour or two to hit a nearby birding hot spot...how do you spend the time?

Settle in one spot and observe for 2 hours? Keep moving until you see something? Give each spot 15 minutes?

I've always let the birds come to me...I've never gone searching for them.

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It depends what I want. Seawatching is from one spot, so (usually) is raptor watching.

If I'm after open country birds then I tend to move quickly through habitat looking for concentrations of birds.

If I'm forest birding I tend to move slowly, following up strange calls and every half-seen movement.

It's birding. Horses for courses and one size doesn't fit all.

John

 

Warixenjalka

Birdwitcher

• Mar 10, 2019

• #3

I do my birding pretty much like John.
When I'm alone, I usually moving more, but when with good company more standing and watching with scopes. Naturally - Bird Rallies are whole different stories...

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Mar 11, 2019

• #4

As others have said, it very much depends on the habitat. And also depends if you're looking for specific kinds of birds, or trying to generally find out everything that's around. I tend to follow vocalisations and wander towards areas that somehow look promising, moving on after it feels I've given things some time to show

 

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DJRansome

Member

• Mar 11, 2019

• #5

Thanks! This will work even in my woods.

When I leave the property it will likely be near the sea, bay and/or marshes.