Summer birding can be hard! I try to do it every day when I walk our dog in our neighborhood park. The birds I then enjoy are the ones I haven't seen lately. Today it was a Hairy Woodpecker. Yesterday it was an Eastern Phoebe. These are not rare birds by any definition, but if I have not seen them recently in this place, then they are special to me. It may not be much, but even 15 minutes, logged on eBird feels like a good way to start my day.
Summer birding can be hard! I try to do it every day when I walk our dog in our neighborhood park. The birds I then enjoy are the ones I haven't seen lately. Today it was a Hairy Woodpecker. Yesterday it was an Eastern Phoebe. These are not rare birds by any definition, but if I have not seen them recently in this place, then they are special to me. It may not be much, but even 15 minutes, logged on eBird feels like a good way to start my day.