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	Birdwatching -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Birding or birdwatching is a (Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds) hobby concerned with the observation and study of (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) birds (the study proper is termed (The branch of zoology that studies birds) ornithology).
		Early morning is typically the busiest time of the day for birding since many birds are then at their hungriest, searching most actively for food, and thus are easier to find and observe.
		Increasing (seasonal) bird populations can be a good indicator of (The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)) biodiversity or the quality of different habitats.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/birdwatching.htm (763 words)

	Rossland, BC - Bird Watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are numerous bird species that can be observed in the beauty of their natural habitat.
		Bird watching and Birding mean the same thing, the activity of observing wild birds.
		Bird watching can be enjoyed on many of the recreational trails found in the Rossland area.
	www.rossland.com /Seedo/bird.html (377 words)

	Backyard Bird Watching, How to Attract Birds
		Birds and butterflies are highly visual and are attracted by brightly colored flowers and fruit.
		Providing water for birds during the frozen winter is as important to them as food, and it is relatively easy now that birdbath heaters are widely available.
		Squirrel proof bird feeders are particularly nice, because they help save the bulk of the bird feed for the birds.
	www.howtoattractbirds.com (3437 words)

	Bird Watching - Beginning, Getting Started, Introduction, Tutorial
		Birding definitely satisfies our sporting instinct: Listing, or as the English call it, “ticking,” is sort of like hunting, but the quarry, a new bird for the list, does not go into the pot.
		Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and amateur study of bird s.
		Bird watching or ‘Birding" as it is called by feathery aficionados has been listed as the fastest growing outdoor activity by many sources including Canadian outdoor leisure surveys.
	earth.prohosting.com /radshows/misc/birdwatching.htm (1192 words)

	Bird Study Merit Badge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Explain the need for bird study and why birds are useful indicators of the quality of the environment.
		Show that you are familiar with the terms used to describe birds by sketching or tracing a perched bird and then labeling 15 different parts of the bird.
		Note whether the bird is a migrant or a summer, winter, or year-round resident of your area.
	www.meritbadge.com /mb/029.htm (522 words)

	Bird Watching Habits, Learn About Backyard Birds
		The bird watching information on this site is for everyone who enjoys learning the feeding, nesting, and mating habits of backyard birds.
		You'll learn where to look for the nest of your favorites so that you are able to watch their nesting and feeding habits.
		Types of Feeders and The Birds that you'll attract.
	www.wild-bird-watching.com (352 words)

	Bird Conservation Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) previously known as Nepal Bird Watching Club, is the biggest and oldest membership based civil society dedicated to the interest of ornithologists and bird watching in Nepal.
		BCN is the authoritative body on bird status and conservation in Nepal.
		We are also committed to conservation education, educating the public on the value of birds, the relationship between birds and people and the importance of community involvement and stewardship.
	www.birdlifenepal.org (147 words)

	Bird Watching News
		With 200 species of birds that are permanent residents or regular annual visitors to the Puget Sound region, it is no surprise that bird watching is rising in popularity.
		Bird watchers are a rare breed themselves, patiently crouching behind trees and brush with binoculars, hoping for an unusual sighting of an ivory-billed woodpecker or the appearance of a lone whiskered tern.
		Research is for the birds, and leaders and volunteers with the second Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas hope that their studies of avian life in the state pay off in both data and methods of conservation.
	www.topix.net /hobbies/bird-watching (1047 words)

	Bird Watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bird watching and backyard bird feeding have become one of the most popular hobbies in America.
		Whether you are interested in becoming more knowledgeable about the birds in your yard or are read to move further a field by identifying birds found in local parks, wildlife refugees or the beach there are several common factors to consider.
		Some birds almost always stay high in the trees (some warblers), others soar (hawks and vultures) and others prefer to frequent low shrubbery and feed primarily on the ground (robins and sparrows).
	www.bhramanti.com /birder.html (741 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Bird Watching for Dummies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bird Watching For Dummies covers all the basics of bird watching, leading you on a guided tour of the gorgeous world of birds.
		In "Bird Watching for Dummies," Bill Thompson, III introduces you to his passion of observing birds.
		Bird the deserts and mountains of southeast Arizona:
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764550403?v=glance (1876 words)

	Bird Watching at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Birders can spend time sitting on the shoreline with a spotting scope watching the lake for birds, or standing on the fore dunes observing the hawks during migration, to looking for wetland birds in remnant sections of the great marsh.
		A seasonal bird checklist (pdf file 76k) is available to help identify and find the birds of Indiana Dunes.
		Birds of the Indiana Dunes and Indiana Dunes Bird Watching
	www.nps.gov /indu/Activities/birdwatch.htm (185 words)

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		Being the northeastern tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Whitefish Point is a phenomenal concentration spot for migrating raptors, waterbirds, and song birds.
		The surrounding land and water features create a natural corridor, funneling thousands of birds directly to the Point each spring and fall as they travel thorough the Great Lakes region.
		Bird activity was exciting at Whitefish Point this week.
	www.wpbo.org (227 words)

	Lake County Visitor Guide - Birding / Birdwatching - Northern California Travel
		As is true with other birding areas, you will find a wider variety of birds here during the winter months and early spring.
		A checklist of birds of Anderson Marsh is available at the park Visitor Center for 25cents.
		BIRDING BY BOAT If you are fortunate to own a boat or have access to one (boat rentals are available on Clear Lake) the world of birdwatching can be greatly expanded.
	www.lakecounty.com /things/birding.html (1601 words)

	Birds Watching Sites in Mauritius
		No permit is required for visiting this park and the birding is done from the main trail, by looking out over Black River Gorges or by walking the small tracks interconnecting the main trails.
		The wild population of only 4 birds in 1973 has now recovered to 700 released or 2nd and 3rd generation birds.
		Colonies of the wedge-tailed shearwater, the Trinidade petrel and the graceful red-tailed tropic bird nest on Round Island.
	www.encyclopedia.mu /Nature/Fauna/Birds/Sites.htm (1170 words)

	Cannon Beach: Bird Watching
		These birds are unmistakable, especially when posed in their highly recognizable position with wings outstretched to dry, after diving for fish.
		The pigeon-sized bird with a white wing patch and bright reddish orange legs and feet is a Pigeon Guillemot.
		This bird constitutes the smallest population of nesting birds on Haystack Rock.
	www.cannonbeach.org /main/birds.html (1194 words)

	BIRD WATCHING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Of the 900 species of birds in the United States, 600 can be found in Texas.
		One visiting Bird Watching couple who spent the weekend at the Mystic Cove Bed and Breakfast Inn on the west side of Lake Buchanan spotted 27 species of birds in an outing one morning and spotted over 40 species during their weekend stay at the inn.
		Bird Watchers came from all over the country to view this bird.
	www.touringtexas.com /birds.htm (292 words)

	Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency: Introduction
		We generally understand that the movement of birds is a response to food, rather than directly to cold.
		Birds that feed on insects or fruit can make a living only during the warmer months, when the abundant insect life abounds.
		Birds of Pennsylvania, by James and Lillian Wakeley, a 214-page hard-covered book covering birds that reside or migrate through the state ($13.00).
	www.pgc.state.pa.us /pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=494&q=153233 (412 words)

	Utah Bird Watching
		The entire valley is a great place to see a wide variety of raptors any time of the year and there are several roads which access the raptor country north and west of Logan.
		On the south shore of the lake (west of Salt Lake City on I-80) is Salt Aire and the Salt Lake Marina.
		The lake attracts different birds during different seasons, and there are always interesting birds to see.
	www.utah.com /wildlife/bird_watching.htm (1552 words)

	Bird Watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nestled in the heart of the Lakeland in north-east Alberta, the town of Bonnyville provides a unique opportunity for birdwatchers to view hundreds of different types of birds; nearly 75 per cent of the 320 Alberta bird species can be seen in the area.
		Secondly, the area lies along the migratory paths of many birds, which descend on its numerous lakes during the fall and spring migrations.
		Nearby Cold Lake offers warblers, verios and other forest birds and Wolf Lake is the place to spot owls, herons, western grebes and thrushes.
	www.town.bonnyville.ab.ca /about/birdwatching.htm (287 words)

	Introduction to Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We are home to many species of birds due to the variety of habitats such as saltwater marshes, coastal zones, mixed forests and tidal zones found in the area.
		If you are new to birding, please bear in mind Claudia Wilds' code of ethics from her book, Finding Birds in the National Capital Area, as excerpted by the Nova Scotia Bird Society.
		Second, you must enter the bird's habitat carefully, because the most fragile of foliage may be a food source for the bird(s).
	collections.ic.gc.ca /western/birds.html (191 words)

	NDOW - Wildlife - Bird Watching in Nevada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The following provides information on birds of Nevada and bird watching opportunities in Nevada, such as the relative abundance of a species in preferred habitat and the season(s) of occurrence.
		All birds in Nevada are protected by Federal and/or State law with the exception of the European starling, rock dove and house sparrow.
		Habitat types that are preferred by each species and the areas where birds are most likely to be observed are included in most field guides to bird identification.
	www.ndow.org /wild/bird (356 words)

	Bird Watching
		It was a cold,damp day but there were promises of good things to come, like fishing, birding, viewing lots of wild life and maybe taking a few hikes.
		I would talk to the bird but go about my business of watering the many flower pots I had on the deck, off from the kitchen.
		However, the bird was gone and we never saw him again.
	rockydl.tripod.com /bird_watching.htm (1999 words)

	Bird Watching in TutorGig Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		Watching Rainbows is an unreleased song by The Beatles recorded on January 14, 1969 during the massive...
		Somebody's Watching Me Somebody s Watching Me is a song by the pop artist Rockwell, with a duet by Michael Jackson, in which the lyrics express a fear of being followed and watched.
	www.tutorgig.com /es/Bird+Watching (946 words)

	Bird Watching
		Bird watching has long been a popular hobby among wildlife enthusiasts.
		Armed with a pair of binoculars, telescopes, and/or cameras as well as a field guide for identification, bird watchers can be found in nature preserves or in their own backyards.
		Broaden your knowledge here concerning bird watching in the U.K by means of a glossary, details on native species, and other pertinent data.
	www.buzzle.com /chapters/sports-and-recreation_outdoor-adventure-and-activities_bird-watching.asp (495 words)

	Bird-watching: Colorado Bird-watching Sites @ nationalgeographic.com
		Many of the park’s special birds, such as Northern Goshawk, Blue Grouse, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Pine Grosbeak, and Red Crossbill, are present but irregular in occurrence.
		Check a map and you’ll notice a number of lakes and reservoirs along the way, many of which are popular birding spots.
		Northwest of Lamar, US 287 passes several shallow lakes, of which the most popular for birding may be Nee Noshe Reservoir, just east of the highway, and Neeso Pah Reservoir, to the west.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /destinations/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park/Colorado_Bird_watching_Sites.html (3230 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Bird Watching : On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bird, now the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, also explains, quite briskly, how his relationship with fellow Celtic Kevin McHale went sour: as their careers wound down, McHale and another teammate went behind Bird's back to reporters with complaints that his play had become selfish.
		But Bird's refusal to pull punches doesn't hit only his adversaries: he admits that he was lucky that his good friend Rick Robey was traded away from the Celtics, because the good times they had together got in the way of Bird's career.
		Bird Watching is a detailed account of the life of Larry Bird, from his NBA career with the Boston Celtics to his coaching position with the Indiana Pacers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0446608882?v=glance (2035 words)

	Birds-Zoom School-Enchanted Learning Software
		Birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals that have wings, feathers, a beak, no teeth, a strong, hollow skeleton, and bear their young in hard-shelled eggs
		Bird fossils are rare because bird bones are hollow and fragile.
		Birds play an important part in the control of insects, the dispersal of seeds and the pollination of flowering plants
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds (99 words)

	Bird Watching on the Olympic Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bay hosts a series of pelagic (ocean) birds such as loons, grebes, mergansers, scooters, old squaws, cormorants and golden eyes, depending on the season.
		Many smaller birds are seen in the area including the Song, Doncoln's, White-crowned, Golden-crowed and Fox sparrows; Dark-eyed juncos; House finches and American goldfinches; Red-winged and Brewer's flbirds; and Rufous-sided towhees.
		Many birds not seen in other locations such as Black oysercatchers, phalaropes, terns, other spcies of gulls and Marbled murrelets may be observed in the less disturbed areas.
	www.northolympic.com /birdwatch.html (546 words)

	Birds - Enchanted Learning Software
		Birds can be identified by using field guides and visually determining the bird's category (swimmer, flier, wader, bird of prey, fowl-like, etc.), field marks (spot of color, eye-rings, etc.), size and shape, behavior (feeding, courtship, flying and/or swimming and/or walking, flocking, etc.), migration patterns (if applicable), range of habitat, etc.
		Bird houses are fun to make and attract many nesting birds.
		Children can make a simple bird feeder by attaching a short length of string to a pine cone, covering the pine cone with a suet, lard, or vegetable shortening mixture (see below), and rolling it in seeds, and then suspending it from a tree branch.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds/Birdwatching.html (392 words)

	Outdoors in MaineToday.com \| Getting Started in Bird-watching
		I really got interested in what birds are, how they differ and what kind of habitat they select, and to learn about where they come from and where they go.
		It's an open area and easy to see birds, as opposed to the skulking woodland species, although there are some skulkers in a marsh, too.
		A: Plumage is important, as well as the structure, habitat, behavior and song, but probably the best advice is to get out in the field, watch the birds, study the field guides and go on walks with more experienced birders.
	outdoors.mainetoday.com /naturewatching/startbirding.shtml (915 words)

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