| With the coming of autumn in the Northern
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| | bird houses you own.
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| hemisphere, there is the usual migration
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| | Provide birds with water. If you are in
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| of birds to warmer areas of the
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| | the northern states or Canada, unfrozen
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| continent. There are a number of
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| | water will be harder for them to find. If
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| challenges that go along with birding in
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| | you can supply them with a consistent
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| the autumn.
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| | source of water, they will stay around.
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| Young birds are harder to identify as
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| | Suet: get to it! You can make your own or
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| their plumage may not have reached
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| | you can stock up. Suet is the easiest way
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| maturity. They may not match up to the
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| | to feed birds and it is very valuable to
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| bird you are looking at in your standard
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| | them in the cold winter months. Suet is
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| birder's guide.
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| | really only fat; you can grab a pack of
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| Birds may also be molting at this time of
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| | lard from the corner store.
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| year.
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| | Leave some of the dead flowers in your
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| Another issue may be the changing color
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| | garden. These are full of seeds. You
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| of the leaves and the grey skies of fall
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| | won't need to keep all of them for next
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| (depending on your location and the exact
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| | year's planting; leave them, and you just
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| time you are bird watching of course).
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| | may be rewarded with a rare sighting.
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| Hawks and other autumn-toned birds can be
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| | Keep your binoculars clean and keep your
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| harder to spot.
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| | field guide at hand - preferably near
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| Best binoculars
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| | your window onto your backyard. During
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| To spy birds best, you will ideally use a
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| | the migration season you may see birds
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| well-kept pair of 8x-12x binoculars to
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| | that are completely unfamiliar to you.
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| see birds from far away - across wetlands
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| | Avid, vigilant birdwatchers find at least
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| and ponds, for example. You will want to
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| | one or two surprises every season.
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| carry a tripod with you, so you can set
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| | Bear in mind that seeds and berries are
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| up for long views (especially with lenses
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| | plentiful in autumn, so birds may not be
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| of 50mm or wider). A retractable tripod
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| | attracted to your bird feeder. If you
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| will make it easy for you to quickly move
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| | need to get out to where the birds are,
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| to get a better view.
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| | water is the place to go. Know the local
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| Backyard Bird Watching with Your
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| | hotspots where rarely seen birds tend to
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| Binoculars
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| | congregate.
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| There are a number of things you can do
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| | Use Google or other mapping resources to
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| to improve your bird watching experience
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| | find all the secluded ponds in your area.
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| for autumn.
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| | This is where the wild and rare birds
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| In preparation for the winter, you can
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| | will be found, the ones that are not used
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| build a winter roosting box. This will
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| | to civilization. Check out all the coves
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| increase your experience with birds.
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| | and bays of any coastline near you. The
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| These boxes have a door underneath or
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| | key, as always is to be patient and to
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| near the bottom and are more spacious
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| | have your binoculars ready.
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| than other bird houses. This allows birds
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| | Winter Birding
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| to get inside and out of the cold winter
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| | Once winter comes and the leaves have all
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| wind. On sunny winter days, you will have
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| | fallen from deciduous trees, you will be
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| more birds to keep you company,
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| | able to tell who has been nesting near
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| especially if you can keep them out of
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| | you. Identifying nests is an underrated
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| the cold other days.
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| | part of bird watching. This is a
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| You will increase the variety of birds
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| | fascinating way to increase your
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| you see if you increase the variety of
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| | knowledge the birds in your area.
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