How to Look for Birds

The videos on this page describe and demonstrate how to identify birds: The Four Keys to Bird Identification Video of a Bird You Want to Identify Demo of how to use the Merlin Bird ID App Demo of the All About Birds site from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Habitat in Hoffman Park in Northern…

NJ is for the Birds

With the help of Google Earth and William J. Boyle Jr., this video describes why a small state like  New Jersey has such a rich variety of bird life. A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey published by the Rutgers University Press  is the indispensable Guide to Birding in NJ. Many adventures await inside….

Birding Exercises

ID Some Birds Identify the birds in these  video and audio exercises using the Merlin Bird ID app or the All About Birds web site. Download and install the Merlin Bird ID app before you start the exercises. Merlin Bird ID App Info and Download. Or you can use the All About Birds online guide, but…

Resources: What to do Next

Visit or join the New Jersey Audubon Society or your local Audubon society. The group features include: Guiding bird walks and trips The best place to buy binoculars – If you need binoculars, buy them here. World Series of Birding Rare bird alert Youth and adult classes. For more information, see: New Jersey Audubon Web Site…

Binoculars

How to use You Binoculars to bird. In this video I describe how to adjust and use your binoculars to spot birds. What to Look for in Binoculars In this video I describe the two basic binocular types, porro-prism (angled) binoculars and the more expensive roof-prism (straight) binoculars. There are many complicated terms and measurements…