Experts encourage bird-watching as thousands of birds take flight for northward trek each night.
A flock of longbilled curlews rest on the shorelines after dinner at sunset at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. If the cost of living in the Bay Area has made travel too expensive, Matthew Dodder has another idea for how to experience the sights and sounds of faraway places: bird-watching.
A western kingbird sits atop some branches with lupine blooming in the background at Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, April 23, in Antioch, California. Amateur bird-watchers need only a notebook, field guide and a birding app to get started, though binoculars can take the activity to the next level, according to a guide from the National Audubon Society. The birds will be most active in the morning, starting after sunrise up until 10 a.m., LaBarbera said.
Aspiring bird-watchers will need to summon their patience and utilize all their senses for bird sightings. Look for flashes of bright colors in the bushes and listen closely, Dodder said.Many of the bird species who migrate to the Bay Area come here for the natural resources, such as the bounty of food found in native plants and insects, Dodder said.
The long treks of these bird species are not without their challenges, but “the reward if you succeed in making it to your destination is enormous,” Dodder said. Birds face obstacles such as window strikes, bright city lights disrupting their natural guidance systems and house cats.Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?
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