What Is the Big Sit?
The Big Sit! is an annual, international, noncompetitive birding event hosted by Bird Watcher's Digest and founded by the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club...
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Tips for Easy Bird Identification
Identifying birds is at the very heart of bird watching. Each bird encountered is like a little puzzle or mystery to solve, because, while birds of a single species all share a certain set of physical traits, no two individual birds, like no two individual humans, are exactly alike.
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Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival
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Tucson Bird and Wildlife Festival
Occurs mid-August in Tucson, Arizona »
Swiftfest
Occurs mid-August in Jonestown, Texas »
Western Field Ornithologists' Annual Conference
Occurs mid-August in Ventura, California »
International Ornithological Congress 2018
Occurs mid-August in Vancouver, Canada »
