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Page 1: The Art of Bird Watching
The art of bird watching has different meanings among different people. To some
it is the art of identifying birds in the field, or of recognizing their songs
year after year. This is the Field Card School of Ornithology, which measures
success in terms of the rarity, the first migrant, and the big list. At its
best it is a sport, testing the eye, the ear, and one's legs. At its worst,
it is a mad rush to the next oasis, with birds ticked off on the run, and a
great reliance placed on both gasoline and brakes. Birds are scanned, but it
scarcely can be said that they are watched-especially when one has an eye incessantly
searching for a rarity in the next tree. Bird watching is much more than this.
It is the art of discovering how birds live. Through it the naturalist can
cross the frontier of knowledge and explore an unknown world. His reward is
more than a mere cheek on a field card; although personal and intimate, it
can still be a contribution to science.
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Gardens: bird feeders, wind chimes, and fountains
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