Anyone who’s heard early morning birdsong knows that you don’t need to travel far—or at all—to enjoy nature. “There are so many things that people can see close to home that even really skilled birdwatchers sometimes forget to pay attention to,” says David Moon, sanctuary director at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center. And that’s true whether you live in a city apartment, next to a salt marsh, or in a tree-lined suburb. “There’s a tremendous amount to learn right outside our windows or down the street at a park.”
Here’s our guide to backyard birdwatching, wherever you live.
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