BIRD WATCHING
Are you just starting? Or maybe you're a birder with hundreds on your life list of birds -- Birdwatching is a lifelong delight that can be enjoyed with family, groups, or on your own!
BINOCULARS
The right binoculars enhance any day with the birds. What you choose to look through can make all the difference! Finding a bird in binoculars requires a large field of view and bright optics, with easy focus, true color, and sharp details. We are ready to help you find just the right pair! Choose from Opticron, Swarovski, and Alpen models.
BIRDING GROUPS
Project Feederwatch, feederwatch.org
Audubon Naturalist Society, audubonnaturalist.org
Audubon Society of DC, audubondc.org
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, audubonva.org
Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society, nsvas.org
Northern Neck Audubon Society, northernneckaudubon.org
Maryland Ornithological Society, mdbirds.org
Virginia Society of Ornithologists, virginiabirds.org
Northern Virginia Bird Club, nvabc.org
BirdingDC, birdingdc.com
Birding Pals www.birdingpal.org/va.htm
Birding and Wildlife Trail www.virginia.org/birdingandwildlifetrail/
LOCAL BIRD-RICH LOCATIONS
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Scott's Run Nature Preserve, 7400 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22102
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Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22102
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Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington DC
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Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, DC 20015
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National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
RESOURCES
CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY:
US National Arboretum
Store Owner Mark Ludlow's other site
