{"id":3043,"date":"2014-05-14T17:12:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2014-05-15T18:52:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T22:52:03","slug":"18-birders-how-many-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/2014\/05\/18-birders-how-many-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"18 birders &#8211; how many birds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-prepares-to-go-birding.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3044\" alt=\"Tim prepares to go birding\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-prepares-to-go-birding.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-prepares-to-go-birding.jpg 222w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-prepares-to-go-birding-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-prepares-to-go-birding-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>Birders can be a funny lot.\u00a0 By that I mean humorous &#8211; although they can be a bit eccentric, too.\u00a0 Have you seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1053810\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Year <\/a>with Owen Wilson, Jack Black, &amp; Steve Martin?<\/p>\n<p>The warm days of glorious summer have arrived and the sounds and sights of nature this time of year are magnificent. Our feathered friends are visiting for the season and it\u2019s the perfect time to get out and take in the beauty.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0promise is a great time seeing and hearing lots of different birds, learning from experts and each other.\u00a0Share everything from what kinds of binoculars you like in the field to your favorite field guide.\u00a0\u00a0Feel free to say things like, &#8220;I don&#8217;t see a bird in that tree,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;Which bird said that again?&#8221; and &#8220;Wow &#8211; that&#8217;s a big lens!&#8221;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Expert birder Tim Baird, here getting ready to share his binoculars, will lead the group on a walk through our meadow and transition area, and perhaps into the forest itself.<\/p>\n<p>The weather won&#8217;t dampen our spirits as we find our feathered friends. Our first Bird Walk of the season had 18 birders &#8211; how many birds\u00a0do\u00a0you think they identified?\u00a0\u00a0We&#8217;re not telling.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Join us for another\u00a0FREE guided Bird Walk <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Saturday, May 24, 9-10:30AM, 1420 Yubadam Road<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great opportunity to scope out the nesting behavior of our locals and migrants as we explore our marvelous meadow, beautiful transition area and wondrous woods. There is no better medicine for stress than taking a nature walk through the woods with your binoculars taking in all the beauty and music that birds offer us.<\/p>\n<p>This program is part of our Naturalist 101 series.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/register-for-programs\/\">Register now<\/a> to reserve your spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birders can be a funny lot.\u00a0 By that I mean humorous &#8211; although they can be a bit eccentric, too.\u00a0 Have you seen The Big Year with Owen Wilson, Jack Black, &amp; Steve Martin? The warm days of glorious summer have arrived and the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-programs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3043"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3064,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043\/revisions\/3064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}