2 Look for movement 14 --
3 Check freshwater sources, even drips 16 --
4 Stay in one spot for at least 10 minutes 18 --
5 Look during migration 20 --
6 Get a bird field guide ... made of paper 22 --
7 Get bird-worthy binoculars 24 --
10 Avoid sudden movements and remain calm 30 --
11 Look for birdlike shapes and silhouettes 32 --
12 Find the high point 36 --
13 Don't lose hope if it flies away 38 --
14 Change your route 40 --
15 Stay fueled-always have snacks on hand 42 --
16 Dress for success 44 --
17 Avoid stressing birds out-don't play recordings 46 --
2 Finding Birds at their Favorite Restaurants --
20 Discover hidden gems in leaf litter 54 --
21 Scan the water ... twice or thrice 56 --
22 Search for seeds 60 --
23 Check around the edges 62 --
24 Hang out at the visitor center or parking lot 64 --
25 Visit gardens with native plants 66 --
26 Beware of bark that moves 70 --
27 Watch mudflats and other muddy patches 72 --
28 Look for birds on ball fields, even with artificial turf 74 --
29 Check for open patches of ground after a snowfall 76 --
30 Watch fish ponds large and small 78 --
31 Visit berry buffets 80 --
32 Creep up on cattails 82 --
33 Visit bird feeders 84 --
34 Visit a busy urban park 86 --
35 Bundle up and hang out near the jetties 88 --
36 Visit a beautified dump 90 --
37 Walk around your local college campus 92 --
3 Finding Birds by the Clues they Leave --
38 Check for cavities 96 --
39 Check above and around bird poop 98 --
40 Smell the scent of fallen flowers, and check them for slits! 100 --
41 Look out for bird spas ... dust baths 102 --
43 Know your woodpecker drill holes 106 --
44 Look for fallen feathers, a sign of nearby predators 108 --
4 Finding Birds Through Tech Support --
45 Let Merlin listen 112 --
46 Scan eBird Bar Charts 114 --
47 Visit birdcast.info during migration 116 --
48 Learn the sound of a bird near you 118 --
49 Tune in to social media 120 --
51 View photos for habitat scenes and clues at Macaulay Library 124 --
52 Use eBird.org/explore 126 --
5 Finding Birds While Doing Something Else --
53 Go to your local superstore 130 --
54 Bird from the backseat 132 --
56 Visit faraway friends and family 136 --
57 Go for a walk in the rain 138 --
58 Take your kids to the playground 140 --
61 Watch your step (on the beach) 146 --
62 Count vultures on a road trip 148 --
63 Scan the airport runways 150 --
64 Look for wild birds at the zoo 152 --
65 Visit a cemetery 154 --
67 Take a bike ride 158 --
69 Take a ferry ride 162 --
6 Finding Birds Through the Community --
70 Join an Audubon Society chapter or bird club near you 166 --
71 Ask people with binoculars 168 --
72 Get your friend on the bird 170 --
73 Organize a bird walk for your community 172 --
74 Hire a bird guide 174 --
75 Get to know park or grounds staff 176 --
76 Participate in Global Big Day in May 178 --
7 Finding Birds Acting Crazy --
78 Follow the caw of crows 184 --
79 Find fermented berries 186 --
80 Investigate any awkward flying or commotion 188 --
81 Visit a rookery 190 --
82 Stop for ducks dancing and pigeons pirouetting 194 --
83 Check bird deterrent spikes 196 --
8 Finding Birds You've Always Wanted to see --
85 Baby birds: Follow birds carrying something in their bill 202 --
86 Learn the scream of the Red-tailed Hawk 206 --
87 Hummingbirds: Visit red flower beds 208 --
88 See a Bald Eagle 210 --
89 Woodpeckers: Listen for drumming 212 --
93 Fastest animal on the planet 222 --
94 A large pink bird 224 --
9 Finding Cool Birds You Might Not Have Heard of --
95 King of the pantry 228 --
96 North America's smallest falcon 230 --
97 Swifts: Hang out around chimneys in summer 232 --
98 Shrikes, aka "butcher birds" 234 --
99 Look around cows and horses 236 --
100 Sanderlings of the world's shorelines 238 --
10 Advanced Bird-Finding --
101 Know your targets 242 --
102 Practice tracking birds in flight with common birds 244 --
103 Eke birds out of the sky/Put your binoculars to the test 246 --
104 Head out after a storm 248 --
105 Get a "little" lost 250 --
107 Bird in the middle of the day 254 --
108 Stay in the car 256 --
109 Use the eyes in the back of your head / Detect flying shadows 258 --
110 Play the flock game 260 --
111 Prepare for takeoff to find a raptor 262.
