The biggest thing in 2019 birding is a rather small thing: the five mile radius. How many birds are within five miles of your home?
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Five Ways to Use eBird to See More Birds
If you want to learn about the natural history of a place, there are several traditional sources of knowledge. But if you are particularly interested in birds and live in the present day, you have the fortunate advantage of an amazing resource called eBird.