New to birding or just hoping to improve your identification skills? Grab a piece of paper and a pencil, and bird alongside Park Interpreter Victoria in this birding 101 video! Helpful Resources: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ (free phone app for identifying birds) https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/explorers-guidebook (free K-12 bird ID workbook, available in English & Spanish) https://ebird.org (for uploading bird checklists and exploring local bird data) Video is also available on YouTube:

6.1K views · 251 reactions | Knowing some basic bird behavior is a great tool to have when trying to ID a bird. Our Video of the Week is the third in our Inside Birding series designed to help refine your bird ID skills. Join birding experts Chris Wood and Jessie Barry in the field and learn how behavior, like posture, foraging, and flight style, can give you clues to a bird's identity. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Facebook