{"id":2756,"date":"2021-04-07T18:32:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T01:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/?p=2756"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:08:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T18:08:22","slug":"look-at-that-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/look-at-that-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at That Bird!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2756\" class=\"elementor elementor-2756\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d85bc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d85bc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e918c7\" data-id=\"6e918c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2449d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2449d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Bird Watching Will Make You Happier <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1ecd97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1ecd97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820848a\" data-id=\"820848a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf128b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf128b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that the number of people bird watching exploded this past year? According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, birders around the globe set a world record in 2020. On May 9th, during the annual bird-spotting event called Global Big Day, birders reported 6,479 different bird species and 2.1 million birds\u2014the most bird sightings ever documented in a single day! 50,000 people participated in the event this year, also an all-time high.<\/p><p>It makes sense. We\u2019ve all been stuck at home with a lot more time to sit and look out the window, or go out in the backyard. And when we\u2019re outside it\u2019s hard not to notice the colorful, melodious birds all around us. Nothing else feels very normal right now, but the birds are normal. It\u2019s pretty comforting. Bird watching is a fun, safe activity that anyone can do. It gets you out in nature, interacting with your environment, and observing our most visible friends from the more-than-human world. Bird watching is a fabulous activity kids can do on their own or with you. All you need are your eyeballs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5db04b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5db04b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fa9b5\" data-id=\"77fa9b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b841c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b841c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Author: Karen DeWitz<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e11370 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e11370\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65998b2\" data-id=\"65998b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e72a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e72a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c603ed\" data-id=\"3c603ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4debe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b4debe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LATB-Cover_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LATB-Cover_sm.jpg 600w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LATB-Cover_sm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79369b\" data-id=\"d79369b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a890e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a890e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4655d80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4655d80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b09dff\" data-id=\"9b09dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5425871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5425871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn the best ways to get kids excited about bird watching and fun birding activities you can do together, I talked with author, nature photographer and bird nerd, Karen DeWitz. Karen is a former teacher who has also done some writing and editing for Trackers Books (she worked on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.trackersearth.com\/collections\/home-page-auto\/products\/trackers-knife-book-mora-knife-combo\"><strong>Knives &amp; Woodcarving<\/strong><\/a> and several other books)! Karen has a new book out for kids that focuses on the most common and cool birds here in the Pacific Northwest. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/639455\/look-at-that-bird-by-karen-dewitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look at That Bird!<\/a><\/strong> is filled with fun facts and photos of the birds kids are most likely to see in their backyards. It also gives the important details about each bird and shows kids and families the best ways to spot them. There are also fun, easy birding activities families can do together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e166a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e166a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e7ade\" data-id=\"44e7ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820b7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"820b7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should families go bird watching?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2916991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2916991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e047ad\" data-id=\"7e047ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d6564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71d6564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researchers in Germany recently published some <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/12\/201204110246.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interesting findings about happiness.<\/a><\/strong> It turns out that birds (seriously, birds) are strongly correlated to human happiness. The more birds there are in your area, the happier you tend to be. The great news is we live in an area filled with tons of fascinating bird species. Some may seem drab and similar until you start paying attention and looking closely. When you learn about a bird and carefully observe it over time, it shifts from being a nondescript stranger to being a distinct, recognizable individual. A friend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac66ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0ac66ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2756 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0ac66ed\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"bushtits6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9idXNodGl0czYtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjBhYzY2ZWQifQ%3D%3D\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2769'>\n\t\t\t\tA group of Bushtits\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0ac66ed\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"swallow feeding 5C0A2330\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjgwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9zd2FsbG93LWZlZWRpbmctNUMwQTIzMzAtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjBhYzY2ZWQifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2804\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-1024x731.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/swallow-feeding-5C0A2330-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2804'>\n\t\t\t\tSwallow feeding its young\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-476b598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"476b598\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9dce95\" data-id=\"c9dce95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21c7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b21c7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why did you write a bird book for kids?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178d0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178d0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I wrote the book because it didn\u2019t exist. There wasn\u2019t a guidebook about NW birds written just for kids, in a way that will get kids interested. Look at That Bird! helps kids (or any beginning birder) identify the local birds they see around them every day and learn about their cool behaviors. Unlike other guidebooks, you don\u2019t have to wade through pages of birds that don\u2019t live near you to get to the species you see outside your window. And unlike other guidebooks that are written for adults, I wrote this book for kids, in kid-friendly language. It is full of fascinating facts and fun activities that kids will enjoy. Any kid who can read can take this book and go out birding on their own (or better yet, with you). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13d15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a13d15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2756 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a13d15d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GBH 1 5C0A4736\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9HQkgtMS01QzBBNDczNi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYTEzZDE1ZCJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2772\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-1-5C0A4736-scaled.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2772'>\n\t\t\t\tHerons are majestic birds\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a13d15d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GBH fishing2_CROP\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9HQkgtZmlzaGluZzJfQ1JPUC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYTEzZDE1ZCJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-fishing2_CROP-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a13d15d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"blue heron splash\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ibHVlLWhlcm9uLXNwbGFzaC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYTEzZDE1ZCJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"603\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-768x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-768x603.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-300x236.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-1024x804.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-1536x1207.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-2048x1609.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blue-heron-splash-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a13d15d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GBH and snake 5C0A4793\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9HQkgtYW5kLXNuYWtlLTVDMEE0NzkzLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJhMTNkMTVkIn0%3D\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2773\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-1024x732.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GBH-and-snake-5C0A4793-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2773'>\n\t\t\t\tHerons are often found hunting in wetlands\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e73934 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e73934\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf7d02\" data-id=\"9bf7d02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bc140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59bc140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where can families go to see birds?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e83dedb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e83dedb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a19b8eb\" data-id=\"a19b8eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee0c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cee0c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kids and adults can easily find some of that scientifically-documented happiness just by grabbing a pair of binoculars and heading to the backyard or a local park. Don\u2019t have binoculars? Don\u2019t worry about it! Go to one of the many National Wildlife Refuges throughout our region. Many offer free programs where kids can check out binoculars. While you will see plenty of birds in your backyard or a local park, you will see way more birds when you\u2019re in a protected space (like a wildlife refuge)\u2014particularly if it includes wetlands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35486fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35486fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can parents get kids interested in birds?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3f9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3f9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birds are the coolest! What other animals can you observe so safely and easily? A great way to get kids interested in birding is to share bizarre facts about birds (what kid doesn\u2019t love bizarre facts?)! Look at That Bird! is full of them. For example, we\u2019ve all seen bird poop, right? But do birds pee? And why is their poop is always white? The answer is pretty cool. Having a bladder full of pee would make birds heavier when they are flying, so they\u2019ve developed a way to skip that step. Bird urine is a white paste that goes out with the poop. It\u2019s made up of uric acid, which doesn\u2019t dissolve well in water\u2014which is why it\u2019s so hard to wash off your car!<\/p><p>Do you have crows and ravens in your area? Do you have a hard time knowing which is which? Look at That bird! shows kids how to tell the difference by noting their size (ravens are huge), their calls (crows caw and ravens croak), and their tails (crow tails are flat when they fly, raven\u2019s are wedge-shaped). These two corvids are also some of the smartest birds around. They can solve puzzles, use tools, mimic other animals (including humans), and recognize faces\u2014even years later! Encourage kids to observe birds that may seem common, and then discover all the ways they\u2019re amazing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517e303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"517e303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2756 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"517e303\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eagle and crow 5C0A7318\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9FYWdsZS1hbmQtY3Jvdy01QzBBNzMxOC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTE3ZTMwMyJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"769\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-768x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2771\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-768x769.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-2045x2048.jpg 2045w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eagle-and-crow-5C0A7318-scaled.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2771'>\n\t\t\t\tBald Eagle with a pesky follower\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"517e303\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"merganser female w fish 5C0A4710\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9tZXJnYW5zZXItZmVtYWxlLXctZmlzaC01QzBBNDcxMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1MTdlMzAzIn0%3D\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2778\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710-1024x732.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merganser-female-w-fish-5C0A4710.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2778'>\n\t\t\t\tFemale Merganser doing some fishing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6066dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6066dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What kinds of birding activities can families do together?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9386541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9386541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Go birding together, of course. But the book is full of other fun bird-themed activities families can do together, like how to attract more birds to your yard, and how to make suet or hummingbird nectar. One of my favorite activities to do with kids is dissecting owl pellets. Did you know there are 14 different species of owl in the Pacific Northwest? Owls have all kinds of weird physical adaptations\u2014they can turn their heads nearly all the way around (270 degrees) and their eyeballs are tube shaped (that\u2019s why you never see sarcastic eye-rolling owls!).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ee126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8ee126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barred-owl-juv-7_CROP.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Barred Owl<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b94ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b94ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awesome Activity: Dissect owl pellets!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518d961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518d961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the coolest things about owls is how they eat. Owls swallow their food whole or nearly so. Then, once or twice a day, they cough up a wad of the stuff they can\u2019t digest\u2014bones, fur, teeth, insect exoskeletons. Since owl stomachs aren\u2019t very acidic, the stuff that comes out is still remarkably whole and pristine. These clumps, called owl pellets, are a goldmine of archeological fun for kids. Once they\u2019re properly sanitized, owl pellets don\u2019t even smell, and you can dig through to discover just what the owl ate that day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689b0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"689b0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2756 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"689b0b6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"owl pellet 5C0A7305\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9vd2wtcGVsbGV0LTVDMEE3MzA1LXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2ODliMGI2In0%3D\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2779\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-5C0A7305-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2779'>\n\t\t\t\tOwl pellet found on the ground\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"689b0b6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"owl pellet before\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9vd2wtcGVsbGV0LWJlZm9yZS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNjg5YjBiNiJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2787\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/owl-pellet-before-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2787'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bba2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bba2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>How to find them:<\/em> Search where the owls live. Wooded areas are good, and so are farms. Look for owl pellets at the base of large trees and inside barns where you\u2019ve seen an owl or suspect they might be nesting. The pellets are small, so look carefully.<\/li><li><em>If you can\u2019t find any:<\/em> you can also buy sanitized owl pellets <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelletsinc.com\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwx6WDBhBQEiwA_dP8rbnP_Uqgaa0aBn2kG63H-KoZ6QUJaY3Npj64H8jOLL0ZBBj5oz9r4BoCD6QQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><em>Wear gloves:<\/em> Be sure to wear gloves when picking up owl pellets in the wild. Birds can carry unwanted bacteria that might make you sick if you don\u2019t wash your hands properly.<\/li><li><em>Sanitize them:<\/em> Before dissecting, wrap each pellet in foil and bake it in the oven at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes. This will kill any unwanted bacteria.<\/li><li><em>Prep your work surface:<\/em> Lay out some white paper or a paper plate on your work surface. You don\u2019t want to lose any of the treasures you find!<\/li><li><em>Use tools:<\/em> Once the pellet has cooled, carefully peel back the foil. Tweezers and a magnifying glass work great for spotting and pulling out tiny bones and such. Wooden kabob skewers or even toothpicks also work well.<\/li><li><em>Dig in!<\/em> Use your skewer or tweezers to dig carefully into the owl pellet. Pry apart small bits carefully. Treat the process like you\u2019re doing an archeological dig for dinosaur bones. If you go too fast, you might break a fragile bone. As you uncover animal remains\u2014bones, teeth, etc\u2014set them aside on your plate or paper.<\/li><li><em>What did you find?<\/em> When you\u2019re done dissecting, it\u2019s just as fun to identify the pieces and figure what the owl\u2019s meal was. Find a chart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/images\/K400%20A%20and%20B%20Owl%20Pellet%20Charts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> or inside Look at That Bird! Some kids enjoy gluing the bones onto cardboard to recreate the digested critter.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc69ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fc69ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2756 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fc69ab3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dissection 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9kaXNzZWN0aW9uLTMtMS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmM2OWFiMyJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-3-1-scaled.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fc69ab3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dissection results 6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvdHJhY2tlcnNlYXJ0aC5jb21cL2Jsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9kaXNzZWN0aW9uLXJlc3VsdHMtNi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmM2OWFiMyJ9\" href=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dissection-results-6-scaled.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d874f94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d874f94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e363aa\" data-id=\"9e363aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d113d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d113d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who doesn\u2019t need a happiness boost right now? Or a reason to get outside with your kids in the spring sunshine? Get a copy of Look at That Bird! or another guidebook and head out to meet the birds that live all around you. Help your kids discover the incredible coolness of birds and bring on some of that birding happiness!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc794f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc794f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc7ec8\" data-id=\"cdc7ec8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ea66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ea66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Special thanks to Karen DeWitz for providing the beautiful photos for this blog!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To learn the best ways to get kids excited about bird watching and fun birding activities you can do together, I talked with author, nature photographer and bird nerd, Karen DeWitz. Karen has a new book out for kids that focuses on the most common and cool birds here in the Pacific Northwest. Look at That Bird! is filled with fun facts and photos of the birds kids are most likely to see in their backyards. It also gives the important details about each bird and shows kids and families the best ways to spot them. There are also fun, easy birding activities families can do together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2809,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}