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Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

10,000 Birds

I travel for birding. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. I was at a birding festival in North Dakota in June and it was a chilly morning.

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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

Outside of hardcore twitchers looking for specialty birds and after speaking to thousands and thousands of birders, I have concluded that most people really do not put much emphasis on our prairies. They often build their nests in open savannas where it sticks out like a sore thumb. Good birding and love our prairies!