Professional Birder Answers Birding Questions | WIRED

Professional Birder Christian Cooper joins WIRED to answer your questions about birding and birdwatching. How does a birder actually find the birds they're looking for? How do I attract more birds to my garden? Is it okay to put a baby bird back in its nest? How can I start identifying bird calls I hear in nature? What gear does Christian Cooper use while birding? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Birding Support. 0:00 Quoth the raven… 0:30 Bird accents 1:34 Finding birds 2:52 Birding demonstration 4:20 Mating dances 5:25 Male coloring vs. Female 6:38 Sense of direction 7:06 Solo birding or group birding 8:01 Nothing but respect for pigeons 8:54 Rise and shine 9:33 Identifying bird calls 10:56 Christian Cooper’s birding gear essentials 12:24 Hummingbird brawls 13:06 How do I attract more birds to my garden? 14:03 Is it okay to put a baby bird back in its nest? 14:39 I hear you but I can’t see you 15:17 Bird feeders 17:06 Unique bird abilities 18:44 Who’s that corvid? 20:09 Spotting scope or binoculars? 20:50 Identifying nests and eggs 22:02 Faking bird calls to attract birds 22:57 Birding journals 24:44 Birds and big cities 26:16 IDing birds in flight 27:09 Birdhouse in your soul 28:20 Respect in birding 29:20 Best birding app 29:48 Best time of day for bird watching 30:42 Finding local birdwatching communities 31:03 The sighting that took the most effort for Christian Cooper 31:37 Bird law 32:34 Bucket list birding locations Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.