• glk [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Do birdwatchers communicate with each other to track flocks? Like if they were observing the movement of an army? "They've moving south with a speed of about 12 clicks. report when they reach your post. over."

    • neko_wafer [she/her,any]
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      4 years ago

      Yes, at ebird.org. More often they are tracking rare or unusual bird sightings. Some people check obsessively and will jump in their car and drive 2 hours at the drop of a hat, to try and see a bird. They are called "twitchers". Some birders are nice but a surprising number are angry middle aged men who channel their aggressiveness into watching birds.