Bird Watching: Where or how do you go birding?.........., 1 by 24goingfor5

24goingfor5 wrote:
Do you do most of it at home or do you get out and go places? Have you found other places that work better than others? Are there things you like to have in your birding spot? This is what I enjoy when I'm not birding at home. I'll go to the lake and look for places like this that have been logged out and have a quite a few "laps" or "blowdowns" for lack of a better word. The lake is just over the hill so I try to have water nearby. I've had decent luck with this kind of spot. It seems when I go out and just walk through the woods, I rarely see any birds no matter how long I sit still and wait. I'm curious to see what people like and if they have any success in certain kinds of spots?