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Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day!
World Migratory Bird Day 2023 is May 13. This year’s theme is “Water: sustaining bird life.” The Bracebridge Library has all the resources you need to help you appreciate birds – including birding backpacks, field guides, gardening and water-themed books. Learn all about birds and the world we live in!
Cool Things to Borrow | Library Collection
Bird Watching Backpack
The Bird Watching Backpack includes everything children need to go birdwatching: binoculars, a field guide, activity sheets, and bird seed.
Ontario Parks Permit and Backpack
Each backpack contains an Ontario Parks day-pass, a compass, Muskoka trail maps, binoculars, and a field guide. Backpacks 1 and 3 contain Peterson’s Field Guide to Eastern Forests, and backpack 2 includes Peterson’s Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America. Check one out and start exploring Ontario Parks!
Non-Fiction Library Books
Books to Help You Become Water-Wise
Books to Help Make Your Garden More Bird Friendly
Books to Help You Get to Know Birds
Cool Apps to Use
Merlin Bird ID
Merlin is great for beginner birders or anyone that wants help ID-ing a bird – with Sound ID, Photo ID, and a step-by-step wizard as available identification tools. You can also save birds to your life list and explore nearby birds.
eBird
The eBird app helps you find more birds, share your sightings, and keep track of your bird lists: it’s great for more experienced birders. You can also use eBird to hone your identification skills, with sound and photo ID quizzes.
iNaturalist
iNaturalist suggests identifications using its photo ID tool, allows you to keep track of your observations, crowd source IDs, and contribute to citizen science. It covers all life, so you can see your bird observations alongside any other observations you may make.
If you have any questions about these tech resources, contact us at [email protected] or 705-645-4171 to set up a 1-on-1 tech appointment. We can help you through set-up and help you fine-tune your skills.