For one hour you count the birds that land in a garden, balcony or park, and your tally joins hundreds of thousands of others. The results show how familiar species are faring across the country.
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A beginner's guide to birdwatching: the free apps that identify birds for you, when binoculars are worth having, the honest challenges, the big public counts you can join, and guided walks and reserves near you.
How a retired Intel researcher from Baker City, Oregon, walked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in about seven months: the snow, the gear, the food and why she thinks pace mattered more than youth. How to start multi-day hiking, or build towards a long trail if you already walk.
A beginner's guide to stargazing: letting your eyes adapt, the planets you can find without a telescope, why a red torch matters, the honest challenges of cloud and cold, and observatories and astronomy societies near you that will lend you a look through their telescopes.
