Bird Houses-Their Effects On Bird Watching

The fastest growing outdoor activity in the United States is bird-watching. According to surveys conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 51.3 million Americans report that they engage in bird watching and the number is growing in leaps and bounds.

Wild birds are observed by bird watchers in their native habitat and can be identified by their activities. In North America, there are over 800 species of wild birds and, at least, 100 species can be found in any given area. Bird watching is not limited to any given area such as open plains or prairies in the central part of the country but can be done as closely as one's backyard.

Bird watching is, in effect, a very economical hobby that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. It is an activity that can be enjoyed by people who do not, necessarily, have any particular education in the field. One can be involved in this activity in any part of the world. People find bird watching fascinating because they find birds beautiful in their flight.

There have been many misgivings about humans interfering with nature. However, in the case of providing birdhouses for cavity-nesting birds, it is believed humans are doing a good thing by providing this shelter for birds. It is preventing the decline of the population of several species of birds. Bird enthusiasts swear to the effects of birdhouses on bird enthusiasts or those on their way to becoming an enthusiast. Once a bird watcher notices how successful his birdhouse becomes in drawing a nesting family of birds, that birdhouse, quickly, grows to a second and third birdhouse creating a totally new form of entertainment and a source of love of nature so close to home. Another good benefit of this recreation—conservation of gas.