Home›Hobbies and Pastimes›BirdwatchingHobbies and PastimesBirdwatchingAlso Known As BirdingCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. "Birdwatching." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/hobbies/birdwatching.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. (n.d.). Birdwatching. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/hobbies/birdwatchingCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{home,craftsandhobbiesatlas-birdwatching, author = {Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas}, title = {Birdwatching}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/hobbies/birdwatching}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingObserving wild birds for pleasure, by eye, binocular and ear. It grew out of Victorian natural history collecting as the field glass replaced the shotgun, and today its life lists, dawn choruses, migration counts and citizen-science surveys make it one of the largest wildlife hobbies on Earth.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsHobby ClassWell-attestedObserving and Seeking 1Established When (Circa)Well-attestedThe term bird watching first appeared as the title of Edmund Selous's book of 1901 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmerican Birding Association, Institutions and Societies Well-attested Source American Birding Association (Wikipedia)Publication of A Field Guide to the Birds, Milestones Well-attested Source Birdwatching (Wikipedia)Has FigureRoger Tory Peterson, Figures Well-attested Source Roger Tory Peterson (Wikipedia)Sources1. Birdwatching (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceAmerican Birding Association (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: American Birding Association, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: American Birding Association, Lead sectionAmerican Birding Association (ABA)View the SourceRoger Tory Peterson (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationHas Figure: Roger Tory Peterson, Career sectionView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year