Birds & Blooms Extra! - USA (2020-09)

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Where do you go

birding, besides

your backyard?

ACROSS THE FENCE

There’sarivernearbywithlotsofawesomebirdsofeveryshape

andcolor,aswellasbeautifulducksthatIadmirewhileI’mfishing.

LisaBarletNEWBURG,NORTHDAKOTA

MarcoIslandinFloridaismytopchoice.

Therearesomanytypesofbirdsthere.

KathyLoriganEASTON,PENNSYLVANIA

Ilivenearaformernaturecenter.The

propertyofferseveryhabitatyoucould

want—openfields,shrubbery,shoreline

andmore. KatieWickertLINESVILLE,PENNSYLVANIA

DurhamCove,

partoftheMarion

Reservoirin

MarionCounty,

Kansas,isan

escapeforme.

It’salargesecluded

bodyofwater

perfectforavariety

ofmigratorybirds.

JenniferBroadstreetHess

MARION,KANSAS

YOURTURN!

Whatplants

doyoulike

tostartfromseed

andwhy?

Igotoalocationthat

maynotoccurtomost

people—cemeteries.

Someofthemhavewide

varietiesoftrees,plants

andwatersourcesthat

attractbirdlife.

LucyReinbold

CRANSTON,RHODEISLAND

Q:

FROM TOP: DANIEL OBERMEIER; EVELYN JOHNSON

Readers share their favorite, sometimes

hidden, locations for prime viewing.

Share your answer with us at

birdsandblooms.com/submit.

Great egret

in Horicon

Marsh

Common

yellowthroat

We’re fortunate to live near the 32,000-acre Horicon

Marsh in Wisconsin. There’s always something to see

there! Sue Gronholz BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN