as bored Americans notice a fascinating world just outside their windows. Downloads of popular bird-identification apps have spiked, and preliminary numbers show sales of bird feeders, nesting boxes and birdseed have jumped even as demand for other nonessential goods plummets.
Downloads of the National Audubon Society’s bird-identification app in March and April doubled over that same period last year, and unique visits to its website are up by a half-million. The prestigious Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., has seen downloads of its free bird-identification app, Merlin ID, shoot up 102% over the same time last year, with 8,500 downloads on Easter weekend alone.
In Portland, Ore., those participating in the Birdathon — a fundraiser for the Audubon Society of Portland — will go bird-watching individually over a period of weeks instead of heading out in teams for a day or a weekend. They will report their sightings by virtual check-in, ending with a Zoom celebration Saturday, said Sarah Swanson, the fundraiser’s coordinator.
I'm not that bored. Pass!
Avec les restrictions sur les coronavirus qui traînent, l'intérêt pour l'observation des oiseaux a explosé.
Quite possibly the only activity that's actually gayer than gay sex
WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT BIRDWATCHING?
THE ECONOMY IS SAVED!
You'd think this was something these people just discovered!
Good luck Americans..Soar away and radiate..
Austin Powers does a whole different kind of bird-watching.