Imagine an inexpensive pastime that improves your mental and physical health and cognitive function. 

Welcome to the world of birdwatching.

If you are a birdwatcher, you are in good company. Birdwatching is quickly
becoming a national pastime. According to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting and Wildlife, 57% of the US population 16 and older reported wildlife
watching in 2022. Birdwatching ranks up there with 50% of US adults who follow
baseball, and 41% of US adults who say football is their favorite sport to watch.

What is it about watching birds that is so attractive to so many? Some might say it
is an inexpensive hobby for all ages and abilities. Others may taut the
benefits of being in nature. Whatever your focus or interest, birdwatching is an inexpensive, unencumbered way to while away a lovely day.

Bird Watching 101: A Guide for Beginners
https://ny.audubon.org/news/bird-watching-101-guide-beginners.

How Birdwatching Can Improve Your Life:
https://www.wbfi.org/2023/01/04/how-birdwatching-can-improve-your-life.

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