Fun Stuff
Last Updated
12/12/08
Laughing Gull
photo by Jacob Drucker
A duck walks into a drug store to buy chapstick.
The clerk says, "Will that be cash or charge?"
The duck says, "Just put it on my bill!"
We need some
serious help here!
Jokes and Other Amusing Reads
Birds with Bellybuttons? by Hope Batcheller
You Might Be a Birder
if... contributed by
Hope Batcheller
The Laws of Birding
contributed by Doug Gochfeld
Games
Speed birding - When driving, roll down windows an equal amount on both passenger and driver sides. Each person tries to be the first to call out birds heard out the window. — Hope Batcheller
Bird poker - "I hear a Black-capped Chickadee." "I hear your Black-capped Chickadee and I'll raise you an Eastern Phoebe." "I hear your Eastern Phoebe and I'll raise you a flyover Red-tailed Hawk." "I see your Red-tail and I'll raise you a ...." You get the idea.— Hope Batcheller

Why did the Sooty Grouse cross the road?
Sooty Grouse, Yosemite 2008
photo by Ben Goloff
Check out these websites:
Patuxent
Bird Quiz, a fun way to sharpen
your skills
Mission:
Migration, an online game in which you guide your
flock through the hazards of migration (courtesy of
Audubon New York)
Kidwings, a fun educational bird site for kids of all
ages (courtesy of Jody Hildreth)
Birding
Humor Bruce Bowman, University of Michigan
Dr.
Language Person's Guide to Bird Name Pronunciations by
Kevin McGowan
Mr. Bill's
Mystery Quiz sponsored by Colorado Field Ornithologists
Do you have any jokes
to share? (Keep it clean!)
Or maybe you can make up a quiz or a puzzle about birds?
Got any funny bird (or birder) photos?
Know of any fun bird-related websites to add to our list?
your fun stuff for birders!

And why did the Canada Goose cross the road?
photo by Hope Batcheller