Name: Inside Birding: Size and Shape
Uploaded: 2013-03-24T11:51:11.000Z
Duration: 9 min 46 s

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One thing all  really good birders have in common

所有真正的好鳥人都有一個共同點

is that they know how to recognize birds.

actually key into  four characteristics to identify birds.

其實鍵入四個特徵來識別鳥類。

Those four keys to identification are size and shape,  overall color pattern, behavior,

這四個識別的關鍵是大小形狀、整體色澤圖案、行為。

and habitat.   When experts use these to identify birds, they're able to identify

和棲息地。   當專家使用這些來識別鳥類時，他們能夠識別出

more birds and they’re able  to identify them more often.

更多的鳥類，他們能夠更頻繁地識別它們。

And with some practice of these four keys,

you’ll start looking at  birds differently. If you do,

你會開始用不同的眼光看待鳥類。如果你這樣做。

we promise you’ll become a better birder.

我們保證你會成為一個更好的捕鳥人。

So if you've ever wondered  how that hotshot birder

所以，如果你曾經想知道如何，熱門的捕鳥者。

is able to identify a bird  as it flies by quickly, well,

是能夠在鳥兒快速飛過的時候識別出它的身份，好。

we're going to let you in on their little secret.   In this installment of "Inside Birding",

我們'要讓你在他們的小祕密。   在這一期的"Inside Birding"中。

we're going to cover the first key to identification: size and shape.

我們'將涵蓋識別的第一個關鍵：尺寸和形狀。

If there’s one thing I wish  I knew when I was starting out,

如果有一件事我希望在我剛開始的時候就知道的話

it would be the importance of  using size and shape to identify birds.

這將是利用大小和形狀來識別鳥類的重要性。

Like most people, I began by focusing on  field marks and plumage details.

和大多數人一樣，我開始關注田野痕跡和羽翼細節。

But what I didn’t realize is  how variable plumages can be,

但我沒有意識到的是，羽翼是多麼的多變。

especially as they change  from one season to the next.

尤其是當他們從一個賽季到下一個賽季的變化。

While field marks  can be helpful, it’s not actually

雖然字段標記可以起到幫助作用，但實際上並不是

what most experienced birders  use to identify birds.

大多數有經驗的鳥人用什麼來識別鳥類。

We actually identify birds  in the same way we identify

其實我們識別鳥類的方式和識別

So, think of it this way. When you see a friend or family member from a distance,

所以，你要這樣想。當你從遠處看到朋友或家人的時候。

you recognize them not by a detail,  like their eye color or their hair style,

你認識他們不是通過一個細節，比如他們的眼睛顏色或髮型。

but by their overall appearance,  their height, their build,

但通過他們的整體外觀，他們的身高，他們的身材。

that sort of thing.  So if you can apply this same technique to birding, you'll be

諸如此類的事情。  所以，如果你能應用這種同樣的技術來捕鳥，你'將是。

able to identify birds as easily  as you recognize your friends.

能夠識別鳥類，就像你認識你的朋友一樣容易。

This looks like a really great place to find birds.  We’ve got a great mix of

這看起來是個找鳥的好地方。  我們已經得到了一個偉大的組合

棲息地。我們已經得到了這些低草

and wildflowers; we've got this  big bank of deciduous trees.

和野花；我們'已經得到了這個大銀行的落葉樹。

We have another bank  of conifers over here.

What I really like are all these  berry-producing shrubs.

我真正喜歡的是這些產漿果的灌木。

That's gonna make this a great place to look for American Robin.

這將使這裡成為尋找美國羅賓的好地方。

I know what you’re thinking –  American Robin, they’re too easy,

我知道你在想什麼--美國羅賓，他們太容易了。

they’re too common.  But here’s the  thing, it makes sense to practice your

它們太常見了。  但事情是這樣的，它是有意義的，練習你的

birding skills with a bird that you know you can locate, and most importantly,

鳥類技能與鳥，你知道你可以定位，最重要的是。

All right, where are they?   Let’s go find some robins.

好吧，他們在哪裡？   我們去找幾隻知更鳥吧

just where there’s the first  main rise on the left side.

就在左手邊第一個主樓的地方。

好了，我們開始吧，這是一隻知更鳥。

We’ve got a medium-sized songbird that’s definitely smaller than a crow but

我們有一隻中等大小的鳴禽，絕對比烏鴉小，但是

So Jessie just did two really important  things when identifying birds

所以傑西在識別鳥類的時候做了兩件很重要的事情。

First, she put the bird into the correct group or family of birds.  And I know what you’re

首先，她把鳥兒歸入正確的鳥類群體或家族。  我知道你在說什麼

thinking, that could be pretty hard,  but you probably already know more than you think you do.

思考，這可能是相當困難的，但你可能已經知道比你認為的更多。

Is the bird a duck,  is it a heron, is it a raptor?

這隻鳥是鴨子，是蒼鷺，是猛禽嗎？

Even the most basic observations are useful.   The next thing she did

即使是最基本的觀察也是有用的。   接下來她做的事情

was to make a size comparison.  Did you hear how she said

是為了做一個尺寸比較。  你聽到她是怎麼說的嗎？

Yeah, when we’re out birding,  we’re constantly making comparisons,

是啊，當我們在外面打鳥的時候，我們不斷地進行比較。

narrowing down the list of species  to figure out what we're looking at.

縮小物種列表，以弄清我們'看的是什麼。

Now that we’ve checked out size,  let's look at the shape.

現在我們已經檢查出了尺寸，讓我們看看形狀'。

哦，這裡有一隻知更鳥，被綁起來了。

So when observing a bird's shape, it’s important to start out with the overall

所以在觀察鳥兒的外形時，要從整體入手。

impression of the bird.   Jessie thought it was pretty chunky.

印象中的鳥。   傑西覺得它很厚重。

The next thing she’ll do is  key in on those parts of the bird

接下來，她要做的就是重點關注這隻鳥的那些部位。

that are most useful for identification: the head,

the bill, the length of the wings  and the length of the tail. All the while, she's

喙、翅膀的長度和尾巴的長度。同時，她's

constantly making comparisons with the bird she sees to what she already knows.

不斷地把她看到的鳥和她已經知道的東西進行比較。

Yeah, so taking a closer  look at its shape,

是啊，所以仔細看看它的外形。

we can see that it's got  a fairly long bill,

我們可以看到，它'的得到了一個相當長的法案。

So if I were to compare  this bird to other birds I know,

所以如果要把這隻鳥和我認識的其他鳥做比較。

I’d say that it has a shorter tail  than a mockingbird but it has a larger body.

我想說的是，它的尾巴比知更鳥短，但它的身體卻更大。

It doesn’t have a crest  like a Blue Jay or cardinal would.

它不像藍鴉或紅雀那樣有一個徽章。

nothing like a House Wren’s stubby wings.

沒有什麼能比得上家鷦鷯的粗壯翅膀。

I don't think I can overstate the importance of making comparisons when

我不'認為我不能過分強調進行比較的重要性，當。

Now I know this is going to  sound a little bit weird,

but one of the best type  of comparisons that you can make

但其中一個最好的類型的比較，你可以使

And that's a subject of  today's "pro insight".

而這'就是今天'的一個主題"親見"。

Comparing an individual bird’s  body parts with one another,

將單個鳥類的身體部位相互比較。

for example the length of the wings  relative to the length of the tail,

例如，翅膀的長度相對於尾巴的長度。

can be a particularly good way to identify birds that appear very similar.

可以是一個特別好的方法來識別那些看起來非常相似的鳥類。

Here's what we're talking about.  We have a Hairy Woodpecker

這就是我們所說的。  我們有一個毛啄木鳥

Now we have a Downy Woodpecker  on the side of the same feeder.

現在，我們在同一個餵食器的邊上有一隻啄木鳥。