Bird watching is fascinating and wonderful. I've seen so many interesting birds since I started bird watching seriously (for me) a few years ago. Now I've taken up learning bird songs and calls, because it's easier to hear them than to see them alot of the time. In my urban area, I've seen bald eagles, Pileated woodpeckers (lots of them here), cedar wax wings, etc. My favorite call, although I rarely see the bird, is the Wood Thrush. There's one outside my bedroom window in the summer.