Get ready to flock to these locations. Birding is an absolute blast. This ultra-relaxing hobby offers a great way to not just enjoy and experience nature, but also appreciate it—as literally millions of us discovered during the pandemic. Seriously, remember when—desperate to do anything outside—we threw ourselves into bird-watching, buying or DIYing feeders, purchasing special cameras and even snapping up binoculars? Here we are now, four years later, and we've pretty much spotted all the species there are to see in our backyards. Which just might mean it's time to take it on the road to the best spots in the U.S. to travel for bird-watching. Think about it: what could be better than combining your two favorite obsessions: birding and travel? Especially when some of the world's best bird-watching can be found within America's borders, in places as pretty as northern California and coastal Maine? Best of all, the following avian hangouts are so dense in winged wonders (hellllooo Platte River Valley!) you don't need to be an expert to spot some stunning species. And some destinations, like the legendary Rio Grande Valley, are home to birds you won't find anywhere else in the nation, giving even the most experienced twitchers a chance to expand their life list (the inventory of birds a birder has spotted in their lifetime). Many of the following vacation hotspots, which are sprinkled throughout the U.S., are best to visit in spring or fall, when long-distance migrants are moving through on their way to or from Central or South America. Some provide special birding opportunities in summer, or even winter. But all are definitely for the birds!

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