While almost everyone appreciates the colorful leaves of October, birders also look forward to their demise. Once the leaves dry up and fall to the ground, the tree limbs are bare for the first time since mid April.
This annual unveiling makes birding easier, removing the dense cover into which birds often disappear. Though some birders are adept at identifying birds by their song, many are less experienced or less skilled and rely almost exclusively on visual identification.
So, the canopies are opening up once again and, if the birds remain still long enough and you can focus your binoculars quick enough, our avian neighbors are easy to view. Indeed, the annual unveiling is only so helpful.
