In their story Sexy, Nerdy, Birdy: Why Bird Watching Is Your Next Cool Hobby the authors of the Field Trip website noted that:
"The stereotype of birders as grandpas in socks and sandals doesn’t really hold up anymore. These days, if you show up at a community bird walk or local Audubon meetup, you’ll find all kinds of people—Gen Z, millennials, parents with strollers, twenty-somethings with tattoos and field guides. Birding has quietly become a young person’s sport, and the appeal makes total sense."
Many people point to one bird interaction or species that got them hooked on birdwatching. For these folks it was finding homeless baby birds and helping them become reunited with their parents.
They've got the gear for birdwatching and recently added a Haikubox to their home birdwatching kit... and they love it! Here's what they said:
Want to know what birds are hanging around your backyard—even when you’re not looking? Enter the Haikubox. It’s a smart, always-on bird listener that uses AI to detect and alert you to birds by sound. Ours lives on our screened porch near the feeders. The alerts you can set are customizable. We get alerts when new or rare species arrive, and it even tracks patterns over time—like a birdwatching buddy that never sleeps. If you’re trying to ID your mystery morning songster or want to learn which rare migrants are stopping by, Haikubox is pure gold.
Read more on their blog post.