I used to keep mine in the kitchen where I could see my birdfeeder out the window when I was a kid. being in the SE US, we get a lot of migration crossing thro

I used to keep mine in the kitchen where I could see my birdfeeder out the window when I was a kid. being in the SE US, we get a lot of migration crossing through and the seasonal variety is awesome. I started using eBird when my daughter got interested in birds. But I fumble with it too much and went out to Amazon and got a new field guide just for quick access. I could totally see her in the same scenario you were in :). Mostly now she gets strange looks when she refers to a female red shouldered hawk that hangs around the area as "Emma".