Great backyard bird count

Brush off the old Sibley Guide. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society and Bird Studies Canada are asking us to count the birds in our backyard February 12-15. You can count for fifteen minutes, you can count for the entire four days, up to you.

Just report what you’ve got here so that the people in charge of birds can get an idea of how many are where, what’s up with migration habits and if conservation efforts need to happen in certain places. 

Lots more information on their web site: The Great Backyard Bird Count.

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