Great Backyard Bird Count 2013

    You are invited to participate in the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count! (GBBC) Coordinated every year by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology & The Audubon Society; the help of all dedicated backyard birders is needed. The dates this year are Friday, February 15^th thru Monday, February 18^th. The link is listed below for all the info you will need. It is as simple as observing your backyard aviary activity for just fifteen minutes. You can do this one day or all 4 days. The site allows you to enter your zip code & it will connect you to a list of birds you may see in your area during February. You print out the list & start counting. The site provides advice & a page to enter your results. I participated last year & it was fun to do & easy too. Recording your results on their site was also very simple. It felt very rewarding. My sister participated also & it was nice to compare results. This is also a wonderful activity to enjoy with your kids. The site provides all types of helpful info to get you started. Last year over 17.4 million birds were counted & 623 species! The Northern Cardinal was the most common bird counted (pictured at left). Please join in the fun & get to know your backyard friends.

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc

    Make sure to check out my last post on a great camera deal at Target on a Canon Powershot. Just in case you need to snap some photos of these wonderful birds!