You
are invited to participate in the 2014 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 14th thru Monday, February 17th. 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 137 thousand checklists were submitted;
over 33.4 million birds were counted & over 4,200 species! The Northern
Cardinal was the most common bird counted followed by the Dark-eyed Junco,
Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker & House Finch. Please join in the fun &
get to know your backyard friends. Keep your camera ready for photo ops too!
http://gbbc.birdcount.org/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=38aa974817-GBBC_eNewsletter_Feb2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-38aa974817-302358397
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