Become a citizen scientist this month during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). It is a free, fun, and easy event. Participants (young and old) are asked to count birds and then report the number to give an accurate and real-time snap shot of our bird populations. Help out our birds! You can go out in your own backyard, to a park, or to a nature reserve and count birds for a minimum of 15 minutes and then report your findings at www.birdcount.org! Mark your calendars for February 14-17 for the official count.
We have birding events around our area as well where you can join in too!
- February 1: Winter Bird Watching and Community Science
- February 13: Bird Count and Scary Bird Chat
- February 14: Bird Count and Love Letters to Birds
- February 15: Great Backyard Bird Count
- February 21: Birdhosue Workshops at Lowe's
It doesn't matter if you recognize the birds, all that matters is that you count them and submit the data. You can spend as little as fifteen minutes counting the birds. Where should you count the birds?
- Count the birds visiting your bird feeder
- Take a walk through your neighborhood count the birds
- Go on a drive and count the birds
- Just count birds!
