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Great Backyard Bird Count

Continued from previous page on bird feeding; how to use binoculars; how to make your yard bird-friendly; and how to identify birds, especially those tricky, similar-looking species. There are even tips on how to be a bird-friendly family.

The results of each survey are displayed on a variety of maps. You can easily see the distribution pattern of any bird species. You can also see the same map change over time as the bird’s mapped distribution changes over the years. You can compare your sightings to everyone else in your state.

Every year, more people do the count and more people do more than one count. I do a backyard count and I count a twomile-long section of river near my home. Last year, more than 234,000 reports were sent in from the U.S. covering 682 species. Make sure the birds from your commu- nity are well-represented in the count. It doesn’t matter whether you report the 5 species coming to your backyard feeder or the 75 species you see during a day’s outing to a wildlife refuge.

This event was developed and managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited store owners.

I have added three new videos about bird feeding to the Greener View YouTube channel. They cover the best seed types to feed birds, the best types of bird feeders to use and a taste test I ran to determine the best ingredient to fake suet. Check them out in the playlist for Chapter 13: Gardening for Wildlife.

Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@ greenerview.com. .

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