Get out your binoculars and check out local Fairfield County birds for the 14th annual national Great Backyard Bird Count by Audubon. People of all ages and skill levels are needed to count birds in their yards and neighborhoods from Friday through Monday. Simply tally birds for at least 15 minutes on any day of the count, then go to www.birdcount.org and enter the highest number of each species seen at one time.
When thousands of people all tell us what theyre seeing, we can detect changes in birds numbers and locations from year to year, Janis Dickinson, director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology said in a statement.
Anyone can watch as the tallies come in for birdlife across the continent. Organizers hope to receive more than 100,000 checklists during the event, with tallies of more than 600 bird species in all.
For more information, including bird identification tips, instructions and past results, visit the bird count website. The count also includes a photo contest and prize drawing for participants who enter their bird checklists online.
Be part of the conversation: What are some of the birds you see in your yard?
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