The Great Backyard Bird Count

Dark-eyed Junco photo by Mark Schmitt

I have hundreds of these little birds in my yard during the winter and I love to watch them jostle for position in my tray feeder and go crazy in my covered bird feeder.  The reason I have this bird as my photo for this post is that it is almost time for the Great Backyard Bird Count and I have lots of them to count!  I made a short video of Dark-eyed Juncos, Lesser Goldfinches, American Goldfinches, Purple Finches and House Finches out in my yard in the middle of January right after a snow storm here:

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The Great Backyard Bird Count has several sponsors and they are giving away gifts to participants!  This is one event that everyone can enjoy, from kids to grandparents.  Not only is it fun and free (and did I mention that they are giving away gifts?) but it takes a minimum of 15 minutes and you can do it wherever you want!  Here is the link to find out all about it:

The Great Backyard Bird Count 

Mark you calendars for February 15th thru the 18th for the Great Backyard Bird Count and have fun while you are helpng out our feathered friends.

Happy Birding!