Category Archives: Great Backyard Bird Count

Bird Myths: Feeders stop birds from migrating

If you had the choice between eating delicious food whenever you want for free or walking hundreds of miles to get to another place where you would have to buy your own food, what would you do? Well, you and I might stay and eat that food all year round, but if you were a [...]

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Bird Count Shows Uptick in Evening Grosbeaks

I already reported on some of the interesting findings of The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) that took place in February, but the project recently put out more findings this week regarding bird populations. According to the GBBC, Evening Grosbeak populations were reportedly the highest they’ve ever been during the GBBC. The reason this news [...]

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Great Backyard Bird Count: Preliminary results

The call was made, and you answered. The annual request for casual and expert birders alike to head outdoors and document birds yielded fantastic results this year. As I posted about a few weeks ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count was slated to take place between February 18 and February 23, with all submissions due [...]

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