The Great Backyard Bird Count

Image from Cornell Lab of Ornithology  

How Many Birds Do You See?

The Great American Bird Count is a yearly activity sponsored by Cornell Lab and  Audubon. 

This years bird count is February 15-18, 2013, so get your counting fingers ready!

Image from Great American Bird Count

The Great American Bird Count is for Kids!

 There are lots of good resources to make this a fun and educational activity for everyone.

You can download this printable pdf - Guide to Common Birds --

And this one (pdf or word doc)  for keeping track of your bird count.

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eBird has a great tutorial on how to count birds. This would be a great math activity to practice estimating objects. 

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Cornell has some really awesome videos, like this one:

This is the Spoon-billed Sandpiper on her/his nest, and her babies!

Definitely worth watching with your kids -- fascinating and educational.

Why her and his? What the video and listen to the video for the answer!

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One more thing -- Participants in the Great Backyard Bird Count can win PRIZES!
Be sure to check it out -- They are giving away some nice bird-related items.

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I'll have more bird resources in the future, so if that is something you and your children are interested in, be sure to check back!

So long, for now -- Gotta fly!