The GBBC! It's coming!

Heads up folks... mark your calendars... The Great Backyard Bird Count will soon be upon us. February 15-18 will be the days. If you don't know what the GBBC is, here's what Cornell has to say about it:

"The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds."

If you're up to it, sign up to be a GBBC Ambassador for your local community. Last year, the count had over 81,000 checklists submitted which shattered previous records. Let's try to shatter it again this year.

GBBC Results for 2/16

I had the day off today, so Beth and I counted birds at our feeders for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Today's the only day we can participate because we're heading to the Brandywine Valley for 3 days to celebrate V-day. Speaking of V-day... never order from FTD.com. Long story, but their customer service is ridiculously awful.

Anyway, back to the GBBC... our suburban feeders managed to attract 9 species of birds with 20 individuals:

Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - 4
House Sparrow - 2

We also attracted our usual crowd of 4 bulbous, extremely hungry squirrels. This is what our patio looked like for most of the day. I took this picture with our new Canon S3 camera.



I recently purchased the heated birdbath in this picture. The Titmice seem to like to drink from it, but that's really it so far.



I hope you all get a chance to participate in the GBBC.