The Great Backyard Bird Count will take place Friday through Monday, Feb. 13-16. Everyone can participate. Count the birds you see anywhere — your backyard, local park, favorite birding spot — choose one or all. There is no required amount of time you must spend.  You can submit checklists for as many locations as you want, and a new checklist for each location each day. Your counts are reported to Web site www.birdcount.org. The count is organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. The purpose is to provide a snapshot of where birds are across the continent. Last year, more than 85,000 checklists were submitted, recording 9.8 million birds of 635 species. This is citizen science, valuable, and fun to boot. The Web site has more information and some lovely photographs. The Common Redpoll in the photo is one of three that have been visiting our feeders recently.     

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