Great Backyard Bird Count...Be a Participant!

Great Backyard Bird Count...Be a Participant!

Birds are a delight! On any given day I can observe finches, cardinals, blue jays, hummingbirds, painted buntings, doves and other species hanging in the trees or visiting the watering bowl on my balcony. Watching these birds will lower my blood pressure, bring a smile to my face and peace in my heart!

February 17-20, the annual four day event that can turn anyone into a birder by participating in THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT (www.bird-source.org/gbbc) is starting this Friday.

Thousands of volunteers all over the United States and Canada will participate. The number and types of birds will be counted near their homes. Why do we do this? Researchers will use the results to monitor species that might be in trouble. Birds can't advocate on their own behalf for us to protect our environment - their home!

If you have internet access you can keep tabs on what is being reported in your own town.... or anywhere else in the USA and Canada.

Do you love birds? Can you identify birds? Want to be a birder for a weekend? This event will make for a perfect outing with family, friends or solo. It's free, fun and easy....it takes as little as 15 minutes on one day. Helps the birds...be a BIRD COUNTER!

Event sponsors: Audubon Society, Bird Studies Canada (Etudes D'Oiseaux), Cornell University Lab of Ornithology.

Call Gwynn Teal Carpenter, Broker of Home and Hearth Realty (512-467-6191) to locate an Austin Texas home with birds living in the trees close by!