The Great Backyard Bird Count 2023 - Reminder #3

[Dave in VA]

Just a reminder to put the dates Feb 17-20 on your calendar.

Checkout the link below for more information:

https://www.birdcount.org

[WhiteTara]

1. thanks!

It's on my calendar now

[Dave in VA]

2. Great!

It is a lot of fun. Spread the info if you can. The more who participate the better!

[WhiteTara]

3. We've done this in the past

and I'm looking forward to this year. The last couple of years have been brutal and I wasn't able to even think about our feathered friends.

[Dave in VA]

6. Glad you are able to participate again!

n/t

[dem4decades]

4. Thanks, Just a question, let's say I have a bunch of cardinals in my yard, and in the first minute

I see three at once. Then they fly away, then 5 minutes late 2 are back in the yard. Do I count 3 or 5 cardinals?

[Dave in VA]

5. Good question

This is from the web site in the faqs:

https://www.birdcount.org/learn/faqs/

"Please report the highest number of individuals seen at one time during your observation period, as well as any clearly different individuals. For example if you see a chickadee flying back and forth to your feeder multiple times but you never see more than one at a time, count just one chickadee. But if you see a male and female cardinal coming and going but not at the same time, you can count them as two birds because you know for sure that there are 2 individuals. And if you see a bird fly over your feeder – please count that too. We are looking for a conservative estimate of the highest number of individual birds you are seeing for the counting period. Submit a checklist for each counting session. You can count more than once in the same location or in more than one location—just submit a separate checklist for each watching period and/or location."

Hope this helps!

[dem4decades]

9. Thanks, I'll do my best.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Thanks! ❤️

[Dave in VA]

8. You Are Welcome!