the great backyard bird count 2011!

The Great backyard bird count starts next Friday! If you want to participate go to this website. there is a photo contest and other fun things that you can do. Have fun!

I've enjoyed participating in the great backyard bird count for the past three years and am excited about it again this year!

Here are a couple of other good websites to help you learn about birds and what species you might see in your yard this year.

www.whatbird.com

www.allaboutbirds.org

Happy Birding!

-the birdman-

project feederwatch...

Project feederwatch starts in two weeks! I can't believe almost a whole year has gone by already! So if you are going to sign up, better do it soon. (by the way you can sign up late). I did it last year and it was lots of fun. (actually I didnt sign up until January and didnt get my stuff until Febuary so it was really this year. It starts November first). They also have lots of neat stuff like pictures from previous feederwatch seasons on their website. Also there are several bird counts coming up soon such as the christmas bird count,great backyard bird count and the delaware bird-a-thon (if you live in Delaware or are in Delaware then).

-the birdman-

neat thing about Titmouse name

This is a neat thing I found out the other day about the Titmouse name. The word Titmouse comes from the old Icelandic word mase wich means small and the Anglo-Saxon word tit which means bird. So, the name Titmouse literally means small bird.

-the birdman-

wing banded ring-billed gull

Back in January we saw a wing banded Ring-Billed Gull in the Walmart parking lot. I entered it on a banding website. Today, I got a certificate of appreciation for entering the information. It was banded in Worcester County, Massachusetts a year ago today (3/26/08). It hatched in 2005 or earlier,they do not know the sex of it.
If you ever see a banded bird, write down the band number and the species,location, etc. Then, go to this website and enter the information. They will send you a certificate with all of its info. This is not just for fun, it also helps scientists track them. Scientists can learn important stuff about birds behavior,movement and other important things.

-the birdman-