Join birdwatchers across the U.S. and Canada for the Great Backyard Bird Count on February 12 – 15. Your participation, besides being a lot of fun, will help scientists learn more about our backyard birds.
White-breasted Nuthatch Last year 620 species were submitted on 94,165 checklists with an astounding 11,558,638 individual birds counted across the country.
Click on the Blue Jay below for information on how to participate (it’s easy!), photos from past counts, and tips on identifying those tricky little brown birds.
Want to venture further afield? Join RCAS for its monthly monitoring walk around West Rutland Marsh on Saturday, February 13. Meet at the West Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 AM.
So fill your feeders, grab your binoculars, and get ready to count!
