The Great Backyard Bird Count February 13-16, 2015 - Wildlife Gardeners

Cirsium · 02-07-2015, 01:35 AM

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1. Register for the count or use your existing login name and password. If you have never participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count or any other Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you’ll need to create a new account. If you already created an account for last year’s GBBC, or if you’re already registered with eBird or another Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you can use your existing login information.

2. Count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the GBBC. You can count for longer than that if you wish! Count birds in as many places and on as many days as you like ...

3. Enter your results on the GBBC website by clicking “Submit Observations” on the home page. Or download ...

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dapjwy · 02-11-2015, 09:44 PM

Hey thanks, Cirsium. I was upset that I forgot about and missed the bird count at Christmas time. (That is when it normally is, isn't it? Or do I have that wrong, too?)

I'm glad I can still get a count in. :-)

dapjwy · 02-14-2015, 07:32 PM

~sigh~ Even with the recent reminder, I still forgot. Just thought of it now--long after dark.

Luckily, I still have a day or two to go.

linrose · 02-15-2015, 01:04 PM

I've done three 15 minute sessions so far, it's kinda boring but I did get to see a pileated woodpecker yesterday which was cool. I'm sure they are around a lot more than I think but I just don't take the time to notice. We also had a big flock of robins, 21 of them, that come every day and then there is the one lone mockingbird that comes to drink.

Sage · 02-15-2015, 01:30 PM

Our high temp today is MINUS TWO! With wind chill factor, death in two minutes or MINUS 23, whichever comes first. Since we cannot have feeders anymore, we rarely have visitors.

Good luck All!

linrose · 02-16-2015, 06:05 PM

Yikes Sage! That's bitter cold. I watch the weather up there as it used to be my neck of the woods. We just got 9 inches of snow today, crazy for here in Kentucky, and a low of minus 5 is predicted for Wednesday night.

Even without feeders couldn't you strew some seed on the ground? I did that today on top of the snow because with the snow I couldn't get to the feeders. Whenever it snows here our birds come in droves to the feeders. The only open ground was under the hammock where the ground was packed with birds. I was heartened to see lots of birds in the prairie bed eating seeds.

linrose · 02-17-2015, 12:44 PM

We have 9 inches of snow on the ground now and our only snow shovel just broke! At least Jason got most of the driveway cleared so we can get the cars out if we need to but we haven't gone out in two days. Our little road is private so no plows come through and the only resident of the five houses on our dead end street that has a tractor is away in Florida right now. Fortunately we have a 4 wheel drive truck that can make it down the hill (and hopefully back up!) if we need to get to town. We're just hunkering down for the duration. It's bitter cold though but the sun came out today which helped a lot.

I submitted my sightings to the GBBC, I had to input my latitude and longitude, luckily I had it written down in my garden journal so it was pretty easy to locate. I had forgotten how I actually found it in the first place, maybe some of you can suggest an easy way to find yours. I was happy with my flock of robins, my pileated woodpecker and the large number of goldfinches I found in 15 minutes. If the count had happened after the snowstorm the numbers and species would have multiplied by 10 I'm sure. Sparrows, tohees, doves, Carolina wrens, juncos, flickers, all were absent on my count until the snow started. Oh and the starlings decided they liked to stay around and sample the suet and feeders too much to my dismay.

havalotta · 02-17-2015, 02:43 PM

Not much here but a handful of chickadees, a pair of blue jays and some kind of hawk flying by at the camp...

linrose · 02-23-2015, 04:25 PM

Our pileated was back today, at the suet feeder right outside my window! He had another with him. He flew off to the nearby dogwood and I snapped some shots through the window and screen which are blurry but he was so magnificent.

havalotta · 02-23-2015, 04:58 PM

Oh now nice. WHAT a crest!
Reminds me of the red hair you sometimes see on people.

02-11-2015, 09:44 PM	#2
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Hey thanks, Cirsium. I was upset that I forgot about and missed the bird count at Christmas time. (That is when it normally is, isn't it? Or do I have that wrong, too?) I'm glad I can still get a count in. :-) __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

02-14-2015, 07:32 PM	#3
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	~sigh~ Even with the recent reminder, I still forgot. Just thought of it now--long after dark. Luckily, I still have a day or two to go. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

02-15-2015, 01:04 PM	#4
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	I've done three 15 minute sessions so far, it's kinda boring but I did get to see a pileated woodpecker yesterday which was cool. I'm sure they are around a lot more than I think but I just don't take the time to notice. We also had a big flock of robins, 21 of them, that come every day and then there is the one lone mockingbird that comes to drink. __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

02-15-2015, 01:30 PM	#5
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Our high temp today is MINUS TWO! With wind chill factor, death in two minutes or MINUS 23, whichever comes first. Since we cannot have feeders anymore, we rarely have visitors. Good luck All! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

02-16-2015, 06:05 PM	#6
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Yikes Sage! That's bitter cold. I watch the weather up there as it used to be my neck of the woods. We just got 9 inches of snow today, crazy for here in Kentucky, and a low of minus 5 is predicted for Wednesday night. Even without feeders couldn't you strew some seed on the ground? I did that today on top of the snow because with the snow I couldn't get to the feeders. Whenever it snows here our birds come in droves to the feeders. The only open ground was under the hammock where the ground was packed with birds. I was heartened to see lots of birds in the prairie bed eating seeds. __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

02-17-2015, 12:44 PM	#7
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	We have 9 inches of snow on the ground now and our only snow shovel just broke! At least Jason got most of the driveway cleared so we can get the cars out if we need to but we haven't gone out in two days. Our little road is private so no plows come through and the only resident of the five houses on our dead end street that has a tractor is away in Florida right now. Fortunately we have a 4 wheel drive truck that can make it down the hill (and hopefully back up!) if we need to get to town. We're just hunkering down for the duration. It's bitter cold though but the sun came out today which helped a lot. I submitted my sightings to the GBBC, I had to input my latitude and longitude, luckily I had it written down in my garden journal so it was pretty easy to locate. I had forgotten how I actually found it in the first place, maybe some of you can suggest an easy way to find yours. I was happy with my flock of robins, my pileated woodpecker and the large number of goldfinches I found in 15 minutes. If the count had happened after the snowstorm the numbers and species would have multiplied by 10 I'm sure. Sparrows, tohees, doves, Carolina wrens, juncos, flickers, all were absent on my count until the snow started. Oh and the starlings decided they liked to stay around and sample the suet and feeders too much to my dismay. __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

02-17-2015, 02:43 PM	#8
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Not much here but a handful of chickadees, a pair of blue jays and some kind of hawk flying by at the camp... __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

02-23-2015, 04:25 PM	#9
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Our pileated was back today, at the suet feeder right outside my window! He had another with him. He flew off to the nearby dogwood and I snapped some shots through the window and screen which are blurry but he was so magnificent. Attached Thumbnails __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

02-23-2015, 04:58 PM	#10
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Oh now nice. WHAT a crest! Reminds me of the red hair you sometimes see on people. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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