Christmas Bird Count Continues Through January 5th

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For the 112th year, volunteer birders are fanning out across the country for the annual birding census this winter. The Christmas Bird Count continues through January 5th.

Christmas bird watching with a benefit

 

The Big Year Movie Review

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This film is an enjoyable tramp through America’s wilds and through the familial tangles of its three main characters. Peppered with polite humor, a bit of slapstick, and many gorgeous—and remarkably accurate—birds, this PG movie, directed by David Frankel, will entertain most any family, birding or nonbirding.

 

The Big Year: Our Movie Review

 

Watching The Hummingbird Nest

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This being the breeding season of our feathered friends, I thought it might be of some interest to report the residency of a mother hummingbird nesting not far distant from my northeasterly bedroom window.

Tiny Is As Tidy Does

Ideas To Teach Your Children About Birds And Bird Feeders

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A friend of mine has a small telescope set up in her living room, not for snooping at the neighbours, but for watching the birds at her bird feeder. It’s set quite low so her young grandchildren can watch the birds when they come over. They can see close-up, the blue-jays, chickadees and sparrows, as well as the occasional squirrel,  as they help themselves to the bird seed.

POSITIVE PARENTING: Birds of a feather

White-winged Dove Spotted In Maryland

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Unusual bird spotted in Kemptown, MD.

They saw mourning doves, lots of house sparrows and crows. And after five hours of waiting, they saw the white-winged dove. It stayed for about five minutes, munching seeds from a bird feeder, and then flew back toward the nearby woods.

White-winged dove comes to Kemptown

Learn How To Count Birds

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Find out how to identify and count birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count.

You will also have an opportunity to enjoy and participate in many bird related activities and games to learn how to identify birds and how they adapt to different habitats. 

Learn to Count Birds for the 2011 Great Backyard Bird Count!