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

 

Birds And Biodiversity

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This inspiring footage of birds and wildlife celebrates the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's long-standing tradition of documenting and sharing information about the natural world. Thanks to you, that tradition continues. We hope you'll keep watching, listening, and exploring with us to improve the understanding and protection of birds and biodiversity.

Explore the World of Birds and Biodiversity

Downy Woodpecker At The Bird Feeder

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Seed and suet feeders are visited many times a day by chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and the woodpecker that is the smallest American member of its family, the downy woodpecker.

Downies are part of action at bird feeder

The Spread Of House Finches

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That reddish finch at your feeders is an amazing bird, capable of great feats of resilience in the face of some very hard times. Consider its recent history: Its ancestors were netted for years along the West Coast and sold, illegally, as caged birds, valued for their year-round singing. Transported, again illegally, to the East by pet dealers, some dozens were released around New York in the 1940s to avoid federal investigators.

House finches spread like wildfire

Unusually Warm Weather Means Fewer Birds At The Feeder

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"When weather is less demanding and natural food is in abundance, birds eat less at feeders," he explained.

No snow, just cold for Christmas

Tips For Feeding The Birds

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The bird feeders out my kitchen window are bustling with activity. Our most frequent visitors include nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and sparrows. If you would like to attract and feed birds this season, here are a few bird feeding tips.

Winter bird feeding

Christmas Bird Count Tradition

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On Dec. 27, area bird enthusiasts will meet and spend the day counting as many varieties of bird species as they can spot in a 24-hour period as part of the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Local bird count an annual holiday tradition