The annual Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend—through Monday in fact. To learn more, visit the official web site. Anyone can join in. It's a fun way for all those interested in birds to help scientists gather data to learn more about them.
It's rather cold and wet here in south central Texas, but we have every intention of participating—just like last year.
UPDATE: Well, I sat outside, walked around a bit, a froze my feet off for an hour (its in the 30s here today, which is brutal for this part of the world). Saw a few birds, but missed a few species that are quite common in our yard and neighborhood, such as Northern Mockingbird and Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Below is the list we submitted for today. We'll do it again tomorrow and probably Monday as well, when it should be a bit warmer.
2 House Finches
2 Northern Cardinals
2 Black-crested Titmice
2 Carolina Chickadees
1 Orange-crowned Warbler (visiting the feeder, strangely enough)
7 White-winged doves
1 Vulture, either Turkey or Black
2 Western Scrub-Jays
2 Lesser Goldfinches (unusual!)
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