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Sarah Chertos, Wildlife Education Specialist, Blandford Nature Center, joined West Michigan's Morning News to talk about the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count, snowshoeing and more.

Library calendar for Feb. 10-16 Ocala Star-Banner TODAY Celebrate Every Day: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Reddick Public Library, 15150 NW Gainesville Road, Reddick. Free. From Dragon Appreciation Day to Crossword Puzzle Day, we are celebrating! There’s something happening every day this branch is open, so check with us and celebrate!  All ages welcome. Call 352-438-2566 to register. Shake, Rattle and Read: 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.  Headquarters-Ocala Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala...

Great Backyard Bird Count underway Poll Will you visit a business if they open in spite of health restrictions that say they can’t? Yes The worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count event has returned for the 24th year this month, with hopes that with more people spending time outdoors because of the pandemic, more will participate for a better count. The annual bird count is an opportunity for all budding birdwatchers and bird-count experts to use their skills. For at least 15 minutes on one or m...

Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: February 10-16, 2021 Get into art, share love, celebrate shave ice, bake and enjoy the holiday. February 10, 2021   Navid Najafi will perform during ‘Ohana Day as part of the 2021 Virtual Art Summit. Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Contemporary Art Summit.   Free with registration Listen to keynote speakers, artists, curators, and thinkers from Hawai‘i and around the world known for educational programming focused on art and ideas. They include multi-genera...

Backyard bird count alights in Clark County Observations can shed light if stay-home orders affected avians By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter Published: February 9, 2021, 6:02am Share: 8 Photos Veteran birder Susan Setterberg keeps an eye out for feathered friends as they fly near her backyard at her Ridgefield home Thursday morning. She will join the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend. (Photos by Amanda Cow...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: February 5, 2021 The bird count is conducted worldwide. (Image courtesy bird count.org) The Edmonds Wildlife Habitat Native Plant Demonstration Garden will be hosting a virtual program via Zoom Saturday, Feb. 6 to train people to participate in the 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count, which takes place Feb. 12-15. The Feb. 6 program, which runs from 10-11:30 a.m., will be taught by Edmonds resident Alan Mearns, who has been providing this training annually. The goal is t...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, February 6 Sunday, February 7 Monday, February 8 Anytime Story with Miss Lisa: Watch Miss Lisa share a story on the St. Paris Public Library YouTube channel or the St. Paris Public Library Facebook page Grab and Go Program Bags: Pick up craft and activity bags for toddlers and preschoolers at the St. Paris Public Library while supplies last Explorer’s Club: 3:30-4:30 p.m., M’burg Public Library, for ages 6 (kindergarten)-5th grade. Club meets at this time the se...

dhinkley@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Photos Above is a barred owl and below are cedar waxwings in these photos taken by TBAS members during the Christmas Bird Count. ALPENA — Some do it for fun, some do it for fresh air, and some do it to commune with nature. Whatever your pleasure, birding is a free hobby you can do all year long at any age, and even during a pandemic. “It is the perfect pandemic hobby,” said Andrew Wolfgang, who has been birdwatching since he was 6 years old. Now 30, the...

Reply The Audubon Societys Great Backyard Bird Count begins Feb. 12. Heres how you can participate in Mooresville. (Shutterstock) MOORESVILLE, NC — Bird lovers near Mooresville will soon have an opportunity to contribute to what is known about global bird populations. The annual Great Backyard Bird Count returns this year for four days in February. "Over these four days we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting t...

Lauderdale. congratulations. think you know all the birds in your backyard? you may want to grab your binoculars. >> steve: what? >> alisyn: can you read the prompter with that on? >> steve: there it is right there. starting today, is a great backyard bird count, national evice president to count all the birds in your area. joining us is jim carpenter, founder and ceo of wild birds unlimited and a few of his feathered friends. good morning to you. >> good morning. its great to be here. my compan...