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 to help prepare everyone to participate safely in their own backyard or nearby park for the bird county. The presentation will be helpful for first timers, beginning birders, families or anyone who wants to brush up their backyard bird identification skills and learn how to participate and report their birds sightings online.
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 second Monday of each month. This month: explore history of Valentine’s Day and build Valentine Pal.
STEAM Club: kids in 3rd grade and up invited to visit Champaign County Library starting today to pick up a Grab & Go kit. Limited number available. This month, make recycled paper.
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 Alpena High School biology teacher still enjoys birding.
“I really enjoy it and I’ve been doing it quite awhile,” Wolfgang said. “The thing I like about it is that you never know what you’re going to find, so each day is kind of like a treasure hunt. You don’t know what’s out there. It’s always relaxing, too, if you pick the right places.”
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The Audubon Society s Great Backyard Bird Count begins Feb. 12. Here s 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 them to us, organizers of the Great Backyard Bird Count said. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations.