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
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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 Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
Has a whole year of reduced noise, reduced pollution, reduced driving and flying been good for bird life?
Now is your chance to help scientists find out. The Great Backyard Bird Count, a worldwide effort to observe birds everywhere and send the data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is set for Friday through Monday.