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The Great Backyard Bird Count Info
Project FeederWatch Electronic Newsletter
February 8, 2010
If you are counting for Project FeederWatch from February 12 through 15, your counts can do double duty if you enter the same tallies into the web site for the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). It’s a step well worth taking to make sure the GBBC database includes your information and collects as many observations as possible. After you enter your checklists on the GBBC website, take a few moments to explore reports coming in from across the continent and upload images for the photo contest. Tweet about the birds you’re seeing and by including the #gbbc hashtag, your comments will appear in the Twitter widget on the GBBC home page. Just by participating in the GBBC you’ll be entered into a drawing for great prizes. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with new Canadian partner, Bird Studies Canada and sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited The rules for counting for the GBBC are a little different than for FeederWatch. For the GBBC you can report any birds you see at your wild bird feeders, even those birds flying overhead that don’t count for FeederWatch. You can also submit a separate checklist for each locale on every day that you count. Join the Great Backyard Bird Count this year and Count for Fun, Count for the Future!
Evening Grosbeak by Ted Schroeder, 2009 GBBC.
* * * * * * Project FeederWatch Contact Information
For US participants:
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Project FeederWatch
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-2427
[email protected]
http://birds.cornell.edu/pfwFor Canadian participants:
Bird Studies Canada/Etudes d’Oiseaux Canada P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
(519) 586-3531
[email protected]
Toll Free: 1-888-448-BIRD (2473)
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.htmlProject FeederWatch is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a nonprofit organization supported by friends and members. Our mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Watch our video about how you can join us as a “force for nature!”
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Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder to the Rescue!
If the squirrels in your yard believe that your bird feeders are meant for them, then you’ve likely wasted enough money on disappearing seed! The furry critters can eat their weight in bird seed in one week! Even with a baffle, if not placed strategically and correctly, bird feeders will fall prey to the menacing acrobatics of the backyard gray squirrel.But with a good squirrel proof bird feeder you’ll never have to think of the intruding squirrel again. Every bit of food will remain available for your feathered friends. With a wise investment in a squirrel proof feeder, you will have saved enough money in birdseed over time to pay for it, and save yourself countless episodes of squirrel/bird feeder aggravation!
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The Best Squirrel Baffles are the Ones That Work!
Squirrels and Squirrel Baffles
Let’s face it…squirrels can ruin the joys of backyard birding in no time flat! They can eat their weight in seed in one week, and destructive little devils… they’ll chew through feeders like tomorrow! Squirrel Baffles that are not used correctly are useless. They must be strategically placed to keep squirrels at bay. After all, they are crafty little critters who can jump up to six feet high and eight feet across, just like little supermen.
The electronic squirrel baffle called the Twirl-A-Squirrel, takes the guess work out of squirrel baffle/birdfeeder placement. This innovative little gadget allows you the complete liberty of placing bird feeders where you actually want them, and not just where squirrels can’t get to them. A pretty important factor to take into consideration if you enjoy feeding your feathered friends and bird watching! The Twirl-A-Squirrel is absolutely harmless to squirrels as well, the motorized baffle gently spins them to the ground when they can no longer hang on to the feeder. Check out the video below…it’s hilarious!
It really doesn’t spin that fast…this video has been remixed, but you’ll get the jist.
Birding Tips, Information & News
If the squirrels in your yard believe that your bird feeders are meant for them, then you’ve likely wasted enough money on disappearing seed! The furry critters can eat their weight in bird seed in one week! Even with a baffle, if not placed strategically and correctly, bird feeders will fall prey to the menacing acrobatics of the backyard gray squirrel.