JOIN IN! Great Backyard Bird Count

On February 13-16, 2015 the Audubon Society joins the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in hosting the Great Backyard Bird Count. Everyone is invited to tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of count, and you are asked to submit your observations online through the GBBC website: www.birdcount.org.

This is an easy and fun to do activity with your family, especially your children. Not certain as to what bird you are seeing? Any on-line guides can help you such as Cornell's www.allabout birds.org site.

Some of the more common birds you will see in Raymondale backyards this time of year are:

 American Goldfinch

 Carolina Wren

 Dark-eyed Junco

 Downy Woodpecker

 House Finch

 House Sparrow

 Northern Cardinal

 Pileated Woodpecker

 Red-bellied Woodpecker

 White-breasted Nuthatch

White-throated Sparrow

All photos taken in Raymondale in January-February 2015 (by Beth Fedorko). Good luck and Happy Birding!!!