Birders from Fultondale, Alabama, submitted more checklists in the Great Backyard Birdcount of 2006 than any other community in the United States or Canada, according to the official results from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Photo by Glynn Wilson A rare yellow-bellied sapsucker showed up for several days not far…
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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Photo and Sound
There is no final report out yet on the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006. We’ll post a link as soon as it becomes available. Meanwhile, the photo gallery is up. Great stuff… Photo by Glynn Wilson This image shows a what appears to be a yellow-bellied sapsucker, sphyrapicus varius, captured on Saturday, March 4,…
Robin Red Breast, The First Sign of Spring
Photo by Glynn Wilson The first sure sign of spring… Growing up in these parts, the arrival of Robin Red Breast always meant the first sign of spring. Guess it still does, although the cycles of migration seem volatile of late. Global warming? But finally, today, a beautiful day in Alabama. Reached a high of…
The Great Backyard Bird Count Early Report
Photo by Glynn Wilson A cold male cardinal sitting in a redbud tree The Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006 is over. In Birmingham, Alabama, the cold, wet weather no doubt made the event less fun for the people counting and the birds. But early results show a lot of people counted a lot of…
Cold, Wet Winter Weather Hampers Back Yard Bird Count
by Glynn Wilson One of four American gold finches spotted during the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006 Some of the coldest, wet winter weather in the Southeast this year may hamper the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006. I will have a report from here by Monday night or Tuesday. So far, the most…
Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 17-20
The ninth annual Great Backyard Bird Count is taking place February 17–20, with a special opportunity to “Count Birds with a Buddy,” according to the press release from the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birders should share their passion with someone new this year, although every participant contributes to scientific knowledge…
