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We’re entering the home stretch on winter here in North America, which means it must be time for the Great Backyard Bird Count! The GBBC is an awesome birding tradition that elevates awareness of February feeder bird distribution, mobilizes a nation of bored citizen scientists into productive action, and brings out the backyard birder in [...]

Backyard birding is, as both a method and philosophy of watching birds, decidedly distinct from field birding. One of the main differences is that backyard birders usually indulge from the comfort of their own homes, often while attending to more productive tasks than just ogling avians. Also, backyard birding requires a lot less effort, unless [...]