Winter Birding Backyard Bird Count Free Reusable Bag Contest
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Take Part in the Backyard Bird Count and Submit your Sighting Here to Win a Free Reusable Tote Bag!
Watching birds in your backyard is a fun activity, but during the backyard bird count, it's also an important one! Counting the birds in your backyard or that you see in the wild can give more information about them. If a bird is in decline, needs to be conserved, has changed migration route, or if the bird population has increased. Also, take part in the backyard bird contest we have on this page! Submit your sighting to the guestbook and you could win a free reusable tote bag from our store!
Picture by Rigib.
Eastern Bluebird , Sialia Sailis
(Cardinalis cardinalis) McLean County, Illinois
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"Baltimore oriole" Family Icteridae Genus Icterus Brisson Spe...
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea -- Family: Thraupidae). Pelican Bay Community ...
Why Count your Backyard Birds?
Reasons why you should count your birds and switch to reusable bags, too!
Backyard birdfeeder bird contests and counts are held all across the world every year. We decided to hold our own contest to get people more involved in counting their backyard birds, while promoting the idea of reusable bags.
Why Count Your Birds?
Counting the birds in your backyard will give a better estimate of the true number of birds of that species. This way, everyone will know whether a species is in decline or upswing and see what's causing it. Migration patterns are also a great reason to submit your backyard birds.
Why Use Reusable Bags?
Plastic bags are very harmful for the environment. They never truly break down into the environment, all the while polluting roadways and groundwater with tiny toxic plastic bits. They also can harm wildlife. Plastic bags cause suffocation to wildlife through ingestion, and sometimes they can get trapped inside these bags.
Switching to reusable bags prevents this problem. Bring your own bags to the grocery store or shopping anywhere. Most stores offer a credit for using your own bags as well.
The Winter Birds Reusable Tote Bag: Win It!
Enter our contest by submitting a guestbook entry!
You can win this bag! Submit your bird sightings to this lens in the guestbook below (be sure you are a Squidoo member so we can contact you if you win! Signing up is free.), and remember to submit your backyard birds to the sites listed here!
Winter Birds Reusable Canvas Tote Bag
100% cotton canvas. Goldfinches, chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers and more winter birds converge on a bare winter tree with an afternoon sun in the background. Cut down on your plastic bag consumption by making the switch to reusable bags today!
Price: 18.50 
This is the reusable bag that you can win!
The American Goldfinch
Backyard Bird Videos
Have you seen any of these birds at your feeder this winter?
How Do I Enter the Contest?
It's easy! Just submit your bird sightings to our guestbook!
Enter our contest to win the free winter birds reusable tote bag by submitting your bird feeder birds sightings to the guestbook below. So we can contact you if you win, sign up to Squidoo (an account is free!) and we'll contact you if you win. Be sure that the contact feature is enabled on your profile. The winner will be chosen at random on February 28 and the bag will be shipped to the winner once they provide their physical address. Each entrant will be counted only once. The physical address shipped to must be in the United States.
We STRONGLY encourage you to visit one of the backyard bird sites to register your bird counts!
Picture by Noël Zia Lee.
Filler Up! How Often are you Filling your Bird Feeders?
Take our poll!
How frequent are your birds?
Do your birds stop by often more than ever, or are they very sporadic? Do they not come by as much as they used to? Is there a type of bird that doesn't come by anymore?
Do you Have a Bird Feeder for your Backyard?
Fill it up and watch the birds come!
Common Birds you Might See on your Feeder
Keep your bird feeder stocked and these birds might be likely to come by!
Why is it that Birds Always Seems so Content?
"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."
-Dale Carnegie, American lecturer.
Picture by ibm4381.
The American Goldfinch
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American Goldfinch
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Does this bird look familiar? It should! The American Goldfinch is one of the most plentiful birds in the USA and Canada. If you have a bird feeder in your yard, you're very likely to see these birds. They are very fond of sunflower seeds and thistle...
Be sure to take your count on the Bluejays in your backyard!
Stock up on Bird Seed and Suet!
Make sure your feeders are always full so birds will keep coming back!
Backyard Bird Counts on the Web
The Red Headed Woodpecker
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Red-headed Woodpecker
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Due to the loss of habitat, the Red-headed Woodpecker is a bird rarely seen. Its breeding ground includes woodlands and grasslands throughout North America. When it comes to building a nest, the Red-headed Woodpecker is like a squatter. It would rath...
What Types of Birds Have you Seen on your Feeder this Winter?
Vote for the birds you've seen!
If you've seen a different type of bird, add it to the list and vote for it!
Take Part in the Backyard Bird Count!
Official links to participate in the backyard bird count!
Submit your bird counts! Remember, this doesn't submit you into the contest. Submit to the guestbook to enter the free reusable tote bag contest (and read the rules, too!).
- The Great Backyard Bird Count
- Take part in the backyard bird count February 13-16, 2009!
- Audubon's Backyard Bird Count
- February 13-16, President's Day Weekend take part in the bird count!
The Most Spotted Birds During the 2008 Great Backyard Bird Count
1. Northern Cardinal 43,936
2. Mourning Dove 42,073
3. Dark-eyed Junco 39,477
4. Downy Woodpecker 33,903
5. American Goldfinch 31,775
6. Blue Jay 31,031
7. House Finch 29,975
8. Tufted Titmouse 28,023
9. Black-capped Chickadee 26,757
10. American Crow 26,708
Picture by Letting Go of Control.
Identify Birds with the Right Field Guide
National Geographic's all inclusive go-to bird guide
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
Amazon Price: $16.32 (as of 12/09/2009)
From novice birdwatcher to expert, occassionally there will a bird at your feeder that you won't recognize. National Geographic makes it easy with large pictures, description and range of birds in North America. You'll also find other birds like owls and eagles that you might see. To correctly identify birds, it's a good idea to have a book on-hand.
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Backyard Bird Photos
Seen one of these guys around your feeder? Tell us about it!
Male American Goldfinch at Feeder
Female Downy Woodpecker at Morro Bay Museum of Natural History parking lot. 1D ...
A pair of Chickadees has returned, and as in the past , they hit the feeder outs...
Saw it on Prospect Hill, Waltham, MA. This is crop from the original raw file.
Junco hyemalis oreganus
More Information About Backyard Birds
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Tufted Titmouse
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The Tufted Titmouse is a noisy song bird and can usually be heard before it's seen. It is a social bird and will frequently join with Chickadees and Nuthatches to form small flocks. It is quick to scold predator and will join other birds.
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The Black-capped Chickadee
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This familiar little song bird seems to be in constant motion. It can be seen hopping from branch to branch and tree to tree. Named for its easily recognized song, chick-a-dee-dee-dee, the Chickadee is a regular visitor to backyard bird feeders.
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The Northern Cardinal
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The Northern Cardinal is one of the most popular birds in the United States. It is one of the first birds a child learns to recognize and most adults, birders and non-birders alike recognize it on sight. Its bright red coloring is distinctive. The Car...
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Make Your Own Suet and Feed the Birds!
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Do not make your own suet unless you are prepared to do it often. The birds (and squirrels if they can get at it) will love this stuff and it will disappear almost before the the next batch is made! If you have a little time and want to help the birds...
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Leave your Backyard Bird Sightings Here!
This is it! Leave your bird sightings here to be entered into the contest!
Our latest contest.. the organic lotion contest!
Be sure we have a way to contact you by signing up to Squidoo and enabling the "contact me" button! Don't forget to submit your sightings to some of the organizations listed on this lens to help document birds!
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz May 10, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
- Counting and feeding birds naturally leads one to the realization that we must stop using plastic.
Lensrolled to Bluebirds where children are also participating in the Bird Count.
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- hlkljgk hlkljgk Mar 2, 2009 @ 8:25 am
- great contest idea - and lens
Sunday I saw
3 cardinals
16 chickadees
5 dark eyed juncos
3 crows
5 blue jays
8 mourning doves
32 american goldfinches
23 house finches
1 broad winged hawk (i think - it was a small hawk)
and here are some pics of the birds in my backyard:
http://flickr.com/search/?q=bird&w=52473526%40N00
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- ecogreenbags ecogreenbags Feb 20, 2009 @ 8:36 am | in reply to lemonsqueezy
- Thank you for submitting your count!
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- SusanFaye SusanFaye Feb 19, 2009 @ 10:06 pm
- Sunday sightings in Oregon: Chickadees- 7
Juncoes-8
Western Scrub Jay-1
Crows- 5
Song Sparrows: 2
Starlings- 12
(birds were more sparce than in previous years)
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- SusanFaye SusanFaye Feb 14, 2009 @ 8:24 pm
- Today I saw 1 spotted towhee, 2 song sparrows, 7 juncos, 7 chickadees, 1 western scrub jay, and a great blue heron! I hope to see more tomorrow!
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- lemonsqueezy lemonsqueezy Feb 14, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
- Here goes...
We saw:
Canada Goose - 60
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Mourning Dove - 4
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 5
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 7
American Robin - 9
Song Sparrow - 7
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
We saw one sea gull, but it isn't part of the GBBC checklist.
Ah - great fun! Thanks for the contest!
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- CoolFoto CoolFoto Feb 6, 2009 @ 10:53 am
- What a clever idea for a lens! I participated in Florida's bird count last year and will do so again in09. Since you know birds, please identify the unknown birds here for me on What is the Name of This Bird? www.squidoo.com/identify-birds
5* to you and lensroll to 2 of my bird lenses.
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Feb 5, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
- What a great pasttime to birdwatch in our backyards, a great lens and a super idea for a contest! I added a few of our birds to the list - Kathy
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- lemonsqueezy lemonsqueezy Feb 5, 2009 @ 8:37 am
- Oh, that IS a great bag and I will definitely enter the contest.
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