Backyard Birding Links

Birds of a feather (The Daily Item)

It was only a handful of bird enthusiasts who met at the Montour Preserve on December 14 for the 109th Christmas Bird Count(CBC), but the numbers didn’t deter the eager group to setting out to observe as many birds as they could from dawn to dusk.

Counting Birds (Valley Morning Star)

SOUTH OF MISSION - Connie Madia silently peered toward a brush patch while her husband chatted with friends a few feet away. "Look over there!" she exclaimed suddenly, before carefully creeping behind a wooden blind and pointing at a small, orange bird perched on a limb.

New year brings out fresh material (The Facts)

I have been writing a column about birds for almost 12 years now, and you would think I would run out of material. And then there are those who say I did a number of years ago.

Monday, January 05, 2009 (Erie Times-News)

Shortly after 7 a.m. on Dec. 20, as this year's Christmas Bird Count participants gathered at the Rangers Station, I started asking as many birders as I could about their favorite birding places.

Nature Calendar Jan. 2-8 (Stamford Advocate)

AUDUBON GREENWICH 29-acre nature center features seven miles of hiking trails, ponds, forest, fields and view of the Byram River; and Nature Education Center with exhibits, art displays, gift shop and children's learning center.