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How to Keep a Yard Bird List

The beauty of backyard birding is that you can watch from a window while you drink your morning coffee or unwind in the backyard after a long day at work.…

Time to Start Counting Birds for Science with the 115th Annual Christmas Bird Count

It’s that time of year again. Time to bundle up from the cold, spend time with friends and family, and count birds for science. Yes, the 115th Annual Christmas Bird Count is…

Test Offers More Proof That Birds Can Count

Any backyard birder can tell you with confidence that birds are highly intelligent. Whether it’s the way they manage to get that last bit of bird seed out of a feeder…

New Apps Will Identify Birds From Their Calls

It’s the app we’ve all been waiting for (now that Birdsnap is out): the “Shazam” of bird calls. Earlier this year, I wrote about a new app called Birdsnap that could…

LSU Birding Team Breaks World Big Day Record

Think of how many different bird species you’ve ever seen or heard in a single day. Depending on where you’re at and what you’re doing, you could probably get up to a…