Seeking participants for "My Yard Counts!"

A new citizen-science project

Yards and parks can be important areas for wild birds. What features around your residence are most helpful to them?

Help researchers learn more about how birds use rural, suburban, and urban landscapes by participating in a new citizen-science project, "My Yard Counts!" It?s easy--just record all the birds you see around your residence for 20 minutes every week from April to August and fill out a one-time questionnaire about your yard or park environment. All the information you need is at www.birds.cornell.edu/MyYardCounts. Visit the web site today and make your yard count for birds.

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