Great Backyard Bird Count
The GBBC is a citizen science project created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society that gives a near real time snapshot of wild bird data. It also provides and opportunity for citizens to participate in a study and make the birds they see in their backyard “count.” Last year’s participants totaled over 144,000, providing…
Shillapoo Part II
Early morning on the way to Shillapoo I noticed a large flock of Sandhill Cranes in a farm field. I stopped in the middle of the (low traffic, no shoulder) road to quickly capture the moment. “Often heard before seen,” these tall birds have a distinctive loud, resonant, “wooden-sounding bugle with rattling or rolling quality.”…
Bird Vocab
A Asymmetrical. Not the same on both sides, as in the ear placement of some owls. B Beak. The shorter, hooked bill of a raptor or parrot. Bill. The jaws of a bird, including their horny covering. Difference between Beak and Bill: “In Ornithology, beak is the general term applicable to all birds; in ordinary language beak…