The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming! On February 12–15th, birders all over the world will count birds for four days to provide an important snapshot of where birds are right before their migrations. We may not be able to bird together on MDAS field trips, but we can still contribute to science meaningfully from home or on our personal birding trips.

You can learn the background and importance of this community science activity that can be done right from your backyard by reading “The Great Backyard Bird Count Is Coming!” by Alan Bade, MDAS Community Science Coordinator. This article is from the February 2021 edition of The Quail.