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Count Your Birds at Winter Feeders

Help keep bird populations strong and healthy throughout the coldest season and all year long by participating in Mass Audubon’s annual Focus on Feeders statewide winter bird count Saturday and Sunday, February 1-2.

The volunteer survey invites participants to list individual species and the greatest number of each seen at one time at feeders and in yards during that weekend. Record one count for each species seen then submit the simple report form to Mass Audubon. Participants’ names will be entered in a drawing to win one of several prizes.

Deadline for submission of results is Friday, February 28. Information on how to participate and submit reports can be found at www.massaudubon.org/focus.

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Focus on Feeders is perfect for everyone who appreciates birdlife—first timers, veteran birders, and especially families. Participants not only learn and share information about species that visit their yards and feeders at this time of year, they contribute knowledge to more than 40 years of winter bird-feeder sighting records.


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