February is National Bird Feeding month. The theme is "An Introduction to the Wild-bird Feeding Hobby." You can find more details, including a link to a helpful NBFS "Guide to Better Bird Feeding" at: www.birdfeeding.org/nbfm.html
February is also the month for the Great Backyard Bird Count. This is your chance to contribute a bit to the science of ornithology without leaving home. Purpose of the count, which takes place Feb. 12-15, is to learn more about late-wnter bird distibutions. The event is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Anyone can take part, from novice bird watchers to experts. Participants count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the count period and report their sightings online. You can find all the details on this citizen's science effort at www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
