Great Backyard Bird Count

Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 18 at 9AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road. We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area. Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are doing, if populations are changing or remaining stable. We will walk the trail and count what we see and hear. The list will then be submitted to eBird, a website dedicated to birds.

Or, if you prefer, you can count birds in your own backyard. The GBBC lasts from February 16-19. Spend at least 15 minutes (or longer) on any of those days counting the birds you encounter and submit the list to eBird, or send it to us and we can submit it for you. This can be done anywhere and anytime. The GBBC is a fun way to help the birds and you don’t have to leave the house if you don’t want to.

Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars if you have them. Please be aware that the trail may be very
muddy or snow covered! To register, please email bcraighead@fohvos.org