tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194253815026283988.post6198018355081977601..comments2023-06-20T11:33:44.383-04:00Comments on Homeschooling on Hudson: Last Day of the Great Backyard Bird CountUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194253815026283988.post-64268112403227477832009-03-05T20:54:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:54:00.000-05:00Hi, Kate. We cheated on Monday-- we had so few bi...Hi, Kate. We cheated on Monday-- we had so few birds at our feeders that we drove to the county park where they have a huge feeder array, and that's how we managed to see so many birds. We're having really sad luck with Feeder Watch. On count days, we've seen nothing but a few juncos. Non-count days, we've had the fun birds like white breasted nuthatches and woodpeckers...Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955101439885664893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194253815026283988.post-18404062227404900072009-03-05T20:51:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:51:00.000-05:00Hi, Stephanie. We missed it last year! I always ...Hi, Stephanie. We missed it last year! I always plan on doing GBBC and Feeder Watch, but I'm horrid at remembering when to sign up for them. There's an advantage this year in signing up late for Feeder Watch, it seems. Cornell Lab of Ornithology is giving people who sign up late next year for free (I think it's usually $12 or 15...) and automatically sending out packets next fall. So we justChelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955101439885664893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194253815026283988.post-71282256175876134072009-02-25T16:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:16:00.000-05:00We saw very few birds the weekendof the count...be...We saw very few birds the weekend<BR/>of the count...before the "count" we had lots, and since..lol.<BR/>It's like they knew we would be counting them...;-)Garden State Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990374136605207993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194253815026283988.post-55303984591742508482009-02-19T23:21:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:21:00.000-05:00We missed it this year. :/I knew before, and then...We missed it this year. :/<BR/><BR/>I knew before, and then remembered Saturday afternoon. <BR/><BR/>Ah well. Next year!!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on yours!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.com