Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.
Now, more than 160,000 people of all ages and walks of life worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds.
Volunteer Naturalist, Karen Scout participated in this effort from Bernheim’s own Wildlife Viewing Room, located inside the Education Center.
Bernheim Forest Wildlife Viewing Room in Education Center, Bullitt, Kentucky, US
Feb 17, 2018 1:10 PM – 4:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Used the GBBC as an opportunity to engage with Bernheim visitors in my role as a Volunteer Naturalist-in-Training.
14 species
Canada Goose 6
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 1 male
Downy Woodpecker 3 2 male, 1 female
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 26 18 male, 8 female
Pine Siskin 10
American Goldfinch 14
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43026542
This report was generated automatically by the Great Backyard Bird Count (http://gbbc.birdcount.org)
–Karen Scout, Volunteer Naturalist