from your adult. The GBBC website also has great
information about the size and shape, color pattern,
behavior and habitats of birds.
You might be a great bird photographer and
enter the contest on The Great Backyard Bird
Count website.
Your adult or teacher will need to
set up a free account at gbbc.
birdcount.org so you can
log in all the birds you
see. The Great Backyard
Bird Count website has
a bunch of things to
help you identify birds.
There are photos to
help you identify birds,
audio files to
listen to so you
know what they sound like. Information about their
habitat, where they like to nest. And you can get a list
of birds in your state, city and even in your zip code.
Everyone can be a junior scientist and join the biggest
bird-watching team ever created with The Great
Backyard Bird Count. Bella Vista
Count birds all year if you want. Bella Vista
participated in the The Christmas Day bird count with
81 different species and almost 7,000 birds counted.
State parks are participating and may have more
educational programs where you can learn about birds
and wildlife. Libraries have lots of books about birds,
and state parks have books about birds known to your
state and are usually free.
White
breasted
nuthatch
Northern
mockingbird
Purple martin
All photos courtesy of Quin W.
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