Bird Seed!

Feeding the birds is well, For the Birds! This winter I've dabbled in citizen science by posting bird counts to ebird. Once you get started there's loads of photos, content, stats. Let's not forget bird calls! 

Barn Owl, (c) Vanessa Viola, 2014.

Even beyond the bells and whistles, you can really get hooked on tracking regional birds. We got started taking a Sunday morning to see the Snowy Owls that have frequented the beaches this winter. I have 3 bird lists logged in ebird which makes me, wait for it-- the 116th most active birder in Suffolk County! Yes-- that's how granular these stats get!

Oh yes, I did mix up some bird seed for  the local cardinal and wood thrush.