Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count was this past weekend, and hopefully the BirdCam came in handy for those of you who participated. Birdwoman writes in her Houston Chronicle Backyard Birder Blog about how she set up her BirdCam to document her Bird Count list.

Though the count is over, you can submit your checklist from now until March 1. So far 579 species have been observed, and these are currently the top 5 most frequently reported birds:

1. Northern Cardinal
2. Mourning Dove
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. American Goldfinch
5. Downy Woodpecker