*(Permission to send this out to our listserve granted 2/11/2019).
The GREAT Backyard Bird Count is this weekend. Please see the article
below and let me know if you would like to participate but do not use
eBird or you have questions on how to use eBird to report your
sightings. Lubbock vied with other clubs in other areas for this event
in the to so distant past. Wouldn't it be great if many people reported
for this year's event? **
Also see a photo contest included with the BYBC.
Further below is information on entering to win new Zeiss binocs. See
*February eBirder of the Month Challenge.*
Jan
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In this issue: the Great Backyard Bird Count starts Friday; discover how
birds survive frigid winters; highlights from our Bird Cams; and more.
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Cornell Lab eNews
February 2019
Black-capped Chickadee, illustration by Meghan Bishop.
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/Black-capped Chickadee by Meghan Bishop, Bartels Science Illustrator./
How Do Birds Survive a Frigid Winter?
Birds that stay north in the winter face two daily challenges: don’t
freeze, and don’t starve. How do they do it? Scientist and author Bernd
Heinrich reveals some of the strategies birds use—from freeze-proof
toes, to building snow dens, to tipping each other off about food
locations. Read more in /Living Bird/ magazine
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Red-breasted Nuthatch by Karen Brown/GBBC
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/Red-breasted Nuthatch by Karen Brown/GBBC./
The Great Backyard Bird Count Is This Weekend
Join together with birders from around the world for the 2019 Great
Backyard Bird Count. Last year, people from 100 countries sent in
180,000 checklists and found more than 6,400 species of birds, creating
a real-time, worldwide snapshot of where birds are and how they're
doing. There's even a photo contest
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with great prizes. Participating is easy: Sign up
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spend at least 15 minutes watching birds, and submit your observations
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Join us!
Sharp-shinned Hawk by Deborah Bifulco/GBBC
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Can you identify this focused youngster? /Photo by Deborah Bifulco/GBBC./
Which Species Is This?
If you're scanning your backyard this weekend during the Great Backyard
Bird Count, keep an eye out for our mystery bird—the birds in your yard
certainly will be! Though it's only about the size of a Blue Jay, this
is a top-level predator whose short wings and very long tail help it
navigate the deep woods with acrobatic agility and verve. Do you know
which species it is? Check your answer and learn more at All About Birds
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*Want Some Help?* Get tips on this hard-to-identify bird from Project
FeederWatch's Tricky Bird IDs
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try Merlin Bird ID
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photo ID feature. And if you're worried about hawks at your bird
feeders—we've got advice
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Red Crossbill with map of range and movements
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/Red Crossbill by Noah Strycker,/Macaulay Library
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map from Birds of North America
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A Bird Like No Other
Red Crossbills are endlessly fascinating: they have a can opener for a
beak, they "speak" at least 10 different dialects, and they sometimes
abruptly leave their home forests to travel hundreds of miles away. In a
newly revised /Birds of North Americ/a account, crossbill experts
compile decades of first-hand knowledge to present an authoritative
picture of this captivating bird—including first-of-their kind maps of
call types and irruption movements that were a decade in the making.
Explore Red Crossbill biology in depth
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with free access all month to this groundbreaking /Birds of North
America/ account.
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Watch 3 Minutes of the Best Bird Cams Moments of 2018
Red-tailed Hawks, Ospreys, albatrosses, hummingbirds, owls, motmots, and
more: our Bird Cams project brings intimate moments from birds' lives
right into viewers' laptops and tablets. We had a great year in
2018—enjoy some of these top moments
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*Grants Available to Support Land Trusts:* Apply for a land trust small
grant to help fund bird-focused conservation on private lands. Apply by
March 1st. Find out more
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*February eBirder of the Month Challenge:* Submit 20 eligible shared
checklists, and you could win ZEISS binoculars. More details
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New to eBird? Try this free course
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*2019 Young Birders Event: *Our 11th annual Young Birders Event,
sponsored by ZEISS, takes place July 11–14. Deadline to apply is March
15
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Please share with any stellar high-school-age birders you know.
*Year of the Bird:* Thank you for making 2018's Year of the Bird such a
great success
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*Our 10 Millionth Photo: A *Russian birder's gorgeous Rufous-backed
Redstart
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photographed in Kazakhstan, was photo number 10,000,000 in our Macaulay
Library.
*/The/ /Wall of Birds/* gets a glowing review
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in the /Los Angeles Review of Books/*.*
*A Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal:* Here's the story of a Northern
Cardinal
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with one half of its body biologically female and the other half
biologically male.
*Job Openings:* Come work with us at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology! See
listings
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*Bird Events, Near and Far:* Take flight to one of the many bird
festivals and events
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coming up this season.
It's a Great Time to Become a Discovery Partner
Western Bluebird by Dan Vickers/PFW
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/Western Bluebird by Dan Vickers/PFW./
Our Discovery Partners are dedicated individuals who contribute a secure
monthly donation to support the Lab all year long. This month, a
generous donor is adding on an extra $50 donation to each of the first
200 new partners.
Discovery Partners play an important role here at the Cornell Lab, by
sustaining the critical programs needed to advance science and
conservation action for birds. Would you join us?
Button: become a discovery partner
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Great Gray Owl by Ken Crebbin
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/Great Gray Owl by Ken Crebbin./
Take a Sneak Peek at Our New Website
We've redesigned the Cornell Lab website, and you're invited to take a
sneak peek. The redesign focuses on the Lab's mission and impact, makes
better connections to the Lab's many project sites, and works great on
mobile devices. Try out the new site
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Bay-headed Tanager by Jenny Alvarado/Macaulay Library
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/Bay-headed Tanager in Colombia by Jenny Alvarado/Macaulay Library
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Win a Birding Trip to Colombia
/The Birders/ is a documentary about the delights of bird watching in
northern Colombia, the country that boasts more bird species than any
other place in the world. Watch it for free, and then enter to win an
all-expense-paid, 4-day trip to the Santa Marta region of the country.
Runners-up win binoculars, boots, and more. Watch the movie and enter by
March 28
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/Pyrrhuloxia by Justin Springer/PFW./
Sign Up for FeederWatch and Get Next Season Free
If you join Project FeederWatch this month, we'll automatically sign you
up for next year's November to April season as well—free! Every count
matters, so sign up today
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and start making scientific discoveries in your own backyard.
Barn Swallow artwork
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Save on Bird Puzzles and Cards
Hunker down this winter with books and puzzles from the Cornell Lab
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