Students in Ms. Hunter’s Earth Science classes took advantage of the above average temperatures to prepare for the Great Backyard Bird Count, which was held from Feb. 17-20.
After a little practice using the FeederWatch at Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a field guide, students went out with binoculars to observe the birds on the APHS campus. The warmer temperatures revealed a lot of great bird activity.
Some highlights were giant holes from Pileated Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, American Robins, European Starlings, Northern Cardinals, and a hawk not yet identified that perched right above them! The goal is for students to contribute their citizen science observations to Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology.
