Queens Botanical Garden Hosts Great Backyard Bird Count Effort on Saturday
Red-tailed hawks, ring-necked pheasants and American robins, oh my! Dozens and dozens of bird species make their homes (or temporary homes) at the Queens Botanical Garden, and it’s time to take a census. This Saturday, the Flushing green space will participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a global effort conducted by Bird…
Red-tailed hawks, ring-necked pheasants and American robins, oh my! Dozens and dozens of bird species make their homes (or temporary homes) at the Queens Botanical Garden, and it’s time to take a census. This Saturday, the Flushing green space will participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a global effort conducted by Bird Studies Canada, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Led by QBG staffer and birding enthusiast Shari Romar, this family-friendly event will resemble nature walk mixed with a scavenger hunt. The results will be added to those submitted from around the world to www.BirdCount.org. The data will help naturalists track migrations and avian populations in order to make informed conservation decisions.
Details: Great Backyard Bird Count, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, February 15th, 11 am, free but registration is required via email to sromar@queensbotanical.org.
Top photo: Shari Romar; bottom photo: QBG
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