February 12 – 15^th is the 13^th Great Backyard Count – count for Fun, Count for the Future hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society – last year 94,165 checklists were submitted, 620 species were observed – which is about 2/3 of all species ever observed in the U.S., and 11,566,638 birds tallied – wow! You do not have to be a member of NAS to do this and all you have to have is a window to participate… you can do more – you can stay home, you can go out to a park, a school, a beach, any place – you can do many lists on all four days or you can do one on the day of your choice – global warming making a difference ? This may help show changes. So go to www.birdcount.org and spend your Valentine’s day with things we all love, birds.