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FEBRUARY 17, 2017 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3 Backyard Bird Count not just for the birds . . .
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Linda is trying to enlist other residents to help count birds for both the Christmas Bird Count in December and the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count. “As far as I know, we are the only counters in Canyon Lake for the Christmas Bird Count,” she says. “It would be nice to have more in our area.”
Those interested in participating in the Christmas Bird Count in Canyon Lake may contact Linda at 951- 244-5512.
For more information on the annual Christmas Bird Count, visit audubon.org.
For more information about this weekend’s Great Backyard Bird Count, visit the official website at bird- count.org. Be sure to check out the latest educational and promotional resources.
On the website participants can explore real-time maps and charts that show what others are reporting during and after the count. Explore the Region tool to get and idea of what you can expect to see in this area during the next Great Backyard Bird Count.
Bird watcher Linda Freeman says her favorite bird that visits her yard is the Hooded Oriole. “Every spring for the past 10 years they make a nest in my palm tree,” she says.
This egret was photographed wading in the water near the North Causeway. The great egret is the symbol of the Nationa Audubon Society.
Flocks of pelicans can usually be seen on the lake during the winter months, often times surrounded by egrets
These turkey vultures are often seen gathered in a tree near the corner of Canyon Lake Dr. North and Vaction Dr. They also like to gather in nearby Diamond Point Park.
The white-crowned sparrow can be seen in Canyon Lake during the winter months. Their breeding habitat is bushy areas across northern Canada and the western United States.
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