#BigYearAtHome Team In celebration of the August #BigYearAtHome challenge, #BirdingFromHome, we are featuring a fun article by Mike Green, a #BigYearAtHome Team Member. Mike works with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Migratory Birds and each year he and his fellow staff members … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
#BigYearAtHome August Challenge – Birding From Home (#BirdingFromHome)
the #BigYearAtHome Team Our August #BigYearAtHome challenge is to bird watch from home (#BirdingFromHome) – truly a challenge that is within the nature of the #BigYearAtHome campaign. This challenge is inspired by the relatively new green birding movement. What is the green birding … [Read more...]
#BigYearAtHome July Challenges — Explore and Share
#BigYearAtHome Team In July we challenge our #BigYearAtHome community to 1) Explore a National Wildlife Refuge and 2) Take a Kid Birding. Explore our National Wildlife Refuge System and the birds that use the habitats that our National Wildlife Refuges protect and … [Read more...]
Birds of Conservation Concern Report Released by USFWS
Bob Ford, US Partners in Flight Coordinator The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the release of the Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) report. The BCC list relies heavily on the Avian Conservation Assessment Database (ACAD) to help guide the conservation status of species, and … [Read more...]
How can we complete the June Challenge to make windows safer for birds at home?
Ready to learn more about our June Challenge to help birds with the Seven Simple Actions? Action #1 is "Turn out lights and treat windows to keep birds safe." Joelle Gehring of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has some great suggestions for how you can treat your windows at home. Read "Making … [Read more...]
You can download the new birdwatching mobile game “Find the Birds” for free!
"Find the Birds" is a free mobile game created by 15-year-old Adam Dhalla from Coquitlam, British Columbia. Watch the video below to learn more about the game. In the next video, Adam speaks more about his experience with birds and the Find the Birds game. Click here to find links to the … [Read more...]
#YouBelongHere free coloring pages!
These #YouBelongHere inclusive coloring pages show us that everyone belongs in nature! Click an image below to download the pages for free! (Artwork by Logan Kralik for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.) … [Read more...]
Science Daily Article “From Avocet to Zebra Finch: Big data study finds more than 50 billion birds in the world”
This new study from New South Wales estimates that "there are roughly 50 billion individual birds in the world... about six birds for every human on the planet." Read more here. (By the way! Enjoying birds from home is a great first step to help that number stay at 50 billion!) … [Read more...]
#BlackBirdersWeek 2021
After the global success of its inaugural year, #BlackBirdersWeek returns Sunday, May 30 through Saturday, June 5, 2021. You can find the full schedule of events and recordings of previous presentations here. This year’s event will showcase the many unique ways Black people connect in the outdoors. … [Read more...]
#BigYearAtHome June Challenges begin May 30th with a challenge to engage with #BlackBirdersWeek
Click here to view/download a PDF flyer with hyperlinks … [Read more...]