Today is International Migratory Bird Day - a great day to get out birding if you can (I have to work!). Or go out and count them by participating in the Spring Migration Count like some of my friends at Halifax River Audubon in Florida will be doing. And a number of teams have converged on Cape May, N.J. where they will be participating in the annual World Series of Birding.
For "my" part, last night I did my evening program Wings on the Wind at the lodge, and we'll be handing out some "junior birder" booklets to all of the participants in the park's Junior Ranger program today. And, since I'm doing an astronomy related talk tonight and don't go to work until later, I will have a little time this morning to get out do a little bird watching for fun, and see if any "new" birds have arrived in the park in the past few days.
No matter where you live, there just might be and IMBD event near you, and if there isn't, there will be some birds around you can watch for a while.Then for the next 365 days, until IMBD rolls around again, do bird friendly things like by shade grown organic coffees, support one or more of the many organizations that work to help birds, and, when it comes time to vote, quit electing these know-nothing, so-called conservatives who have tried in the past, and continue to fight now, protections like the Endangered Species Act and also live in their climate change denial fantasy world (these people will be the death of us all).
So get outside, see what the birds are doing, and have a great International Migratory Bird Day!
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