Answers to Great Backyard Bird Count

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The answers to this week's Backyard Bird Count surprised me. I would have missed both if I hadn't looked them up. Answers below:

The Bird Count still has 1 more day before it ends. What species in Kansas has the largest number sighted so far the last 3 days?

A) Mallard
B) House Sparrow
C) Canada Goose
D) Snow Goose

Answer - Snow Goose - overwhelmingly!


The Canada Goose had the largest number of birds reported in Kansas for 2010. What species was the 2nd largest the same year?

A) Red-winged Blackbird
B) American Goldfinch
C) Dark Eyed Junco
D) Snow Goose
Answer - Red-winged Blackbird

Next blog - next week!

Great Backyard Bird Count

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The Great Backyard Bird Count - http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/  is an annual 4 day event that includes bird watchers all over North America. The Bird Count begins Feb. 18 and ends Feb. 21.

Just submitted the checklist from my backyard. In a 1 hour time period saw 1 American Goldfinch - that's all. Actually, saw 3 damn squirrels, but those don't count!

So, here's my trivia questions:

The Bird Count still has 1 more day before it ends. What species in Kansas has the largest number sighted so far the last 3 days?

A) Mallard
B) House Sparrow
C) Canada Goose
D) Snow Goose

The Canada Goose had the largest number of birds reported in Kansas for 2010. What species was the 2nd largest the same year?

A) Red-winged Blackbird
B) American Goldfinch
C) Dark Eyed Junco
D) Snow Goose

Answers in the next several days