Today may be President's Day, but it's also the last day of the Great BackYard Birdcount sponsored by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society. It's educational and fun.

To learn how to participate, go to Cornell's Website, BirdSource.Org, and see that: It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!.

It will be a few days before the results are posted and we can do a full story about it. But the photo gallery for 2007 is already up and new pictures are being posted every day.

We submitted the mockingbird and chickadee photos posted below, but they've not been posted on the BirdSource sight as of this morning. The male cardinal on the news page (and posted above) might also be worth submitting, along with some new pictures of the tufted timouse from yesterday.

Since the temperature is projected to reach 60 degrees Farenheit today, perhaps there's a better chance of seeing some migrant species in addition to the "usual suspects."

After some java and breakfast, we are go try again to see what kind of images we can capture from our new perch in the front yard.

Good birding!

And don't forget to vote for politicians who favor policies that protect the birds and their habitat. It's critical...