Identifying which birds are nesting in your backyard by their eggs is a fun activity. With luck, one bird egg you won't find belongs to this visiting pest.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science project that gathers data about wild birds. Participants go outside for at least 15 minutes and identify as many birds as they can.

The black-capped chickadee is universally adored as a feeder guest. Learn more about their song, nest and more.

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The data is helping track long-term trends, revealing some surprising changes about birds in the state.

The Great Backyard Bird Count, in which members of the public are asked to count the birds they see or hear for at least 15 minutes, runs Feb. 14-17.

Learn more about how to identify snake holes, including what signs to look for and which snakes are most likely to be slithering in your backyard.

Last year more than 600,000 people from 210 countries and subregions participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count, identifying nearly 8000 species. You can see real-time results from this year here.

Smart bird feeders are a great way to watch the birds in your backyard with an up-close and personal view.