The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It's free, fun, and easy-and it helps the birds."

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European Goldfinch

Contributors: Patricia Allen/ Kearny, New Jersey.

A bird even further out of its normal range is this European Goldfinch, seen here with its American Goldfinch companion. The bird was seen in Kearny, New Jersey, just eight miles due west of lower Manhattan.

European Goldfinch
Size: 19.4 kB