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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Lapland Longspur

Contributors: Gary T. Lefko

One of the more unexpected yard birds for the GBBC were the two Lapland Longspurs that turned up with a flock of Horned Larks in Gary Lefko's yard in Colorado. Here is one individual of this Arctic breeder.

Lapland Longspur
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