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Show Volume XI_ Issue IX THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page I1 February 15, 2005 exclaim, “Look .. . it’s a Northern Flicker!” Many thanks to Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Sorensen, and Mrs. Beddes and their wonderful and creative students for the tremendous number of hours they put into this project. In each issue of The OGDEN VALLEY NEws, you will find a nature journal page that you can cut out and place in a notebook to create your own Ogden Valley nature field guide. We will carry various ideas for creating your own journal as we go along. a side note, a committee from Ogden Valley Pathways has worked to select the best of the student artwork and to edit and combine this artwork with the student text. The chosen pieces are those being used to produce the formal trail guide, which should be completed and printed at about the same time Ogden Valley Pathways is ready to dedicate the new Eden Pathway. Ogden Valley Pathways committee members working on this project include Beth Corbin, Judy DeLong, Sharon Holmstrom, Brenda Schussman, Melodie Hansen, Terry Murphy, and Brenda Schussman with the assistance of Helene Leibman, Weber Pathways Director. Take a Walk on the Wild Wild Bird Center! the Layton, Bird Center, Saturdays for a free nature/bird walk. We leave from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 10:00 a.m. (unless postd otherwise). Our bird walks are a great family activity and a wonderful way to introduce children to the world of nature. Expe rt birder and Division of Wildlife Resources ae Naturalist, Bill Fenimore leads the bird w: Wild Bird oe is “located in the Layton Market Center, off I-15 at Exit 335 (across from Barnes & Noble). Call 801525-8400 or visit our Bird Walk calendar on our wel site <www.wildbirdcenter.com/stores/lay> February 19 February 26 March 5 March March 12 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 Dalyn Erickson of the Ogden Nature Center works with Einstein the pelican. It’s Time Side with the Layton, April 16 April April May June 23 30 14 4 June 11 June 18 June 25 Kayscreek Parkway Kaysville Ponds ome Garden Show, Weber County Antelope Island Riverdale Weber River Parkway Farmington Bay, Full Moon Walk in the Marsh (Depart at 7 p.m.) Nature Conservancy Wetlands Kaysville Foothills Wilderness Park t Canyon, Sage Grouse Dancing Lek (leave the store a.m.) Ogden Nature Center Kayscreek Parkway Great Salt Lake Bird Festival La Plata (Leave from the store at 7 a.m.) La Plata (Leave from the nis at 7 a.m.) ervancy Welands Father’s Day Bird Walk North Arm, Pineview Reservoir for the Annual Great Backyard Bird Count! President’s Day weekend, beginning Friday, February 18 through Monday, February 21, is time for the 8th annual GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT organized by the Cornell Lab of Omithology and sponsored by the Wild Bird Center. They invite everyone to go out and count the birds iin America’ Ss great backyanard! ecoused to count the birds in their backyards and report them over the Internet as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), one of the world’s largest volunteer efforts of its kind. In addition to its value as a research study, the GBBC allows people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate birds and to provide vital information about North America’s birds. Itisa Citizen Sci a that provides incredibly valuable information on the distribution of bird species across artiediea tom the reports gathered by This is the eighth year of the popular event, developed and managed by the Cornell Lab of Omithology and the National Audubon Society, with sponsorship from the Wild Bird Center. This year ’s theme, “North America’ S Great Backyard,” Ly f birds f; d Jy, 4 + DP 1 oOIng OUT into the “Great caer oan any or all of the count days and keeping track of the highest numbers of each bird species they see. People then report their sightings over Internet at <www.birdsource.org/gbbe> It is called the Great Backyard Bird Count to ticipate. The “Backyard” can be anywhere you happen to be, a schoolyard, a local park, the balcony ofa high rise apartment, or a wildlife refuge. No matter where you go in this “Great Backyard,” you are almost certain to find birds in all their beauty. By participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count, you can help and their distribution across the continent. Through encouraging a cadre of Citizen Scientists to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count across this great land of ours, we are reminded that North America’s birds consider the whole continent to be one great big backyard; and in a sense, it is our backyard as well. The Great Backyard Bird Count helps everyone prepare for their trip to the backyard, whether they choose to watch birds only around their home or make the effort to see which birds are using public lands. Corell’s web site is full of tips of all kinds, including information on bird feeding; how to use binoculars; how to make your yard bird-friendly; and how to identify birds, especially those tricky, similar-looking species. ‘There are even tips on how to be a bird-friendly family. The Layton, Wild Bird Center staff is ready to assist you too. Free pamphlets on the Great Backyard bird Count are available, along with a variety of Bird information and bird/nature related products at the Layton, Wild Bird Center. The Wild Bird Center is located in the Layton, Market Place, across the parking lot from Barnes & Noble. The Great Backyard Bird C count is a terrific way about birds and nature. Educators and parents alike will find the bibliography, vocabulary, and geography sections shown on the web site useful and handy, I to conduct the count with groups of children. Researchers atComell hope that by learning more abc yu OWT back- yards, families will decide to become part of Cornell’s Project FeederWatch that is also sponsored by the Wild Bird Center. It is a winter long survey of birds that visit feeders. Feeder Watch data have been instrumental in scientific analyses of winter finch movements and Varied Thrush cycles, and have even helped researchers discover a new avian disease, mycoplasmal a Soi or sible sige to dedicated FeederWatchers. ir participation in the Great Backyard Bird Seer ce as little or as much time as participants wish. Thei important thing is to just take part, count for the birds, and enjoy North America’s Great Backyard. Instructions for participating can be found at <www.birdsource.org/gbbc> There is no fee or registration. Those who would like to participate but who aren’t online can try their local library or the Layton, Wild Bird Center. “We will be online and accepting observations to report to Cornell made by our customers,” said WBC owner, local birding expert, and volunteer Naturalist for the Division of Wildlife Resources, Bill Fenimore. Libraries, businesses, nature clubs, Scout troops, and other community organizations interested in promoting the GBBC or getting involved can contact the Comell Lab of Ornithology at 800-8432473, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. Settle into the relaxing resort lifestyle at Wolf Creek Resort. Minutes from Snowbasin and Powder Mountain, choose from 4 unique communities offering condominiums and free standing homes from $250,000 to $650,000. Gently sloping homesites offer the opportunity to create your own mountain retreat with captivating views of the valley. 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