Next week take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count.
From February 15-18 take a walk outside and count birds for as little or as long as you want during the four-day period.
Tally the highest number of birds of each species seen together at any one time and report your findings at the Great Backyard Bird Count web site.
This four-day event engages bird watchers of all ages to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent.
Your counts can helps answer many questions:
To get your enthusiasm up, watch this fantastic video of the Lyre Bird from the BBC: