This is bird note. Bird feeders provide hours of entertainment, but you might be surprised to learn that

scientists want to know about the species that show up at your humble bird feeder.

Consider this. The only way scientists know about those birds is when ordinary people

report what they see in here.

When millions of people keep track of their local birds,

they help create a detailed picture of bird populations

all over the world. E-bird, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, lets you log the

bird species you observe on a smartphone app or on the web.

Whether you're going on a birding trip or enjoying birds near home,

you can list the species you found on e-bird.

Data from e-bird has helped guide many conservation efforts, from planning new wind farms away from where

eagles fly to guiding habitat protection for declining species.

Counting birds, wherever wherever you are is an easy and fun way to help

our feathered friends. Birdnote is Bird Note is on a mission to inspire a million people to take action to help birds

over the next three years. If listening to Bird Note has inspired you to do anything to help birds thrive, let us

know about it at birdnote.org. I'm Ariana Rebel.