This Presidents Day weekend, February 12 through 15, people across North America are invited to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. People of all ages, and all levels of bird-watching are welcome to look at the birds in their backyards and report them over the Internet. You may also mail your forms to Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is the thirteenth year of the popular event, hosted by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited store owners. By participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count, you can help researchers better understand bird population numbers and distribution across the continent. A “backyard” can be anywhere you happen to be, a schoolyard, a local park, or our own Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).