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The Big Backyard Bird Count, Feb18–21, 2022

By Rudy Mancke
Published February 17, 2022 at 5:30 AM EST
Cedar waxwing
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service
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Bugwood.org
A cedar waxwing

Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days people spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to birdcount.org. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations

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Rudy Mancke
Rudy Mancke served as naturalist and co-host of South Carolina ETV's NatureScene, which began its long run in 1978. His field trips, broadcast nationwide, have earned him a legion of dedicated viewers. Rudy's knowledge of the complex inner-workings of different ecosystems and his great admiration for the natural world make him the perfect guide. In fact, the National Wildlife Federation and the Garden Club of America honored his commitment to resource conservation with special awards. Since retiring from SCETV, Rudy has gone on to teach at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.
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