[dropcap]D[/dropcap]id you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count over the holiday weekend?  If not, at any time you can start counting birds and submitting your observations to http://ebird.org

A red-tailed hawk landed in our backyard while we were watching on two of the days.  You might hear him screaming out as he soars above Mountain City. Red-tailed hawks are probably the most common hawk in North America.

Many materials were used in this Eastern Bluebird nest that was built last wee...