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What I Found Interesting: February 19, 2025

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Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

Today is day 50 of 2025.

Only 28 days until spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere.

I can be optimistic, can’t I?

A bitter cold week in southeast Michigan, with wind chills in the negative double digits at night, makes me glad for bright spots of sunshine during the day.

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Thank you to everyone sharing positive news and uplifting blog posts.

Here are a few stories, posts, and resources I’ve read and enjoyed over the past month.

Hope you enjoy them, too!

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2025

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Dull brown/red songbird with reddish crest, black face mask, and large red bill perches on a brown shrub branch.

Returning for its 28th year, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) kicks off this weekend for a four-day free and fun event to count and report details of birds.

From Friday, February 14, 2025 through Monday, February 17, 2025 thousands of people around the world will take as little as 15 minutes to notice birds around them and report them online.

The information shared by GBBC participants helps scientists better understand global bird populations.

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Free Birding Webinars: Learn to Identify Winter Waterfowl and Michigan Birding 101

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Mallard and American Black Duck face to face on a snowy bank next to the river.

Despite the cold, winter is an excellent time for birdwatching in Michigan. There are fewer kinds of birds to see and there aren’t any leaves for the birds to hide behind.

And on a relatively warm winter day, it’s a good way to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends.

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