Volunteers flock to Great Backyard Bird Count
Mary Sandmann fills one of her many bird feeders in her backyard in in Lafayette Township. Sandmann participates in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count which tracks bird populations around the world. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
A Red-bellied Woodpecker works on a tree outside Mary Sandmann's kitchen window in Lafayette Township. Sandmann participates in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count which tracks bird populations around the world. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
House sparrows feed on bird feeder spillage outside Mary Sandmann's kitchen window in Lafayette Township. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Mary Sandmann watches birds land on her feeders outside her kitchen window in Lafayette Township. Sandmann participates in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count which tracks bird populations around the world. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
A Donny Woodpecker perches outside Mary Sandmann's kitchen window in Lafayette Township. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
One of several Doves resting in trees in Mary Sandmann's backyard in Lafayette Township. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
