Fill in blank 1 using A, B, C, or D. A. The Backyard Bird Count offers helpful checklists.
B. The Backyard Bird Count creates more friendly competitions.
C. The Backyard Bird Count benefits birds and scientists.
D. The Backyard Bird Count is for everyone, not just competitors.
Part B
Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 2 using E, F, or G.
E. While not as long as a Big Year, the Backyard Bird Count happens every year
F. It depends on birders and families across the country to watch feeders
G. Unlike the Big Year, the goal is not to see who can count the most birds
Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 3 using H, I, or J.
H. This event is open to anyone, requires no travel, and happens every year on one weekend in February
1. Participants are given checklists and enter their sightings on a website
J. Instead participants in this event work together to help bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing
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