Prairie+Ridge+April+21,+2018

====On this day I attended Prarie Ridge for another action plan. They hold weekly Citizen Science Saturdays to help get people more in the local environment. We looked at different species of birds that were in the eco station. That day we saw 18 different species. From this experience, I was able to see more blue-birds and blue jays, which is a bird that I have only seen on Google images. I was surprised that there were not as many Red Cardinals, seeing as though that is the NC native bird. Instead, I saw a lot of Brown Thrashers. These birds are characterized by small bodies and a distinct brown fur that lines the top of the body. At the end of the hour, the person in charge inputted the information into eBird, which is an online application that tracks different species in certain locations around the world.These events help to aware the community of different birds. Without this, people would not know of the native species in NC and how to protect them. People are able to discover why we need these birds and how they benefit the environment.====