Meet Backyard Birds
![What birds come to your yard in the winter? Find out at Joppa Flats Education Center! What birds come to your yard in the winter? Find out at Joppa Flats Education Center!](https://mail.northshorekid.com/sites/default/files/styles/post_photo/public/events/winter_woodpecker.jpg?itok=w19cjdOC)
Drop in at Joppa Flats for an up-close winter wildlife experience! On select weekend and school vacation days, Joppa Flats volunteer Deb La Roy presents demonstrations on bird research and banding. After capturing wild birds in the Joppa backyard, Deb brings them inside to measure, weigh, examine, and then release them. The unique band that Deb places carefully on each bird’s leg connects other bird researchers with the data she’s collected. You’ll learn about your own backyard birds and why they’re here while watching scientific research in action.