December 30, 2025

I normally don't title the poem of the day, but I thought today I would make an exception:

Why Bird Counts are Difficult

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I am known as a Laughing Gull

Hey! What a coincidence, so am I

Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! 

Enough already! Dee's calling it 1005.

Location: Cocoa Landfill

Sources: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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