One of the biggest citizen science projects related to backyard birding is the UK RSPB's big garden bird watch [0]. This year 600,000 people participated, reporting almost 10,000,000 birds. I take part every year, but watch and enjoy my garden birds on a daily basis. In fact I spend more time watching them that I do TV. I've certainly learned loads of different species, and also recognise lots of different behaviours, e.g. how the different species interact with each other (or not), and how these behaviours change through the seasons. E.g. at the moment there is more inter-species aggression than usual because they are claiming territories and are feeding young. But in a few months time, as the food gets scarcer, we'll see larger multi-species flocks. It's lovely when one of the rarer or migratory species shows up, especially when they start to use the feeders regularly. I'm lucky enough to have a mature garden with multiple trees and micro-habitats, but in fact gardens are now a significant wildlife habitat in their own right.<p>I couldn't imagine not enjoying seeing so many birds.<p>[0] <a href="https://rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=website-homepage-hero&utm_campaign=" rel="nofollow">https://rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch?utm...</a>