Listen: Dr Gary Fitt on why we need to count the birds that are in our backyard.

Every count helps. The #AussieBirdCount is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be — a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town.

Dr Gary Fitt, Convenor at Birdlife Southern Queensland and Honorary Fellow CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, joins Mornings with Fee to share about the upcoming 8^th annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count, and why its so important.

Make every bird count, join the Aussie Backyard Bird Count 18-24 October. For more information visit aussiebirdcount.org.au

Listen to their conversation in the player above.