public int CountBird() { Birds birds = new Birds(); string[] source = GetText().Split(new char[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries); var matchQuery = from word in source where word.ToLowerInvariant() == birds.getBird().ToLowerInvariant() select word; int birdCount = matchQuery.Count(); //int count = birdCount * 10; return(birdCount); }