Hi MD Birders:
FYI ... for any Maryland/DC birders who are
planning to be "offshore" over the next few
months ... Diana Doyle asked me to forward this to the group ...
Phil
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Subject: "SeaBC" Sea Bird Count Event
I'd like to encourage fellow birders to
participate in this year's "SeaBC Sea Bird
Count." You can participate in November, December
or January. Hitch a coastal or offshore ride with
a sailing or fishing buddy, or count while chartering or taking a cruise.
This citizen science project, in its second year,
is organized by a group of nine long-distance
birding sailors from around the world, including
Wendy Clarke, Diana Doyle, Brenda Free, Yvonne
Katchor, Beth Leonard, Katharine Lowrie, Devi
Sharp, Jeanne Socrates, and Dorothy Wadlow.
Last year's inaugural count spanned 100� of
latitude, from Maine to Antarctica. The Caribbean
1500, Baja Ha-Ha, Salty Dog Rally, Atlantic Rally
for Cruisers (ARC), Seven Seas Cruising
Association, Island Cruising Association, Ocean
Cruising Club, and many other organizations have
adopted the project and helped spread the word to their fleets.
This year we are encouraging participants to take
digital photos of any seabirds. All data goes to
Cornell Lab of Ornithology�s eBird database (www.ebird.org).
An instruction/tally sheet and additional
information are available on the community page
at Facebook.com/Birding.Aboard (under
SeaBC/Resources), or by direct PDF download at:
http://tinyurl.com/SeaBC-TallySheet.
Please join the count in any way you can and
contribute much-needed information about pelagic birds!
Diana Doyle
m/v Semi-Local
St. Augustine, Florida
www.birdingaboard.org
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Phil Davis, Secretary
MD/DC Records Committee
2549 Vale Court
Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA
301-261-0184
mailto:<PDavis...>
MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
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