Message:

[

Previous   Next

]

By Topic:

[

Previous   Next

]

Subject:

FYI-Great Backyard Bird Count 2007

From:

Wendy Olsson

Reply-To:

Wendy Olsson

Date:

Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:43:54 -0500

I'm sure most on this list are much more aware than I am on this..

 

 

Save these birding dates!
 
Dear Great Backyard Bird Count participant,
 
As the seasons change, we hope you'll join in with some of the winter
birding activities that Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be
hosting over the next few months throughout the U.S. and Canada.
 
Project Feeder Watch
Project FeederWatch needs your help to keep track of the birds at your
feeders this winter. Count birds as often as two days each week from
November 11 to April 6. Your counts will help scientists monitor changes in
feeder bird populations over the entire winter. New participants receive a
kit with a handbook, a bird-identification poster, calendar, and instruction
booklet. For more information or to sign up in the U.S., please visit
<http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ or
call (800) 843-2473; if in Canada, please visit
<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html>
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html or call (888) 448-2473. 
 
Christmas Bird Count 
People have been having fun doing their Christmas Bird Count (CBC) every
year since December 1900. It's a great way to expand your birding horizons
beyond your backyard. Every CBC is run on one calendar day between 14
December and 5 January each year. As a field observer you will bird with a
group of observers and the birds you count will be included with those of
others out counting birds in the 15-mile diameter circle during census day.
If you live within a CBC circle, you can count birds at your feeder. For
more information about fees and to find out more about the a CBC  please
visit:  <http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/> http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/
or contact your local bird club or Audubon chapter.
 
Great Backyard Bird Count
Mark your calendars for the tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count, 16-19
February 2007. We'd like to make this the best GBBC ever, and could use your
help in spreading word about this event. It's fun and helps everyone learn
more about birds. If you represent an Audubon chapter and want to promote
GBBC, send an email to  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
If you'd like to spread the word about the Great Backyard Bird Count more
generally, consider joining us as a Great Backyard Bird Count Ambassador. 
 
As an ambassador, you can choose your level of involvement-from putting up
posters in your neighborhood to contacting newspapers or leading workshops.
For more information, visit  <http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc>
www.birdsource.org/gbbc or sign up to receive an ambassador packet by mail.
Write to Jennifer Smith at  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
Type GBBC in the subject line. Include your name, address, phone number, and
email address in the message. Write "Media OK" if it would be all right for
us to give your contact information to reporters who would like to speak
with a GBBC participant from their area.
 
Thank you for your participation! These and other volunteer citizen science
programs provide information that helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and
Audubon prioritize their bird conservation activities.

 

 

Paul Green                                 Janis Dickinson
Director of Citizen Science       Director of Citizen Science

National Audubon Society           Cornell Lab of Ornithology