Hello Maryland Birders,

I wanted to remind you that the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is
almost here! So I will pass along a message from Audubon’s Great
Backyard Bird Count Team:

Make sure your plans for the long weekend include counting the birds
you see in your own backyard, local park – and any other places you
like to bird in your neighborhood. The count starts this Friday,
February 18th and continues through Monday, February 21st.

The GBBC is not only a great way to share your love of birds with
friends and family, the information you gather also helps scientists
learn more about bird population trends.  To participate, simply tally
birds for at least 15 minutes on any day of the count, then go to
www.birdcount.org and enter the highest number of each species you see
at one time.  You can submit multiple tallies at different times and
places over the weekend. The website also makes it easy to explore
what others in your community and throughout the U.S. and Canada are
seeing.

Last year, participants submitted over 97,000 bird checklists from
across the United States and Canada. We’re hoping for more than
100,000 this year, with a boost from new outreach that includes
promotion today on the homepage of aol.com.  And we’re counting on
each of you to do your part!

Now in its 14th year, the GBBC is co-founded by Audubon and Cornell
Lab of Ornithology, with Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada.

Happy Birding!

David
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David Yeany II
IBA Program Coordinator
Audubon Maryland-DC
2901 East Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21224