[wisb] Re: FW: GBBC Progress Report - Off to a Great Start!
- From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:10:17 -0800 (PST)
For some reason I planned a trip to visit family out-of-state during the GBBC.
I have a pretty flexible schedule, so I could easily have adjusted my
itinerary...
Oh well, I'm returning to Milwaukee on Sunday night. Looks like I'm going to
have a busy day Monday, the last day of the GBBC. :-)
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
--- On Fri, 2/17/12, Cutright.Noel <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Cutright.Noel <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [wisb] FW: GBBC Progress Report - Off to a Great Start!
> To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 4:26 PM
> Forwarded by Noel Cutright, Ozaukee
> County
> GBBC Update: We're on a record-breaking pace so far!
>
> Today marks the first day of the 15th annual Great Backyard
> Bird Count! Will we break a new record this year? With your
> help, it just might happen!
> As of 3:00 PM Friday we have: Checklists: 2,537; Species:
> 354; Birds: 172,637
>
> Our northernmost submission in the GBBC so far is from
> Arctic Bay, Nunavut!
>
> As a reminder, everything you need to count can be found at
> www.birdcount.org and you can count each day through Monday,
> February 20. Each participant is eligible for great prizes
> in drawings that take place after all the data are
> entered.
>
> Don’t forget to submit your photos. We’ll post a
> selection of them to the GBBC photo gallery, and every photo
> submitted is automatically entered into our photo contest.
>
> Tell us about what you see. Tweet #GBBC with your latest
> sightings, and it will appear in the Twitter widget on the
> GBBC website home page.
>
> And share your stories on our GBBC Facebook group. Ask to be
> a member, and we’ll be sure to accept you!
>
> Participation in the GBBC is easy:
>
> 1. Count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days
> of the count. Fifteen minutes is the minimum, but you can
> count for as long as you like!
>
> 2. Tally the greatest number of individuals of each species
> that you see together at any one time. Optional: Print your
> regional bird checklist to get an idea of the kinds of birds
> you're likely to see in your area in February.
>
> 3. Enter your checklists on the website at
> www.birdcount.org. You should submit tallies for each day
> and for each new location you visit. The deadline to enter
> your checklists is March 5.
>
> So, what are you waiting for? Get out and count!
>
> Happy birding from the GBBC Team at Audubon, the Cornell Lab
> of Ornithology, and Bird Studies Canada!
>
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