[nnasnet] Fw: GBBC eNews: Photo Contest Winners, Top 10 Birds, eCards, and Web Buttons
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- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:56:55 -0500
GBBC eNews: Photo Contest Winners, Top 10 Birds, eCards, and Web ButtonsMake
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Subject: GBBC eNews: Photo Contest Winners, Top 10 Birds, eCards, and Web
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GBBC eNewsletter
January 2014
Overall winner in the 2013 GBBC photo contest:
Snowy Owl by Diane McAllister, Arizona. The photo was taken in British
Columbia.
Photo Contest Winners!
Here they are--the cream of the huge crop of
photos entered in the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count photo contest! It seems
especially appropriate that the stunning Snowy Owl image taken by Diane
McAllister of Nevada should be our overall winner, given the current massive
irruption of Snowy Owls into the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the Atlantic
Seaboard states of North America. All of our top winners in the six contest
categories are breathtaking, as are the many more earning honorable mention.
Nearly 7,000 images were submitted! As always, it's a major undertaking to sort
and judge the photos when there are so many that are wonderful. But enough
chatter. Take a look at the top five winners in each category and then enjoy
more great images from among those receiving honorable mention. We think you'll
agree these may be some of the best GBBC images yet. Thanks to GBBC sponsors
Wild Birds Unlimited and Droll Yankees for donating the prizes given to our
winners. Don't forget to submit your GBBC photos this year!
Top 10 Birds Video
We have a new video for you! It features the 10
species of birds that appeared on the most checklists during the 2013 Great
Backyard Bird Count. You'll also learn some other key facts about these
species--including a quick way to tell the difference between a Hairy and a
Downy woodpecker, and the scientific term used to describe species in which the
male and female look very different. You can also use this video in conjunction
with our GBBC instructional video or PowerPoint slide show if you are planning
to give a presentation about the count in your community. Watch
Northern Cardinal by Nelda Faulkner, Alabama,
2013 GBBC
True or False?
Millions upon millions of people around the
world derive great pleasure from feeding wild birds. But not everything you may
have heard about feeding birds is true. We have a short, five-question quiz to
see if you know which statements are true and which ones are pure myth! Take
the quiz
There are five postcard styles to choose from!
Your GBBC Tool Kit
Use whatever resources you need to participate
in the count and let others know about it!
For participation:
Downloadable instructions (PDF)
FAQs
Video/PowerPoint
Tally sheet (PDF)
List of birds for your region (U.S. and Canada)
For promoting the count:
News release
eCards
Web buttons
Poster (PDF)
The GBBC is
February 14-17, 2014
BirdLog GBBC
Thanks to support from Pennington, the BirdLog eBird
app is now being offered for free right now for both iPhone and Android
smartphone operating systems. You can use the app any time between now and
February 28 to submit your checklists to eBird. Your sightings will be included
in the Great Backyard Bird Count if you use the app during February 14-17. You
can log in with your existing GBBC/eBird account or create an account if you
don't already have one. BirdLog South America and BirdLog Europe for iPhone and
Android are also free through the end of February!
Merlin Bird ID
Merlin is a brand-new, free app for iPhone and iPad
from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Merlin helps you with bird ID in a whole
new way. Simply answer five easy questions about a bird you saw, such as its
size, what it was doing, and when you saw it. Merlin then provides a list of
possibilities to choose from. Merlin can help beginning and intermediate
birders identify 285 North American birds and more species will be added. The
app also includes photos and sounds. You can get Merlin at the App Store right
now. With the support of Pennington, a version for the Android operating
system is being developed. To find out more, visit the Merlin website.
Audubon Birds
Another way to ID and to learn about the birds you see
during the Great Backyard Bird Count is with the award-winning Audubon Birds
Pro app. Keep and share all your GBBC sightings in the app with the interactive
and growing community of birders who share their observations and photos
through NatureShare. The app is rich in multi-media, featuring 821 North
American species with sounds,images, and range maps. You can also see which
birds are being reported where on eBird. The app is available for smartphones
and tablets through the Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store, Barnes
and Noble Nook, and Microsoft Windows Store for Windows 8. Each purchase
supports the conservation mission of the National Audubon Society!
Visit Wild Birds Unlimited, a sponsor of the Great
Backyard Bird Count!
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a nonprofit membership
institution interpreting and conserving the earth’s biological diversity
through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Visit the
Cornell Lab website at www.birds.cornell.edu
Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife
and the habitat that supports them. Our national network of community-based
nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy
on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of
people of all ages and backgrounds in conservation. www.audubon.org
Bird Studies Canada administers regional, national, and
international research and monitoring programs that advance the understanding,
appreciation, and conservation of wild birds and their habitats. We are
Canada's national body for bird conservation and science, and we are a
non-governmental charitable organization. www.birdscanada.org
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Call toll-free (800) 843-2473
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New York, NY 10014
Call: (202) 600-7962
Bird Studies Canada
Box 160
Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0 Canada
Call: (888) 448-2473 or (519) 586-3531
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