[sotd] February 13, 2004 [Great Backyard Bird Count]
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- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:28:38 -0400
Site of the Day for Friday, February 13, 2004
The Great Backyard Bird Count
Today's timely site under the auspices of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
and the Audubon society marks the beginning of the "Great Backyard Bird
Count" from February 13 -16, 2004 all over North America. Gentle
Subscribers who have been devotedly feeding birds throughout this taxing
winter have the opportunity to add their regular avian visitors to the
continent wide count.
"Scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing where the birds
are. Now that winter has gripped much of the continent, what are our birds
doing? Bird populations are dynamic, they are constantly in flux. We want
to take a snapshot of North American bird populations and YOU can help us.
Everyone's contribution is important. It doesn't matter whether you
identify, count, and report the 5 species coming to your backyard feeder or
the 75 species you see during a day's outing to a wildlife refuge. Your
data can help us answer many questions..." - from the website
The site offers simple instructions on viewing and submitting individual
counts as well as featuring interesting articles on the fascinating
phenomenon of winter bird irruptions and helpful illustrations for "Tricky
I.D's" for such species as woodpeckers and rusty capped sparrows.
Additional links to bird friendly yard information as well as "Citizen
Science" projects are also included.
Swoop over to the site to take a look and get involved in the "Great
Backyard Bird Count" at:
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
A.M. Holm
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