[texbirds] Christmas Bird Count Season set to begin!
- From: Laurie Foss <lauriefoss@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:29:19 -0600
Texbirders,
The Christmas Bird Count season begins tomorrow, December 14th. If you have
not yet signed up to participate in one or more CBCs it is not too late.
Visit the Houston Audubon
CBC<http://www.houstonaudubon.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/995/MenuGroup/CBC.htm>tracking
page, find a date that works for you, and sign up! Especially you
birding veterans - having experienced birders on a CBC can make the
difference in casually covering an area or really finding what birds are
there.
The recent discussion about the TBRC has brought up how thankless that job
can be. I would compare that to being the compiler of a Christmas Bird
Count. This year, if you are participating on a count, take a minute to
thank the compilers. They work on the CBC before, during, and after the
count, finding birders to participate, coordinating transportation, finding
a suitable restaurant for the countdown (often the most difficult part!),
and compiling the results afterwards.
And send a note of thanks to our state coordinator, Brent Ortego. He does
possibly the biggest and most thankless job in the entire state for birders
and for the birds.
So find a count, sign up, count your birds, and add your voice to the
thousands of others around the world participating in this important
project.
Laurie Foss
Austin, TX
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