Hello Fellow Birders! I want to remind you that the 8th annual "Great Backyard Bird Count" is coming up again this Friday February 18 through Monday, February 21. The count is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon. It doesn't cost a dime, you don't have to register ahead of time, and anyone can participate. Just do what you already do: count birds. You submit your tallies over the Internet and you can even watch in real time as the results pop in from all over the U.S. and Canada. Everything you need to know about the count and how to take part can be found at <http://birdsource.org/GBBC>http://birdsource.org/GBBC. The site will also tell you how many reports from each state have been received in each of the last seven years and the numbers for each species sighted. In addition to being fun, it helps the Lab gather hard data about where the birds are, data that can be compared from year to year, region to region. Please participate, and tell your friends! Marge VIllanova Marge Villanova Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: 607-254-2473 or 1-800-843-2473 Fax: 607-254-2415 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================