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    The Great Backyard Bird Count Info

    February 9, 2010 /

    Project FeederWatch Electronic Newsletter

    February 8, 2010
    If you are counting for Project FeederWatch from February 12 through 15, your counts can do double duty if you enter the same tallies into the web site for the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).
    It’s a step well worth taking to make sure the GBBC database includes your information and collects as many observations as possible. After you enter your checklists on the GBBC website, take a few moments to explore reports coming in from across the continent and upload images for the photo contest. Tweet about the birds you’re seeing and  by including the #gbbc hashtag, your comments will appear in the Twitter widget on the GBBC home page. Just by participating in the GBBC you’ll be entered into a drawing for great prizes. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with new Canadian partner, Bird Studies Canada and sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited
    The rules for counting for the GBBC are a little different than for FeederWatch. For the GBBC you can report any birds you see at your wild bird feeders, even those birds flying overhead that don’t count for FeederWatch. You can also submit a separate checklist for each locale on every day that you count.

    Join the Great Backyard Bird Count this year and Count for Fun, Count for the Future!

    Evening Grosbeak by Ted Schroeder, 2009 GBBC.
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    Project FeederWatch Contact Information

    For US participants:
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    Project FeederWatch
    159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
    (607) 254-2427
    [email protected]
    http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw

    For Canadian participants:
    Bird Studies Canada/Etudes d’Oiseaux Canada P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
    (519) 586-3531
    [email protected]
    Toll Free: 1-888-448-BIRD (2473)
    http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html
    Project FeederWatch is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada.

    The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a nonprofit organization supported by friends and members. Our mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Watch our video about how you can join us as a “force for nature!”
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  • Bird Feeders

    The Week to Take Note at Bird Feeders

    February 11, 2009 /
    Great Backyard Bird Count
    Great Backyard Bird Count

    The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place this month, specifically between February 13-16.  This is a joint effort of the Cornell Lab of Orinthology and the National Audobon Society.  The project links citizens with scientists in an effort to collect important data about backyard birds. This is the twelfth year the project has been running, and each year becomes more successful with participation of new backyard birders.

    This week, take special note of who’s visiting your bird feeders and how many there are of each species.  Jot down your info and simply report it online at www.birdsource.org/gbbc

    An extensive data base is analyzed by scientists to better understand many aspects of wild bird populations, such as: migration patterns, habitat changes and range expansions.

    So count your birds, and make your backyard count by participating in the

    Great Backyard Bird Count!

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