Great Backyard Bird Count
A little over a week ago, I received in one of my Clickschooling emails information about the Great Backyard Bird Count.
What is the GBBC?
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all levels in counting birds and reporting their results to create a mid-winter snapshot of the numbers, kinds, and distribution of birds across the continent. Participants count birds for as little or as long as they wish during the four-day period and tally the highest number of birds of each species that they see at any one time. At the Great Backyard Bird Count web site, they fill out an online checklist to submit their counts.
This explanation comes from their website where you can get more information if you are interested.
Josh and I will be birding and recording the birds in our neighborhood park. This is something we are in the habit of doing so the results will be put to good use. I sent away for an ambassador packet from Cornell University and it came the other day. In it are data sheets to fill out, promotional sheets and a ton of other information. You can get yours by emailing cornellbirds@cornell.edu
After having participated in our first official Christmas Bird Count in December, we are excited once again in some way to be a part of helping our bird friends.
The picture at the top of my post is of a burrowing owl. Josh and I are hoping to be able to include this species in our count as we have a resident burrowing owl in the wash that is a part of our park. We have seen him on numerous ocassions and have been blessed to be within 5 feet of him. A beautiful bird!
What is the GBBC?
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all levels in counting birds and reporting their results to create a mid-winter snapshot of the numbers, kinds, and distribution of birds across the continent. Participants count birds for as little or as long as they wish during the four-day period and tally the highest number of birds of each species that they see at any one time. At the Great Backyard Bird Count web site, they fill out an online checklist to submit their counts.
This explanation comes from their website where you can get more information if you are interested.
Josh and I will be birding and recording the birds in our neighborhood park. This is something we are in the habit of doing so the results will be put to good use. I sent away for an ambassador packet from Cornell University and it came the other day. In it are data sheets to fill out, promotional sheets and a ton of other information. You can get yours by emailing cornellbirds@cornell.edu
After having participated in our first official Christmas Bird Count in December, we are excited once again in some way to be a part of helping our bird friends.
The picture at the top of my post is of a burrowing owl. Josh and I are hoping to be able to include this species in our count as we have a resident burrowing owl in the wash that is a part of our park. We have seen him on numerous ocassions and have been blessed to be within 5 feet of him. A beautiful bird!
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