Join Great Backyard Birdcount – ends Monday

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • February 21, 2011 at 1:24 am
    amyjane
    Participant

    Hey just saw this and wanted to pass it along for those of you who might enjoy a nature study that will help scientist track birds.  Read about it here :

    http://childlightusa.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/citizen-scientists-in-cincinnati-by-lisa-cadora/

    February 21, 2011 at 1:12 pm
    Gem
    Participant

    We are participating this year.  It is very simple to do – just watch your bird feeder for a bit and make a note of the most birds you see at any one time of any specied you can identify.  For instance, cardinals would be an easy one to start with – almost all kids can tell a cardinal at a glance.  Then later, log your number and location at the GBBC site.

    If you want to get more ambitious you can, but that is an easy way to participate in a wonderful cooperative scientific undertaking!  Fun and great citizenship as well as science.

    Here is a link to the official site  http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/.  Spend 15 minutes counting birds today – you will be glad you did.

    BTW today – Monday 2-12-11 is the last day so there is still time!!!!

    February 21, 2011 at 2:11 pm
    thepinkballerina
    Participant

    With the weather in IL we had hardly a bird in our yard this year so we didn’t count. I think we had ONE robin and ONE junco over the weekend. Last year with snow our feeders were FILLED each day of the bird count.

    Tara

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • The topic ‘Join Great Backyard Birdcount – ends Monday’ is closed to new replies.