Great Backyard Bird Count starts tomorrow!!!

From the latest Project FeederWatch newsletter:


Call for FeederWatchers to take part in the GBBC

If you are counting for Project FeederWatch from February 18 through 21, your counts can do double duty if you enter the same tallies into the website for the 14th 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. . Just by participating in the GBBC you’ll be entered into a draw 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, even those birds flying overhead that don't count for FeederWatch. You can also submit a separate checklist for each locale, and you need to submit a checklist for each day that you count (not a combined list like you do for FeederWatch).

Join the Great Backyard Bird Count this year and Count for Fun, Count for the Future! Visit the GBBC on Facebook!

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Project FeederWatch Contact Information



For Canadian participants:

Bird Studies Canada/Etudes d'Oiseaux Canada

P.O. Box 160,

Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0

(519) 586-3531

pfw@birdscanada.org

Toll Free: 1-888-448-BIRD (2473)

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html



For U.S. participants:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Project FeederWatch

159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.,

Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 254-2427

feederwatch@cornell.edu

http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw


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!"