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Crowdsourcing, old school: the Great Backyard Bird Count |
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Posted by Seth Merritt at Feb 11, 2010 02:19 PM CST
Categories: Constituent Empowerment, Social Media, Volunteerism |
If you live in one of the many areas blanketed by snow the past few weeks, you might be looking for a cure for cabin fever. The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend, February 12 - 15, 2010, and it's great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help birds—all at the same time. #GBBC happens once a year, when tens of thousands of bird watchers of all ages create a snapshot of where the birds are across the U.S. & Canada. 
All you have to do to participate is spend at least 15 minutes on one or more of the four days counting birds anywhere you like, and then report your results on www.birdcount.org by March 1, 2010. You can count birds from your window, balcony or backyard, from a park, a lake, a river or the ocean, from a bus stop or an office or anywhere at all. (Hint: you don’t actually have to go outside if you don’t want to!)
The project web site allows you to generate a checklist of birds likely to be present in your region, which you can also print and use to record your observations. There is also a photo contest and plenty of educational content to help involve young folk in this important citizen science project. You can even download a certificate if you submit your results online – how’s that for show and tell?
The GBBC is sponsored in part by the National Audubon Society, which also coordinates the annual Christmas Bird Count.
Well, I’m off to get some more bird seed. Happy Counting!
Twitter: #gbbc
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