This video from the USA says about itself:
4 March 2017
White Memorial Conservation Center and Sanctuary is the perfect destination for all ages! We are home to the largest Wildlife Sanctuary in Connecticut (4,000 acres), and house one of New England‘s finest Nature Museums. Walk, bird, ski, snowshoe, attend a program, class or special event. So much happens here every weekend! Visit www.whitememorialcc.org to learn more and review our calendar. Learn more about GBBC below.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations.
Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from beginning bird watchers to experts, and you can participate from your backyard, or anywhere in the world.
Each checklist submitted during the GBBC helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share. Last year, more than 160,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.
The 20th annual GBBC will be held Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2017. Please visit the official website at birdcount.org for more information and be sure to check out the latest educational and promotional resources.
“This count is so fun because anyone can take part —we all learn and watch birds together—whether you are an expert, novice, or feeder watcher. I like to invite new birders to join me and share the experience. Get involved, invite your friends, and see how your favorite spot stacks up.” -Gary Langham, Chief Scientist
Bird populations are always shifting and changing. For example, 2014 GBBC data highlighted a large irruption of Snowy Owls across the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States. The data also showed the effects that warm weather patterns have had on bird movement around the country. For more on the results of the 2016 GBBC, take a look at the GBBC Summary, and be sure to check out some of the images in the 2016 GBBC Photo Contest Gallery.
On the program website participants can explore real-time maps and charts that show what others are reporting during and after the count. Be sure to check out the Explore a Region tool to get an idea of what you can expect to see in your area during the next GBBC.
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the USA:
60% of World’s Bird Species Counted During Great Backyard Bird Count
The 20th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, held February 17–20, was bigger than ever with more than 214,000 bird watchers taking part from more than 120 countries. A record-breaking 177,251 checklists have been submitted, 6,090 species have been reported, and almost 30 million individual birds have been counted! Read more here.
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