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This weekend - free and easy - Great Backyard Birdcount 2010
- Feb 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM
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It's that time again! The Great Backyard Birdcount is coming up this weekend!!
February 12th-15th
(That means now is a perfect time to pencil in some plans to find birds one of those days)
Observing birds and sending in your data is really easy, free, and a nice project for kids (or adults). You don't even have to "make a project" like a walk or anything - you can just notice birds in your daily routine and fill out a form for that sighting! Very easy and very worthwhile information for such a good cause (read on).
Cornell University's citizen science project is among the most popular community projects in the USA. Last year 94,165 checklists were submitted, recording the distribution of over 11 million individual birds!! These scientists (and the birds) rely on the public to collect this data. I wrote about it last year and submitted data last year. Birdwatching is one of my few hobbies, and I mention it often on my blog It's not Just the Science.
Just like last year, my profile will be all birds in celebration of the GBBC this weekend! Come take a look and let me know what you think :)
Tonya
The Science Spot (for moms)
It's not Just the Science (a blog about science at my house)
The Great Backyard Bird Count 2010
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Wonder why no comments. Your stuff is interesting. Guess people are more into other things these days! I enjoy reading and learning. Thanks =)
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