This year we will be conducting the 119th National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, the largest and longest running citizen science project in the world. Minnesota's Christmas Bird Counts are looking for help. We have some 80 counts across the state running on a date from December 14th through January 5th. To find out about a count near you, check out https://moumn.org/CBC/locations_map.php <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmoumn.org%2FCBC%2Flocations_map.php&h=AT3NGTVPuuaKWA1c4DEM2KhQK_yz8sRNSffVXDQ-dVcbhnkNDXbM9hNquWUryFdWYhqzJdwK9H1ibbLSecoe4_W4-uhAfepSFyaw6x_sn18HaalHRjEnHIA8DQ> or by date: https://moumn.org/CBC/cal/calendar.php <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmoumn.org%2FCBC%2Fcal%2Fcalendar.php&h=AT1fLr2ff3oG5GzY8douw_S5amblGV4Jk68YnZJXyzlGYQGMXmKxTwpVA32B9cruDQpKZmPoANLPFayUyqW6nBFv77HDQuzz_jW3_DJS0nD9_3HJpUvtdnSdqA> . About two thirds of the counts have posted their dates at this time.
We need birders of all skill levels. I remember my first count years ago. I turned to my partner and said. "I don't know how much help I will be. I don't know many bird calls." He responded, "We'll do just fine. I can't hear most of the birds any more. You find them and we'll be able to ID them." Many of the counts out-state are run with less than 10 participants. This is a great opportunity to find some of the hidden birding spots in your area, learn more about our winter species, bird with some of the top birders in the state, and contribute to a large data collection. I hope you join us. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
