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Save these birding dates!As the seasons change, we hope you'll join in with some of the winter birding activities that Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be hosting over the next few months throughout the U.S. and Canada. Project Feeder WatchProject FeederWatch needs your help to keep track of the birds at your feeders this winter. Count birds as often as two days each week from November 11 to April 6. Your counts will help scientists monitor changes in feeder bird populations over the entire winter. New participants receive a kit with a handbook, a bird-identification poster, calendar, and instruction booklet. For more information or to sign up in the U.S., please visit the Cornell bird site, or call (800) 843-2473; if in Canada, please visit the Canadian web site, or call (888) 448-2473. Christmas Bird CountPeople have been having fun doing their Christmas Bird Count (CBC) every year since December 1900. It's a great way to expand your birding horizons beyond your backyard. Every CBC is run on one calendar day between 14 December and 5 January each year. As a field observer you will bird with a group of observers and the birds you count will be included with those of others out counting birds in the 15-mile diameter circle during census day. If you live within a CBC circle, you can count birds at your feeder. For more information please visit the CBC web site, or contact your local bird club or Audubon chapter. Great Backyard Bird CountMark your calendars for the tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count, 16-19 February 2007. We'd like to make this the best GBBC ever, and could use your help in spreading word about this event. It's fun and helps everyone learn more about birds. If you represent an Audubon chapter and want to promote GBBC, send an email to aenglish@audubon.org. If you'd like to spread the word about the Great Backyard Bird Count more generally, consider joining us as a Great Backyard Bird Count Ambassador. As an ambassador, you can choose your level of involvement-from putting up posters in your neighborhood to contacting newspapers or leading workshops. For more information, visit the Birdsource web site, or sign up to receive an ambassador packet by mail. Write to Jennifer Smith at jls39@cornell.edu. Type GBBC in the subject line. Include your name, address, phone number, and email address in the message. Write "Media OK" if it would be all right for us to give your contact information to reporters who would like to speak with a GBBC participant from their area. Thank you for your participation! These and other volunteer citizen science programs provide information that helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon prioritize their bird conservation activities.
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