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The Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count is a long standing exercise in citizen science

The Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count is a long standing exercise in citizen science

Local Christmas Bird Count results

Posted: January 17, 2021 Volunteers conduct 23rd annual Christmas Bird Counts The 23rd annual Christmas Bird Counts for Cranbrook and Kimberley were held on December 26, 2020, and January 3, 2021. On Count Day, teams of counters cover as much of a specified 24-kilometre circle as possible to tally all the birds they see. Also, Feeder Counters watch their yards, recording the various species and counting the maximum number of individuals seen at one time. Count Week extends three days before a...

bewildered as to where the avid RMN birders might be hiding (but only the birdies would know). Well done Dianne & Daryl! Were the Nats predisposed to audio archiving their history, their designated “archivist” would archive Dianne’s interview as an MP3 file – safely stored for posterity within the hallowed RMN master archives. Wishing everyone a joyous contagion-free 2021! Be like a solar jar light to your fellow man and pray for a safer, happier world where bats, however

Posted: December 16, 2020 Christmas Bird Counts coming soon In the Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) conducted every year by amateur birders in the western hemisphere, we have a valuable source of data on winter bird populations. The institution dates to an unpretentious origin in 1900. Since then, the counts have engaged a steadily growing number of enthusiastic volunteers. Birds Canada sponsors the Canadian CBC and provides advice on ways to remain safe despite the pandemic. The restrictions of th...