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Four-day tally helps provide continental snapshot of bird populations
The American kestrel is the American Birding Association's bird of the year and is declining in some parts of the country. PHOTO COURTESY @MiaMPhotography. Click on the image for more bird photos.
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — The 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb. 17-20) is going high tech this year, with interactive online maps and graphs updating results of the national event every hour.
The annual count helps create a real-time snapshots of where various bird species are across the continent. Follow the #GBBC hashtag or @audubonsociety on Twitter for more updates.
“The GBBC is a fun and easy event to experience birding while providing valuable information on birds at both the local level and in a manner that contributes to a national picture,” said Robert Skorkowsky, avian program coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service. (more…)
Filed under: biodiversity, Colorado, Environment, Summit County news, wildlife | Tagged: American Birding Association, biodiversity, Bird Studies Canada, Birding, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Environment, Great Backyard Bird Count, ornithology, wildlife | 2 Comments »
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