Join a Christmas Bird Count, it's fun!
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 Volunteers Needed for Lorain County CBCs!!

* Please consider joining Black River Audubon Society for their annual
CBCs. The Elyria Christmas Bird Count is December 20, 2014, call Debbie at
440-225-7601 <440-225-7601>. The Wellington CBC is January 3, 2015, contact
Diane at 440-458-2440 <440-458-2440>. *

* Please contact Black River Audubon at 440-225-7601 <440-225-7601> or
visit www.blackriveraudubon.org <http://www.blackriveraudubon.org/> for
more information and email contact.  As of the 2012-2013 season, there is
no required fee to participate in a CBC!*



What is a Christmas Bird Count?

A long-standing program sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the
115th Christmas Bird Count takes place each winter from December 14 to
January 5 in designated 15-mile (24-km) circles across North America. Each
circle count is conducted in one day. Thousands of bird watchers
participate in this annual bird census, contributing data that is
invaluable to assessing North American bird populations and guiding
conservation action.

If you have never participated in a CBC, you are truly missing out on a fun
bird-watching tradition. Each individual count is organized and run by a
local bird club or group. Each group determines the specific boundaries of
their count circle and divides the territory into various routes to ensure
the entire area is covered. Technically, each CBC lasts 24 hours, but most
people start at dawn and count through the afternoon or evening. Others
make a full 24-hour day out of it. Each group approaches the CBC with its
own style, but the end result is nearly always a fun day outdoors, enjoying
the company of friends and winter birds while contributing to science.

Beginners are always welcome. If the only Christmas Birds you've counted
are French hens and turtledoves, no worries—others on the count can help
you out with bird identification. Every single bird is counted during a
CBC, so the more eyeballs in the field, the better. There are even
opportunities for homebodies to participate as feeder watchers (ask your
Count Compiler to learn more about that). The bottom line is that anybody
can participate in a Christmas Bird Count, and that includes you.

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