Thought you might be interested in what is going on in and around Lorain County. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Davescats <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 10:47 AM Subject: Black River Audubon Society CBC News To: [log in to unmask] *The Christmas Bird Count Needs You!!!!* A long-standing program sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the 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. Volunteers Needed for Lorain County CBCs!! * Please consider joining Black River Audubon Society for their annual CBC. The Elyria Christmas Bird Count is December 19, 2015. The Wellington CBC is January 2, 2016. Please contact Black River Audubon Elyria CBC leader Martin Ackermann at 440-774-3220 <440-774-3220> or Wellington CBC leader Diane Devereaux at 440-458-2440 <440-458-2440> or visit <http://www.blackriveraudubon.org/>www.blackriveraudubon.org <http://www.blackriveraudubon.org/> for more information and email contact. No experience necessary!! Ask about counting birds in your own backyard if you are unable to join a CBC team!!! Happy Holidays!!* ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]