{"id":6338,"date":"2018-02-11T22:12:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T22:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2018-02-11T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T22:35:03","slug":"great-backyard-bird-count-february-16-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/great-backyard-bird-count-february-16-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Your Sightings to The Great Backyard Bird Count During February 16-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t miss the fun! Join birders around the world and add your sightings to The Great Backyard Bird Count<\/strong> during February 16 – 19, 2018. It’s easy! And it’s one more way we can all support the wild birds that visit our backyard habitats.<\/p>\n

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Take Fifteen Minutes!<\/h3>\n

Count wild birds in your backyard and help create a real time, global snapshot of bird populations and their locations.<\/h4>\n

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a four day, world-wide count<\/strong> that helps us learn more about wild birds and changes in their territories over time.<\/p>\n

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Just three super-easy steps!<\/h2>\n

Visit Birdcount.org <\/a> for all the details, but this is basically how it works:<\/p>\n

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    Create your free Great Backyard Bird Count<\/a> account at birdcount.org.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Count birds for at least 15 minutes<\/strong> during February 16-19. You can submit more checklists! Keep a checklist for each count you do in additional locations, different times or on other days during the GBBC.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Submit your results<\/a> on the GBBC website or download the free eBird Mobile app<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Backyard Birders Contribute Critical Data<\/h3>\n

    The GBBC is just one project for which EVERY backyard birder's observations make a difference. See Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's<\/strong> Citizen Scientists<\/strong><\/a> to contribute to projects like  FeederWatch<\/a>, NestWatch<\/a> and HabitatNetwork<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    How Your Counting Helps Wild Birds<\/h3>\n

    Collected data helps scientists determine how birds are affected by habitat loss, pollution, disease, and climate change. Knowing where greatest needs are for species-specific conservation<\/strong> leads to targeted action to help birds' survival.<\/p>\n

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    Teachers & Parents:<\/h2>\n

    \"\"<\/a>This is THE perfect opportunity to share your love of birding with kids. Find tips, download free activities and more at BirdSleuth K-12<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Header image: ‘American Robin Puddle Party’ by Bill Bunn (via Flickr)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Don’t miss the fun! Join birders around the world and add your sightings to The Great Backyard Bird Count during February 16 – 19, 2018. It’s easy! And it’s one more way we can all support the wild birds that visit our backyard habitats. Take Fifteen Minutes! Count wild birds in your backyard and help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birding-for-all-ages"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t