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Submit Button GBBC: Feb. 13-16, 2009 How to participate If you're new to the GBBC, follow these simple instructions for taking part. Blog about birds! Visit our blog and leave a comment about how your GBBC is going. GBBC Participation Certificate Print the "Great Horned Owl" award to ...
Kids and Nature - The Great Backyard Bird Count
ecochildsplay.com - 2/9/2009
Kids and Nature - The Great Backyard Bird Count
— ecochildsplay.com — Once again it’s time for the National Audubon Society’s Annual Great Backyard Bird Count . This event... is in its 12th year, and for 2009 will be held February 13-16. Over the four day period, birdwatchers count birds to create a r ... (more) Kids and Nature - The Great Backyard Bird Count

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United States: Citizen Scientists Get Involved in Great Backyard Bird Count
Ecoearth.info Blog — ... Citizen Scientists Get Involved in Great Backyard Bird Count NEW YORK, New York , February 2, 2009 (ENS) - Common robins or rare raptors - whatever birds fly through backyards, schoolyards and parks - are being counted and reported February 13 through 16 in the 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Bird and nature lovers across North America are invited to join tens of thousands of everyday bird watchers in counting birds and reporting their sightings online at www.birdcount.org . A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, this free ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count
One Green Generation — GBBC-button_NORCAR_DLTH2009.gif My apologies as this one has got away from me, and it begins today!  But it lasts for 3 days, so there is still plenty of time, and it is something incredibly fun and interesting for both kids and adults.  Basically, it’s like stargazing… but it’s beautiful birds in your own backyard! Here’s how it works:  Count birds for 15 minutes or more between February 13 and 16, and report your sightings at Birdcount .  That’s pretty much all there is to it!  You can count them anywhere ( your backyard, at a local park or wildlife refuge, wherever you ...

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