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Grand Valley Audubon Society’s Annual Spring Bird Count & Fund Raiser 2010 International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 8, 2010
Each year Grand Valley Audubon Society participates in the International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) which was created in 1993 by visionaries at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Now under the direction of the National Fish and Wildlife Service, IMBD continues to focus attention on one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of a migratory bird – the journey between its summer and winter homes. Today, it is celebrated in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Central America through bird festivals and bird walks, education programs and Bird Day! The IMBD 2010 Theme is: The Power of Partnerships. You can read more about IMBD at www.birdday.org/ and at www.fws.gov/birds/IMBD/
We invite you to join us in this important celebration by joining one of the twelve teams that will be scouring all of Mesa County to find as many species as possible and to count every individual bird seen.
The count is similar to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count but is conducted on one day, the second Saturday in May. This year’s edition of it will be Saturday, May 8th and will be part of the Grand Valley Audubon Society’s annual fundraiser, the Birdathon. Your financial support helps our volunteer staffed committees accomplish their goals. Please plan to pledge in May your support for Audubon projects in the Grand Valley. Send your contributions to Grand Valley Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1211, Grand Junction, CO 81502.
The goal of the Count is to get a snapshot of the movement of Neotropical species while they are still in the lower 48 states. May 8th will not be the peak of migration everywhere, but it offers an overall picture of the movement. Each of the 12 parties listed will have an experienced birder and everyone is welcome even if you have little or no birding experience. This is a wonderful way to develop your birding skills. Bring binoculars, lunch, water, snacks and sunscreen. Each participant or family will be asked to pay a fee of $5.00 to help support the work and goals of our committees.
If you would like to participate in the count, contact the leader of one of these 12 areas or Paul Didier at 242-8643.
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