110th Christmas Bird Count
Set for Sunday, December 20
Join a team by contacting a team leader or
Fran & Paul Didier for assignment
The
Grand Junction Christmas Bird Count
will take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009. Birders at every level
of expertise can make meaningful contributions to this count, so everyone
is invited to join in. Each party will have at least one experienced
birder who will be able to identify every species encountered, but every
extra pair of eyes means that more birds will be spotted and tallied.
This count provides excellent practice for beginners because it requires
lots of repetitions identifying the more common birds.
Following the count, there will be a gathering at the Village Inn
at 757 Horizon Drive at 6:00 p.m. to submit the results and the
money collected and to enjoy each other’s company and stories.
Participants can order from the menu as you arrive. We will have a
private room. Anyone interested is welcome to join us.
Participation in
sanctioned national Audubon Society Bird Counts requires a $5 fee.
Although more than 50,000 participants from every state, every Canadian
province, and a number of Central and South American countries and Pacific
and West Indian islands, will pay this fee this year, the fees cover only
1/3 of the total Audubon investment of more than $700,000 in the annual
Christmas Bird Count. The difference is made up from grants. The count
has become a major source of data for monitoring the status of many North
American bird populations. Count results from the year 1900 through the
present are available through Audubon’s website <http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/>,
and are also available at BirdSource <www.birdsource.org>, a collaborative
project of Audubon and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Please join
one of the teams. Contact an area leader to find out when and where to
meet.
110th Christmas Bird Count
2009 Area Leaders