Tweeters,

I thought I'd pass along some information about the World Bird Count that I
found on the Web. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) will donate $10 to a
non-profit birding organization for each species seen and reported during
the count. There are plenty of northwest species (and hence dollars) that
we could add to the list. Additional information can be found at the
following web page.

http://nature.nttls.co.jp/w-bird/whats.html


>How to participate in the "NTT World Bird Count".
>
>
> Joining the "NTT World Bird Count" is very easy. Just find or hear
birds any time during the period, and
>send the list of the species you have found or heard to the NTT World Bird
Count Office. The Office will then
>put together all the lists and announce the first results toward the end of
October through the Internet and other
>media. We are already thrilled to find out what kinds of birds can be seen
at the same period in the different
>areas on earth.
> This quick report will later be followed by in-depth analyses of the
lists from various angles. Please look
>for the analyses, too.
>
> Event Period
> October 8(Sun.),1995 to October 15(Sun.)
>
> Details to be reported
> Name (either individual or group)
> Country and Region of residence
> Place where you saw or heard birds
> Species of birds you saw or heard
>
> Names of field guides and other books you referred to
>
> Reporting Period
> October 8 (Sun.),1995 to October 20 (Fri.)
> You may report as many times as necessary during this period.
>
> Where to report
> "NTT World Bird Count"office
> E-mail : ebird at nttls.co.jp
> Voice mail : +81 3 5476 4909
>
> For inquires
> E-mail : bird at nttls.co.jp
>
>
> What is the "NTT World Bird Count"?
>
> In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, NTT has
> organized a campaign for environmental conservation under
> the theme of "NTT Nature & Multimedia." The BirdLife International
> and Wild Bird Society of Japan are also collaborating in this
> campaign.
> NTT will hold the "NTT
> World Bird Count" from October 8th, 1995, which is also the World
> Bird Watching Day, to October 15th. This is a worldwide birding
> event assisted by the multimedia technology. Everyone is welcome to
> participate in this event. It doesn't matter whether you have
> experience in birdwatching or not; the goal of the event is for you
> to go out and enjoy watching birds.
> The participants from all over the world will send by Internet
> the list of bird species they saw or heard during this period. NTT
> will quickly put together the lists and announce the results.
> NTT will donate $10 per species in the total list to BirdLife
> International, which will use the donation to conserve wild life in
> Asia.
> NTT hopes that "NTT World Bird Count" will contribute to
> expanding the circle of nature-related information exchange among
> nature lovers around the world.
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Scott Ray Washington Birder Newsletter
Yakima, WA PO Box 191
email: scray at wolfenet.com Moxee, WA 98936
http://www.wolfenet.com/~scray/