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Subject: Great '98 is this weekend!
Author: tws-l Discussion List <TWS-L at LISTSERV.VT.EDU at
NBS-Internet-Gateway
Date: 2/20/98 12:29 PM


THIS IS THE BIG WEEKEND TO HELP MAKE BIRDING HISTORY!

The Great '98 Backyard Bird Count starts today and runs through Sunday,
February 22. It's first of count of its kind, and you are all invited to
count birds you see at your bird feeders, in your backyard, local parks
or other outdoor location.

The key to this history-making event is that participants contribute
their sightings online, through a revolutionary World Wide Web site,
BirdSource
<http://birdsource.cornell.edu/. In turn, BirdSource provides almost
instantaneous feedback to participants through animated maps, graphs, and
constantly-updated summaries.

This state-of-the-art project is a great family activity. It's fun! It's
easy! And it's good for science! All you need is a love of the outdoors
and access to a computer. It will be the first continent-wide bird survey on
the Internet.

To participate, count the maximum number of the different bird species
you see. If you don't have a bird feeder, count in you backyard,
neighborhood, or local park. You can spend as little or as much time as you
want
counting birds during the three-day period. Through BirdSource, the Great
'98 Backyard Bird Count offers assistance in bird identification, and the
scroll-down form is easy-to-use.

Watching the count results will be like watching election returns
from all across the country, right on your own computer screen. This
exciting technology is already revolutionizing our ability to keep track
of birds.

We're counting on you to count the birds. The BirdSource web site
address once again is:

<http://birdsource.cornell.edu/

The national press--AP, NPR, newspapers, TV and radio stations across the
country--has picked up the Great '98 Backyard Bird Count story and run
with it. Don't be left behind! Be a birder who counts, and have fun!

(Please, forward this to your family, friends, and other listservs. We
need to put every town in North America on the map!)


Allison Wells
BirdSource
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
254-2475
amw25 at cornell.edu


Scott Ray
scray at wolfenet.com