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>Good day all birders! Did you know that the Great Backyard Bird Count
>begins this week?
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>>Starting this Friday, February 17, and continuing through Monday,
>>February 20, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon are asking all
>>birders to contribute their counts to this year's mid-winter snapshot of
>>bird populations across the continent.
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>>You can count birds for as little or as long as you like on any or all of
>>the count days, at any location. Send your tallies to the Great Backyard
>>Bird Count web site at http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc. As sightings pour
>>in, you can see how your observations fit in with what others are
>>reporting from around the United States and Canada.
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>>If you have a digital camera, take a few snapshots and consider
>>submitting them to this year's online photo gallery and photo contest.
>>The Lab and Audubon are also issuing awards to localities submitting the
>>most checklists. This year's theme is to help beginners join in. Consider
>>introducing the count to someone new, or sending this email message to
>>others you think might be interested in participating.
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>>Last year, participants contributed one of the most comprehensive record
>>sets ever for the GBBC, with more than 6 million birds counted and 612
>>species reported. For details of highlights from last year, visit
>>http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/press/news-stories/gbbc-highlights-2005/.
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>>For instructions, birding resources, past stories, and more, visit
>>http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/.
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>Marge Villanova
>Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>159 Sapsucker Woods Road
>Ithaca, NY 14850
>Tel. 607-254-2473
>Fax. 607-254-2415

Marge Villanova
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel. 607-254-2473
Fax. 607-254-2415