Friday, February 13th is the start of the 12th Annual Backyard Bird Count.
This event is FREE. IT is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The purpose is to get citizens involved to assist scientists in keeping tabs on local bird populations. The only requirement is time and patience. Participants count birds, anywhere, for a minimum of 15 minutes or as long as they have the time during the four-day period. Then they report the largest number of birds of each species seen together at any one time.
To report the numbers, bird watchers complete an online checklist at the Great Backyard Bird Count Web site (www.birdsource.org/gbbc) or drop off the info sheets at Wild Birds Unlimited in Ogden or Audubon North Carolina's local office near Porters Neck.
In 2008, more than 9.8 million birds of 635 species were reported. They submitted more than 85,000 checklists. North Carolina submitted the second-most checklists, trailing only New York.
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For information on other Wilmington events, visit www.TheKeytoWilmington.com
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