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Audubon
& the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
announce the 15th annual
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Great
Backyard Bird Count |
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February
17-20, 2012 |
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Cedar
Waxwing
photo by Dr. Bruce Odou |
Allen's
Hummingbird
photo by Dr. Bruce Odou |
6
Hermit Thrushes
photo by Gary Meredith |
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Join
the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Help scientists
track birds in your community!
FEBRUARY 17 - 20, 2012
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| You'll
learn more about the birds around you. People of all
ages and all levels of experience and skill can take
part. Whether you count the five species at your backyard
feeder, or the 74 species you see during a day's visit
to your neighborhood park or wildlife refuge, it's important
that you report what you see to the GBBC website http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
. Your bird list, however short or long, helps us all
understand more about birds across the continent, as
indicators of the state of the world around us. As you
enter your results, you'll see how a group of tens of
thousands of birdwatchers can paint a picture of our
birds in winter. |
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| Here
are some statistics from the 2011 Great Backyard Bird
Count: |
The
10 most frequently reported birds were (in order
of number, from high to low):
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| 1.
Northern Cardinal |
6.
Blue Jay |
| 2.
Mourning Dove |
7.
American Crow |
| 3.
Dark-eyed Junco |
8.
Black-capped Chickadee |
| 4.
Downy Woodpecker |
9.
House Finch |
| 5.
American Goldinch |
10.
Tufted Titmouse |
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The
most numerous birds were (in order of high to low):
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| 1.
European Starling |
6.
Snow Goose |
| 2.
American Robin |
7.
American Crow |
| 3.
Common Grackle |
8.
American Goldfinch |
| 4.
Canada Goose |
9.
Dark-eyed Junco |
| 5.
Red-winged Blackbird |
10.
Mallard |
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Orange
County cities and communities which submittd bird
checklists for the 2011 GBBC:
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| City |
Checklist |
Species |
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City |
Checklist |
Species |
| Huntington
Beach |
114 |
28 |
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Tustin |
21 |
6 |
| Irvine |
88 |
18 |
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Costa
Mesa |
14 |
4 |
| Laguna
Niguel |
64 |
11 |
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Laguna
Beach |
25 |
4 |
| Anaheim |
64 |
8 |
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Lake
Forest |
20 |
4 |
| Dana
Point |
19 |
7 |
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Newport
Beach |
10 |
2 |
| Fullerton |
40 |
7 |
|
Seal
Beach |
15 |
2 |
| Garden
Grove |
23 |
7 |
|
Placentia |
8 |
1 |
| Mission
Viejo |
22 |
7 |
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San
Clemente |
10 |
1 |
| Brea |
17 |
6 |
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San
Juan Capistrano |
10 |
1 |
| Santa
Ana |
12 |
6 |
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Yorba
Linda |
9 |
1 |
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If
you like birds and want to help them . . . join the Great
Backyard Bird Count this year!
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| 1.
COUNT THE
BIRDS in
your backyard, local park, or other natural area on any of
the four count days. For each species of bird that you see,
record the highest number of individuals that you observe
at any one time during your count. Don't add a bird
every time you see one at your feeder; you could be
counting the same individual. |
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| 2.
WATCH THE
BIRDS FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES on
each day that you participate. |
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| 3.
WRITE DOWN
YOUR LIST AND CHECK IT OVER TO BE SURE IT IS ACCURATE. |
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| 4.
IF YOU HAVE
A COMPUTER WITH INTERNET ACCESS, you
can enter your count on-line at the Great Backyard Bird Count
site. Go to the following site and follow the directions:
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
. View your results. After
you've entered your count for the day, visit the Map
room and see results from across the country. |
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5.
IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A COMPUTER OR CANNOT LOG ON TO THE INTERNET,
YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE!
Mail
your bird list to Nancy Kenyon or drop it off at Audubon
House. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, PHONE, DATE
OF YOUR COUNT, AND THE EXACT LOCATION OF YOUR BIRD COUNT.
Turn in your bird list immediately after the count;
if you wait too long, the count will be closed! We must
receive it no later than Feb. 28. Please print and be
as legible as possible so that we can read it. |
MAIL
TO:
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. . . . GBBC
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. . . . c/o Nancy Kenyon
.
. . . . 32 Almond Tree Ln
.
. . . . Irvine CA 92612 |
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| 6.
FOR QUESTIONS
OR ASSISTANCE, contact Nancy
Kenyon at (949) 786-3160;
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