[Birdtalk] Great Backyard Bird Count... GET READY!

[Tim Avery]

Tomorrow is the start of the 2008 Great Backyard Bird count.  Lets make this year a worthwhile one in Utah and try to hit 150 species over the weekend.  I for one will be out in force trying to nail down as many birds as possible over what looks like it will be one heck of a nice weekend.
So make plans to count the birds in your yard each day next weekend (Friday-Monday), and count the birds in your local park or favorite birding spot.  Submit the counts at http://birdcount.org and lets see how many species and checklists we can get in.

And if you need more motivation than just a big number or lots of dots on the GBBC maps, each time you enter a count, you are entered to win one of hundreds of prizes we are giving away!  So submit as many counts as you can!

Head on out next weekend and see as many birds as you can.  And while you're reporting them to the GBBC website, check out the other new features there, including kid games and the official GBBC blog (http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/blog).  Lots of fun for everyone.

And if you have any complaints or problems with entering data please feel free to send me an email with your concerns.  I will be moderating sightings for Utah this year and will do everything I can to help with problems.  

REMEMBER, you can count birds anywhere, not just your backyard, and this will help with trying to get 150 species in the time frame we have.

Good Birding

Tim
Salt Lake City, Utah
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
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