2 Turtle Doves & 1 Partridge- Tis The Season For The 111th Christmas Bird Count
Christmas bird count volunteer braving the cold Photo: Gabriel Willow This holiday season marks the 111th year of the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The 111th CBC runs from December 14, 2010 through January 5, 2011. It is the longest running citizen science survey in the world. Thousands of volunteers, “binocular brigades,” have already braved winter’s chill, rain and snow to record changes in populations of bird species. This tradition was started by ornithologist Frank Chapman on December 25, 1900. Chapman, a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2 Turtle Doves & 1 Partridge- Tis The Season For The 111th Christmas Bird Count
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