Greetings
everyone,
I hope
this message finds you well and ready to count birds on and around
Mount Desert Island. I just returned from Cuba so I hope everyone has
been thinking about your respective areas.
In
preparation for the upcoming 119th Christmas Bird Count, I am
contacting the larger birding group in the hope that some of you
might like to participate this year. What a better way to spend a
day adding to 119 years of citizen science and being outdoors
counting all the birds you find. There is a rich history of MDI
CBC’s going back to the 30’s, despite the cold and the wind,
people have remained dedicated to the concepts of ornithologist
Frank Chapman, founder of Bird-Lore
which is todays’ Audubon magazine, proposed counting birds on
Christmas instead of killing them.
This year’s count date is Saturday
December 15, 2018. Please
keep track of mileage on foot and by
car. Below, I have added “Count Week” information from the CBC
website. Do not hesitate to call or email with any questions or
concerns. Contact me if you are unsure of where you are should count
birds. My cell phone is 207-479-4256.
If
the weather should turn bad, please be careful and use common sense
about where and how you gather data. Typically, it gets a little
chilly around the 15th
of December! If anyone would like to hike up one of the taller
mountains for Snowy’s, let me know.
After the CBC, please try to send your
final numbers to me as quickly as possible.
Good Birding
Michael
MDI
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