Information about the 115th Audubon Christmas Bird Count

From Audubon:

1. PLEASE NOTE:  new this season, you need to enter the date of your count for the 115th CBC before you can access the rest of the online data entry application.2. The bird checklists available for data entry this season are exactly the same as last season.  The splits of Clapper and King rails have not yet been included, so please enter these species as you have before.
3. The banding study of Loggerhead Shrikes breeding in Canada was continued this past summer, and many more birds were banded.  If you do find a banded Loggerhead Shrike (on the CBC or at any time of year!) we have a link to the reporting form on the CBC home page.

Audubon Science
2300 Computer Ave, # I-49
Willow Grove, PA 19090cbcadmin@audubon.org
Phone: 302-858-0724

Please support a great tradition by donating to the CBC: https://secure.audubon.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6720&6720.donation=form1

Clinton CBC December 21, 2014

Good morning, it is the season of Christmas Bird Counts!  The Clinton CBC will be Sunday, December 21, 2014 this year.  If you are a “regular” Clinton CBC’er, please join us again and we always welcome new friends to bird with us.  Please register at the following link through the Audubon website at http://birds.audubon.org/get-involved-christmas-bird-count-find-count-near-you .  Owling is always an option in the morning and we have had great birds show up on count day, including a Snowy Owl guest appearance last year.  A post count dinner will follow at JR’s Hometown Grill and Pub in Tecumseh at 5:30 p.m., parking is in back.  Please see the link for more details, they are open until 9 p.m. on Sunday:  http://www.jrsgrillandpub.com/ . Hope to see you December 21! 

Keeping up with Citizen Science

Hi everyone!  I can't believe it is that time again for the Clinton Christmas Bird Count.  I don't know about you but I still haven't gotten over the brutal snow from last year.  Our count date is set this year for December 21 (Sunday) so feel free to head over to the website to sign up and donate for this years count.  Please also see the following link for keeping up with citizen science where you can receive emails that will keep you up to date with everything the Audubon is doing.  Thanks!  http://www.audubon.org/citizenscience

A Message from National Audubon...

"Thanks to you and your fellow compilers there has never been a larger, more passionate or diverse community of citizen scientists working under Audubon's umbrella.  Last holiday season bird watchers came out in record numbers to count birds to participate in Audubon's Christmas Bird Count - more than 70,000 people joined 2,369 count circles to take part in what may be the longest running animal census on the planet.

  

We hope you'll help keep the Christmas Bird Count alive and well by encouraging support from this year's participants.  Below is a link to a printable letter that we hope you will share with those in your count circle.  You can also just forward this email to those people that care about the Christmas Bird Count. 

The Christmas Bird Count relies 100% on donations to manage the historic database and to fund the technology to make that vital and historic data available to researchers.  And this year we are making it easy to give. 

Just print out this donation form, http://birds.audubon.org/documents/114th-cbc-printable-donation-form

and send it with a check to the address indicated on the form.

Or, go online and submit your credit card donation by using our secure form atwww.audubon.org/supportcbc

You can also use your phone to quickly text a $10 donation to support this important work.  Simply text CBC to 50555 to donate $10 to National Audubon Society. 100% of your gift will be used to support the Christmas Bird Count.  (Charges will appear on your wireless bill, or be deducted from your prepaid balance. All purchases must be authorized by account holder. Must be 18 years of age or have parental permission to participate. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Text STOP to 50555 to STOP. Text HELP to 50555 for HELP. Full Terms: mGive.org/T. Privacy Policyfor text to donate: https://mgive.org/privacy.aspx)

We hope you will help us reach the broadest possible audience and encourage donations to help keep this important work alive and make sure that the CBC will continue to inform ornithologists and conservation biologists about how the birds of the Americas are faring today - and far into the future. 

Thanks again for your passion and dedication."

Sincerely,

Geoff LeBaron

Director, Audubon Christmas Bird Count

cbcadmin@audubon.org

http://birds.audubon.org/documents/114th-cbc-printable-donation-form

Please note our address has changed:

Audubon Science

2300 Computer Ave, Suite I-49

Willow Grove, PA 19090 

cbcadmin@audubon.org           Phone: 302-858-0724

 

 

The Christmas Bird Count is now free to participate.

Visit www.christmasbirdcount.org to find out more.

Please consider donating to support the CBC.

2013 Clinton Christmas Bird Count Date Posted

Hello CBC'ers, the date for the 2013 Clinton Christmas Bird Count will be Sunday, December 22nd, followed by dinner and fellowship at the Clinton Inn (roughly 5:30 p.m.).  Contact Johanna Lentz at buckandbirdie@gmail.com for more details and to get a section for the count circle. Don't forget to sign up on the National Audubon website at http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.

A Message From National Audubon....

The 114^th Christmas Bird Count

 

Greetings Compilers,

The Find a circle and pre-registration features for the upcoming 114^th CBC have been opened up; if you have not already done so, please take a minute to log into the CBC system and enter your upcoming count date or dates.

Please note that on Wednesday, November 20^th the Audubon Newsletter will be emailed out, and this may result in a big jump in the number of people searching for information about CBCs in the upcoming season.  If your date is posted by then you may have quite a positive response!

--The initial version of the data entry application is now open for you to enter your upcoming dates, to check the information displayed to the public about your count, to access blank field forms, and to have a look at your compiler and participant lists.

--Your existing login information-your "username" and "password" from last year-will continue to work for you when you log in.  You now also have the ability to manage your own contact information in the "My Profile" section under your login name; this is where you should update your email address if it has changed.  Please note: if you change your e-mail address, this will then become you NEW Login NAME (your full e-mail address).

--Christmas Bird Count web page www.christmasbirdcount.org

--Compiler's web page with everything you need to run your count:  www.christmasbirdcount.org/compilers 

                -- Login Page:     http://netapp.audubon.org/aap/application/cbc            

--The second edition of the American Birds e-Newsletter was sent out last week.  If you have not yet signed up to receive the newsletter directly, please do so here: http://www.audubon.org/citizenscience

Please feel free to contact us with questions at cbcadmin@audubon.org

 

Best wishes through the upcoming Holidays!

 

Please note our address has changed:

Audubon Science

2300 Computer Ave, Suite I-49

Willow Grove, PA 19090 

cbcadmin@audubon.org              Phone: 302-858-0724

 

 

The Christmas Bird Count is now free to participate.

Visit www.christmasbirdcount.org to find out more.

Please consider donating to support the CBC.

Update from Audubon's Christmas Bird Count program

 

From Audubon's Christmas Bird Count program

 

 

Dear CBC Participants, Compilers, and Regional Editors, past and present,

 

 

The final results of the 113^th Christmas Bird Count are in! To get the full count summary, regional summaries, articles from compilers and more delivered straight to your email inbox sign-up forAmerican Birds online here: http://www.audubon.org/citizenscience by entering your email address just to the right of "Want to keep up with Citizen Science?"

Audubon has moved to digital delivery of the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) results by producing a quarterly citizen science eNewsletter, American Birds, which contains the results of all our Citizen Science programs, including the articles and summaries that previously were distributed in the printed CBC summary editions of American Birds, as well as other opportunities that may interest you.Please take a moment to sign up now and also to share this information with others who may find it of interest.

If you have already signed up to receive the new Citizen Science eNewsletter, many thanks-you will receive our next quarterly edition of American Birds online in early November.

Another way to be involved, if you're not already, is with an Audubon Chapter. See if there is a chapter near you by visiting http://www.audubon.org/search-by-zip. Once you find your Chapter, visit their website or contact the leader listed in order to get more information. For any questions about Audubon Chapters, please contact the Audubon Chapter Services Office at 800-542-2748.