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109th
Annual Christmas Bird Count of the
AudubonMiamiValley
chapter of the
National
Audubon Society
Saturday
December 20, 2008
AudubonMiamiValley’s
109th Annual Christmas Bird Count takes place on Saturday December
20, 2008, according to Larry Sherman, Coordinator (phone: 513.523.2458;
e-mail: shermalw@muohio.edu). Beginning at 7:00am at
Miami
University
's
Ecology
Research
Center
on
Somerville Road
, this dawn-to-dusk census of bird species covers 176 square miles around
Oxford
,
Ohio
and is conducted according to rules of the National Audubon Society.
The
original bird count was on Christmas day in 1900. It now incorporates more
than 1600 organized efforts and over 50,000 participants throughout
continental
U. S.
,
Alaska
,
Hawaii
,
U.S.
territories,
Canada
, Bermuda, parts of
Mexico
, the
Caribbean
and Pacific islands. Data collected are sent to National Audubon
Society and published annually in a special “Christmas Bird Count”
issue of “American Birds.”
Regardless of experience, new participants are welcome to join
groups led by experts covering portions of the count area. First
time counters do not pay the $6.00 fee that covers data processing and
publication, and a hot lunch served at noon.
Participants under the age of 18 do not pay the fee either. All
participants are encouraged to bring food to share and their own table
service.
Count areas include Springwood, Four Mile Creek, Bachelor Wildlife
Preserve,
Indian
Creek
Valley
, Rush Run, Hueston's
Woods
State
Park-Acton
Lake
and the
Miami
University
Airport
. At any time on the day of the count, reports from birdwatchers at home
can be phoned to Liz Woedl at 513.523.1782. Soon after the count, results
will be available from AudubonMiamiValley’s web site (http://www.audubonmiamivalley.org)
(you will
leave the new AMV website by clicking on the following links)
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