Friday, February 15, 2008

First bird checklist in!

I submited my first bird checklist in this years Great Backyard Bird count!

It runs today through Monday. And it's easy. You just go out side for at least 15 minutes, count birds and submit a checklist. See this site:

The following is from the email theysent me after submittal.

Thank you for entering your observation in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count. Below is a report summarizing the bird checklist you submitted.

Here is the information you gave for this observation.

Record ID: S3512088
Email: tomas13.geo@yahoo.com
Locality: 78751, Austin, Travis County, TX
Observation Date: FEB 15, 2008
Start Time: 10:30 AM
Total Birding Time: 30 minutes
Party Size: 1
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
coniferous woods
grassland
urban
Number of Species: 8
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
White-winged Dove - 2
Monk Parakeet - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
Great-tailed Grackle - 63
House Sparrow - 2
Comments ----------------------------------------
The grackles were flocking in the trees and very vocal.
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Information submitted through February 19, 2007 will be included in online reports within 30 minutes. Information submitted after February 19, 2007 will be included in online reports within 2 hours. To see how your results fit into the big picture, go to the Great Backyard Bird Count home page http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ and click on "Results." If your bird checklist included unusual species or high numbers of individuals, you may receive an email from a regional editor requesting more details.

Thanks for participating in the 2007 Great Backyard Bird Count. Please join us again for next year's count. Mark your calendars for February 15-18, 2008.

If you enjoyed the Great Backyard Bird Count, check out eBird at http://www.ebird.org, where you can report the birds you see every day of the year. eBird helps you keep track of your lists--and archives your sightings so they're accessible to everyone, including other bird watchers and scientists. It's easy and fun to use--and it's absolutely free!

The Great Backyard Bird Count and eBird are joint projects of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society. Please help support these and other efforts on behalf of birds by becoming a member. Visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Membership for membership in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology or http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/index.shtml for membership in the National Audubon Society. Thank you for your support!

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