Today"s the first day of the 121st annual Christmas Bird Count, said to be the largest and longest-running citizen science project in the world. For the next 23 days, through January 5, thousands of volunteers around the US, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands will join members of the National Audubon Society for this important endeavor in the study and protection of birds. Together, they"ll scour the woods, fields, and lakes of their respective regions (or just watch their bird feeders), to take a census of the individual birds and species they find.
I see one!
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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’Chess on ice’
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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A species worth defending
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Oktoberfest begins
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International Surfing Day
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Turning darkness into light
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Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota
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Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
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World Sea Turtle Day
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In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Siblings Day
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Forward-thinking women of history
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Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
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Celebrating World Olive Tree Day
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Museum Night in Berlin
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In the Supertree Grove
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International Day of the Tropics
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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International Cheetah Day
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