Great Backyard Bird Count is Back!

[Patricia Leonard]

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT BEGINS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Join bird watchers across the continent in counting birds from wherever you 
are, beginning this Friday, February 15, through Monday,February 18, 2008. 
You can spend as little as 15 minutes or as long as you like on one or more 
of the count days. Enter your tallies at http://www.birdcount.org so the 
birds you see become part of a historic record for this winter. Everyone 
who submits a checklist is automatically entered in a drawing for birdy 
prizes. Check out the photo contest too! We're also inviting people to 
shoot videos of birds or bird watchers and then upload them to YouTube 
tagged "Great Backyard Bird Count." Then everyone can see them and we'll 
post some of the best ones on the GBBC web site. Join us and "Count for 
Fun, Count for the Future!"

Best wishes,
Pat Leonard
Cornell Lab of Ornithology