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The Great Backyard Bird Count, which starts on Friday, February 17 and ends on Monday, February 20, is organized by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.    You can help by simply tallying the numbers and kinds of birds you see, and reporting it.  During the days of the count, you can count from any location, anywhere in the world, for as long as you wish.  The North Fork Audubon Society is holding hands-on training on how to participate at the Red House on Saturday, February 18 from 1 to 4 PM. We will also count and identify birds at the Red House. It’s a fun way to be a citizen scientist.

Can’t attend the training?  Get more information at http://gbbc.birdcount.org/about/ or follow these instructions:

1. Register for the count or use your existing login name and password.  If you have never participated in the GBBC or any other Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you’ll need to create a new account.  If you already created an account for last year’s GBBC, or if you’re already registered with eBird or another Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you can use your existing login information.

2.  Count Birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the GBBC.  You can count for longer than that if you wish.   Count birds in as many places and on as many days as you like.  Submit a separate list for each new day, for each new location, or for the same location if you counted at a different time of day.   Estimate the number of individuals of each species you saw during your count period.

3.  Enter your results on the GBBC website by clicking “Submit Observations” on the home page.  Or download the free eBird Mobile app to enter data on a mobile device.   If you already participate in the eBird citizen-science project, please use eBird to submit your sightings during the GBBC.   Your checklists will count toward the GBBC.

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