{"id":3804,"date":"2025-02-09T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:29:57","slug":"participants-needed-for-2025-annual-bird-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/?p=3804","title":{"rendered":"Participants Needed for 2025 Annual Bird Count"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place February 14-17.\u00a0\u00a0Residents of Iosco and Alcona counties will have an opportunity to submit valuable data to researchers about the numbers and various species of birds located in these regions prior to the massive spring global migrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, Birds Canada, and Wild Birds Unlimited, the event is open to anyone.\u00a0\u00a0Observers may count one or all four days for at least 15 minutes each day.\u00a0\u00a0Participants may tally birds visiting their feeders, in their neighborhoods, woodland area, or along water spaces.\u00a0\u00a0New totals are requested for each day or area.\u00a0\u00a0Results are then submitted online to bird count.org.\u00a0\u00a0Easy to follow instructions guide the observer through the submission process.\u00a0\u00a0Help knowing the birds found in your area, or the ability to identify various avian sounds are also valuable clues.\u00a0\u00a0When submitting names, just check those possibilities pre-listed online in your area.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s simple !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the aid of modern technology and an increasing number of professional and amateur participants reporting online, scientists are now able to get a quick snapshot of where the various species are located, plus the population status of each prior to the massive movements to spring and summer breeding grounds,\u201d added Peggy Ridgway , local ambassador for this world wide event. Many avians travel thousands of miles to reach nesting grounds which may take two or three months for some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it\u2019s not uncommon for many to begin the journey at the end of February, so that\u2019s why the timing of the GBBC is crucial. Hundreds will also travel in the calm of night when air currents are steadier, temperatures more even, and predators less prevalent.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An online webinar will be held on Thursday, February 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at\u00a0\u00a07:00 pm and again on February 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 3:00 pm to further explain participation in this event and answer any questions viewers may have.\u00a0\u00a0Log onto birdcount.org to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 2024 annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) a rare winter sighting of a yellow throated warbler (see photo) was documented at a suet feeder in the Oscoda area. Recently is has been observed in Tawas and seems to be moving south.\u00a0\u00a0So keep your eyes open for this unusual visitor!\u00a0\u00a0Also, be on the lookout for cedar waxwings, as their numbers here are way down this winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 200 countries participating, we can truly get a bird\u2019s eye view of the populations and locations of the over 11, 000 species that inhabit this earth, and\u00a0\u00a0your corner of the globe counts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 28th\u00a0annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place February 14-17.\u00a0\u00a0Residents of Iosco and Alcona counties will have an opportunity to submit valuable data to researchers about the numbers and various species of birds located in these regions prior &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/?p=3804\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3805,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3804\/revisions\/3805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ausablevalleyaudubon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}