sent over this announcement and write up about a free fun event scheduled for this Saturday at the Birmingham Zoo:
Join us Saturday morning for a few hours to take family bird walk
through the Birmingham Zoo. Get there by 8 a.m., and your admission is
free. We will gather at the Children's Zoo entrance gate and walk with
Birmingham Audubon members and Birmingham Zoo bird curators serving as
our expert guides to help with bird identification.
The route will take us through the zoo, stopping in the Alabama Wilds
and the water retention basin area where we are likely to see a variety
of winter visitors and resident birds, and perhaps some shorebirds too.
We will record our findings as we go.
We have scheduled this bird walk for the same weekend as the Great
Backyard Bird Count. This is one of the largest citizen science projects
in the world, relying on ordinary people to gather and submit data on
birds. At the conclusion of the bird walk, the numbers and species of
birds counted will be entered into the Great Backyard Bird Count
database.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages
bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real- time
snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can
participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little
as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each
day of the event. It's free, fun, and easy - and it helps the birds.
Additionally, the Birmingham Zoo will hold a variety of bird related
activities for children following the bird walk. You, your children or
grandchildren are sure to enjoy themselves as we search for our
fine-feathered friends, and you'll learn a thing or two about the GBBC
process along the way. Make your plans now to join us.
Trip Plans: Meet at the Birmingham Zoo's Children's Zoo Entrance gate
at 8 a.m.
Trip Leaders: Greg Harber (251-2133), and Jamie Nobles (Zoo staff).--
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