"That soft autumnal time, the woodland foliage now is gathered by the wild November blast." -- John Howard Bryant
Dear Brooklyn Bird Club member,
The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the nation's longest-running community science bird project, where birders across the continent conduct a bird census that helps Audubon and other organizations assess the health of bird populations and guide conservation actions. This year's count will be held Saturday, December 16th.
https://www.audubon.org/ conservation/science/ christmas-bird-count
The Brooklyn CBC count circle is made up from 12 different count sectors that includes parks, cemeteries, and significant coastline on the bay and the ocean, and there is a team for all skill and commitment levels. Grab your binoculars and come out and join us.
Please contact the Teams Organizer, Bobbi Manian, to join a team. The cut-off for team registration is December 13th.
Teams organizer: Bobbi Manian roberta.manian@gmail.com
Compilers: Chris Laskowski celaskowski@yahoo.com; Mike Yuan mjyuan@gmail.com
Compilation Dinner: Pot-luck dinner and a live compilation of the day's sightings will be held for participants at the Prospect Park Picnic House.
Note: Some teams begin at 7:30 or earlier. Plan for 4-8 hours of birding. Rain or shine.