Hartford Audubon Society
announces its Second Annual
HARTFORD BIG JANUARY OF BIRDING!!
January starts a new year, and, for birdwatchers, a new year for “birding”!
In
the spirit of expanding public interest in birdwatching and ecology,
the Hartford Audubon Society is sponsoring a challenge to all age
groups:
To see as many wild birds in Hartford County during the month of January as you can!To
enter the contest, all you need to do is record your observations on
the Cornell birding website and submit them to Hartford Audubon.
Time Frame: From January 1 through January 31, 2018
Requirements: Open to anyone. There is no charge to participate and you do not need to be a member of Hartford Audubon.
Age Groups for Prizes:
- Youth: ages 4 – 10; need to see and record at least 25 species of birds in Hartford County
- Teens: Ages 11 – 17; need to see and record at least 35 species of birds in Hartford County
- Adults: Ages 18 - ?; need to see and record at least 65 species of birds in Hartford County
Rules:
- You can be from anywhere and do not need to be a member of Hartford Audubon.
- Birds must be seen in Hartford County, only during January, 2017.
- Sightings must be recorded online onorg, which is a free, international birding site sponsored by Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology*. If you are new toebird.org,
create a profile and begin submitting observations. The site will
maintain your list for you. If you are teacher, you can create a profile
for your class, and must include a photograph with each ebird species
entry.
- At the end of January, if you’ve achieved the minimum number of birds needed for your group, do two things: 1) go to theorgand print out your monthly sightings lists, then 2) email it to Hartford Audubon atsffaulkner@comcast.net.Deadline for submission: Friday, February 9th.
Awards:
Every participant who reaches the minimum required species for their
group will be sent a Certificate of Hartford Big January of Birding,
once your sightings in
ebird.orghave been checked and verified
by the Board of Hartford Audubon. And the “biggest” winners in each
category will be given a special prize for their high counts of birds in
Connecticut in January.
*The ebird.org site is
maintained for free public use, research, and educational purposes by
Cornell University. Personal information is never made public nor shared
unless specifically authorized by the individual. It’s a wonderful site
for bird information; maintaining personal birding lists; learning
about great “hot spots” for birding in Connecticut, the country, and
around the world; and contributing to research and conservation
information about birds.
On December 30, 2017 at 9:49 PM SARAH FAULKNER <sffaulkner@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi Fred,
Would you please post this on your website? thanks much!
Sarah
