Today"s the first day of the 121st annual Christmas Bird Count, said to be the largest and longest-running citizen science project in the world. For the next 23 days, through January 5, thousands of volunteers around the US, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands will join members of the National Audubon Society for this important endeavor in the study and protection of birds. Together, they"ll scour the woods, fields, and lakes of their respective regions (or just watch their bird feeders), to take a census of the individual birds and species they find.
I see one!
Today in History
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Fall Astronomy Week
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A big place to shop small
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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Fashion models of the avian world
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Let’s talk fossils
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Daylight saving time
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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Skyscraper Day
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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International Literacy Day
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International Tea Day
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Classical music takes center stage
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The largest American bison around
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Penguin Awareness Day
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Struck by Southwestern beauty
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Giants of the avian world
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World Wildlife Day
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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National Lighthouse Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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National Hummingbird Day
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Astronomy Day
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Embracing the cold
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