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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International Polar Bear Day
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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Kelp buddies
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Rice processing in Bangladesh
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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Fat Bear Week
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National Trails Day
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A wonderland in winter
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International Museum Day
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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Presidents Day
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Leaves of Grass
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Nuuk, Greenland
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Let’s talk fossils
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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Santa Catalina Arch, Antigua, Guatemala
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World Oceans Day
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
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The Great Glen
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Deep in the North Woods wetlands
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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