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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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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National Garden Week begins today
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Summer solstice
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Dark Sky Week
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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A midsummer twilight s dream
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Let s get lost
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Art in the high desert
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Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Happy International Zebra Day!
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
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Happy Halloween!
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Bright and colorful peacock feathers
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World Bee Day
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Happy Mother s Day
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Happy Independence Day!
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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A treaty for science
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