Hi, everybody.

It's time again for the Great Backyard Bird Count, which this year takes
place February 16-19th.  It's free, fun, and helps gather information
used for conserving and improving knowledge of our feathered friends.
This weekend will be cold, but don't let that stop you -- you can
participate from the warmth of your home by counting birds you see out
the window.  Or, if you laugh at cold weather, you can go outside and
report the birds you see in your neighborhood, a park...anywhere!   The
process is very flexible and accommodating to busy schedules -- You can
count birds for any or all of the four days, as long as you count for at
least 15 minutes at a time.  Here's official info from one of the
sponsors, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:

"The tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is coming up February
16-19. Help create a mid-winter snapshot of where the birds are by
counting birds at any location for at least 15 minutes on one or more of
the count days. Last year, participants recorded more than 7.5 million
birds of 622 species across the United States and Canada and submitted
60,503 checklists, just a few hundred shy of an all-time record! Help
put your birds and your community on the map. Enter your tallies on the
Great Backyard Bird Count web site to share your results and to be
automatically entered in a prize drawing for binoculars, bird books,
bird feeders, and more. Visit http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc to see the
results, view the photo gallery, or enter your counts."

Maria

Maria Derrick
UTC Grants and Program Review
Dept. #4905, Room 207 Pfeiffer Hall
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN  37403-2598
Telephone:  423/425-5399
Fax:  423/425-4052
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Website: http://www.utc.edu/Administration/Grants-and-Research/

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