BACKYARD BIRD COUNT GETS READY TO TAKE FLIGHT.Byline: Brandon Lowrey Staff Writer The Audubon Society is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. "citizen-scientists" to comb their backyards for birds this weekend as part of the 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Beginning at 7 a.m. today through Monday, participants will sit outside for a minimum of 15 minutes at a time and record which kind of birds they see. Then they'll send the results to scientists. Statistical value aside, the experience itself is pleasurable enough, said Kris Ohlencamp, conservation chairman of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. chapter of the Audubon Society. "It's bound to amaze you," he said. "If you can walk around in a morning and see 60 birds ... when you've lived here all your life and probably seen 10, it's amazing." The backyard bird count doesn't adhere to the strictest scientific standards, but ornithologists This is a list of ornithologists who have articles, in alphabetical order by surname. See also . A-D
The information collected over the past several years has been useful, said Pat Leonard of Cornell University's ornithology ornithology Branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds. Early writings on birds were largely anecdotal (including folklore) or practical (e.g., treatises on falconry and game-bird management). lab. Before West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. , the counts found American crows were the fourth- to fifth-most populous bird, she said. But since 2003, the disease-vulnerable bird has dropped down to about ninth place. "We can't be everywhere," she said, "which is why we have citizen-scientists." Those who do well and enjoy the count, Leonard said, can graduate to the more stringent Christmas bird count The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a census of birds in the Western Hemisphere, performed annually in the early Northern-hemisphere winter by volunteer birders. The purpose is to provide population data for use in science, especially conservation biology, though many people in the winter. Audubon member Jim Hardesty, 71, says he's enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. of the feathered fliers because of their color and interesting behavior. And he had a few tips for prospective bird counters: "Try to listen for sounds that you hear. If you hear something a little different, try to locate the bird. Sometimes they're very obvious. Other times, they're quite hidden." The 2007 bird count saw participants send in more than 81,000 checklists, tallying more than 11 million birds of 613 species, according to the Audubon Society. brandon.lowrey(at)dailynews.com 818-713-3699 TO LEARN MORE For more information, go to www.birdcount.org. CAPTION(S): box Box: TO LEARN MORE (see text) |
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