If you're looking to start your journey into this intriguing
world of birding, ebirding,
and citizen science, here are three upcoming events to look out for. There
are The
Global Shorebird Counts, September 3rd – 9th, and The Cornell
Labs October Big Day 2020 on October 17th.
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What is it: The Global Shorebird Counts is an annual
week-long event held around World Shorebirds Day
which is celebrated yearly on 6 September.
It is used, in part, to draw attention to the continuing decline of
shorebirds across the world due to such things as habitat loss, hunting, and
climate change. It also strives to raise public awareness of the need for continued shorebird
research, monitoring, and conservation and to connect people with shorebirds
through wetland sites around the world.
How to participate: By getting out to
your local beaches, parks or wetlands during the week of the Global Shorebird
Counts, especially on September 6th World Shorebirds day, count the
shorebirds you see, enter the results of your count on ebird.org, share the
checklist with World Shorebirds Day and that’s it. See the 4 steps how-to
here.
What is it: It is an occasion when birders from across the
world join together on October 17, to count and record as many birds as
possible in a day. In 2019 over 20,000 persons,
in 170+ countries saw and reported just over 6,700 bird species, of which 49 was
submitted by the 4 birders that took part locally. This year can we double the participants to 8
persons and try for 60 species?
How to participate: Follow this link
to see how to
We are living in the
time of COVID 19, so while we are excited and eagerly looking forward to these
upcoming birding events just remember safety first. Practice Social Distancing even when out in
the field, becareful when sharing equipment, like your scope, camera, and bins
– remember your eyes are one of the entry points for this virus, but most
importantly and always practice common sense. Stay safe and enjoy your birding.
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