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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Manatees rebound
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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World Book Day
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Snow on the temple
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World of WearableArt Awards
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And the skies filled with bats…
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
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At the shore of an inland sea
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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A long, erratic commute
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Cable car station, Graubünden, Switzerland
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Siblings Day
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National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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Happy Halloween!
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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National Trails Day
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