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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2016 !
By Nancy Howell , compiler for the Lakewood Christmas Bird Count
" Lakewood " count circle includes western areas of Cuyahoga County , from Lake Erie south into Berea and Olmsted Falls , and Lakewood and Cleveland Zoo too .
Do you like birding ? How about watching birds at your feeder ? Would you like to be a “ citizen scientist ” and add to data about the birds you have seen ? If any or all of these are something you like to do or would like to know more about , then consider helping with the Lakewood Christmas Bird Count - 2016 . The Lakewood Christmas Bird Count , with its center point of the count circle located in Lakewood , OH , will take place on Friday , December 30 , 2016 . For those unfamiliar with the Christmas Bird Counts , they are the longest running “ citizen science ” projects with over 100 years of collected data . Information from the count goes to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology ’ s database . The Lakewood count circle covers a large portion of the Lake Erie shoreline west of the city , south to the northern Strongsville border , east to the Tri-C West campus in Parma / Parma Hts and western Cleveland neighborhoods , west into Lorain County just beyond the Cuyahoga County line ( North Ridgeville , Avon and Avon Lake ). For a map , video and details , click the “ Christmas Bird Count ” button on our website Homepage ( scroll down ) here .
Participants tally all bird species and numbers of birds , yes Rock Pigeons , European Starlings and House Sparrows are included . Birders may go out in groups or individually as long as the tallies are in the count circle . We ’ d love to have as much of the count circle covered as possible which means neighborhoods , parks , cemeteries and any green space are fair game . Weather is not a deterrent so participants go out in whatever the weather condition is at the time . Some people spend time early in morning , or late in the evening doing some owling as long as it takes place on that December 30th date . For those not wishing to be outdoors , feeder watching is another part of the count as long as the feeder being observed is in the count circle .
One of the nice aspects of the day is the “ thank you ” dinner held at the Rocky River Nature Center on Friday , December 30 at 6:00 p . m . Participants dine and gather with their list of species sighted . Species are tallied with everyone anticipating what has been found that day . Recruit new friends , families and young folks , the more eyes , the better ! Contact me if you ’ d like to add areas in the count circle that have not been covered , or if you know of areas needing coverage , or would like to join a group planning to go out . This is a terrific way to get out during the holiday season and enjoy the birds around us . For questions and information , send your email to nhowell @ wcaudubon . org or you can reach me at 440-891-1710 . Thanks in advance for your participation ! Read Online
Thank You Western Cuyahoga Audubon Members and Volunteers
Thanks to volunteers Madison Thomas , National Audubon Society , Ohio Outreach Coordinator and Megan Taylor for greeting visitors , collecting signatures for the Audubon Clean Energy Petition for Ohio , and hosting a bird identification game for youth at the Backyard Biodiversity Bash , August 27 , Watershed Stewardship Center , West Creek Reservation , 2277 West Ridgewood Dr in Parma , Ohio . Read Online
The documentary , The Messenger , shown at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on September 28 attracted a nice crowd who viewed the film and had the opportunity to speak with 22 organization representatives sharing action steps to protect migratory songbirds . Thanks to members Terry and Joanne Gorges and volunteer Megan Taylor for staffing the Western Cuyahoga Audubon display , connecting with exhibiting organizations , and getting the word out about Chapter programs to film audiences ! Read Online
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