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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A peek at an explosive peak
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First day of summer
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Hey, you two in the front!
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Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
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Purple crocus flowers, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Poinsettia Day
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World Lion Day
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Computer Science Education Week
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
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Christmas Eve
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A path lain with petals
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Time to count some birds
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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Remembering the Arizona
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Infinity Day
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A view from the top
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Petrified Forest National Park
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World Bee Day
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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Wildebeest on the move
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Happy Fathers Day!
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World Bicycle Day
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A lunar lantern celebration
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