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Our Big Day Bird Count, May 14th, 2022

The Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds living around us. This event was first held in 2015 by Cornell University, a leader in wild bird science. Cornell manages the website eBird.org and tracks the data to better study and conserve bird populations, and is also the Read more…

By Nancy Gibson, 6 monthsMay 29, 2022 ago

Mayne Wildlife

Christmas Bird Count Results

Intrepid Birders Brave the Elements to Census Winter Birds on Mayne A rather dramatic headline for this article, but honestly the count day—December 18, 2021—dawned with heavy rains and wind: conditions that are not ideal for birds to be out and about or for birders either. Nonetheless, many of the Read more…

By Michael Dunn, 9 monthsFebruary 26, 2022 ago