The early-birders see the birds

William Atkins
Monday, 17 December 2007 18:20

Science - Climate

The 108th annual Christmas Bird Count by the Audubon Society is underway across North America. The 108th CBC runs from Friday, December 14th, 2007, to Saturday, January 5th, 2008.      

An estimated 50,000 birders across North America will hike all over the place to count as many birds of as many species as possible. After recording all of their finds, the data will be compiled at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York.

Count a bird over the holidays. You can still join in the CBC activities in your local area.

For additional information, please go to the Audubon’s website titled “The 108th CBC, December 14th 2007 to January 5th 2008: The tradition continues of counting birds across the Americas.”

The 2007 Christmas Bird Count helped show how global climate change is affecting the bird population. Many species of birds are imperiled by the effects of human development and climate change.

In the summer of 2007, the National Audubon Society reported a dramatic decrease over the past forty years in the number of common birds found in North America.

Of 700 species reported on, 217 were classified as “imperiled” and over 100 classified as in “serious decline.”

For more information check out the article “Audubon Society reports over 25% of U.S. birds at risk.”