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BIRDERS UNITE: THE ANNUAL BIRD COUNT IS COMING
JOSEPH COPPOLINO Joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
A nearly 125-year birder tradition is back in Eastern Ontario. The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is taking place on Boxing Day for those in the Alfred-Montebello count region. The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 BOEJTOPX/PSUI"NFSJDBTMPOHFTUSVOOJOH wildlife census. Taking place at more than MPDBUJPOTBDSPTTUIF/PSUIFSO)FNJT phere, thousands of wildlife fanatics take out their binoculars and document the number and diversity of bird species they can spot. The count takes place between Decem ber 14 and January 5 in designated ‘Count $JSDMFTMFBECZMPDBMDPNQJMFST0O#PYJOH Day, December 26, residents from across &BTUFSO0OUBSJPBOEUIF0VUBPVBJTDBOKPJO UIFDPVOUCFJOHMFBECZUIF7BOLMFFL)JMM BOE%JTUSJDU UIF$MVCEFNJSPJTFEFM&TU ontarien, and the Club des ornithologues EF M0VUBPVBJT JO UIF "MGSFE.POUFCFMMP DJSDMF.VOJDJQBMJUJFTJODMVEFEJOUIFSFHJPO are Alfred, Lefaivre, Plantagenet, Treadwell BOE$VSSBOJO0OUBSJP.POUFCFMMP 'BTTFUU Papineauville and Plaisance in Quebec will BMTPCFIPMEJOHUIFJSDPVOUPO#PYJOH%BZ The data collected allows researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies BOEPUIFSTUPTUVEZUIFMPOHUFSNIFBMUI BOETUBUVTPGCJSEQPQVMBUJPOTBDSPTT/PSUI America, according to the Audobon Society which organizes the hemispheric annual study. That data is combined with other surveys to provide a bigger picture of how the
Les ornithologues et les passionnés de la faune se réunissent chaque année au moment des fêtes pour participer au plus ancien recensement de la faune en Amérique du Nord. Le Recensement des oiseaux de Noël a lieu chaque année depuis 1900 et le lendemain de Noël, le 26 décembre, le recensement est de retour pour les habitants de la région d’Alfred-Montebello - photo CNW/Ontario Nature
DPOUJOFOUTCJSEQPQVMBUJPOTIBWFDIBOHFEJO time and space over the past hundred years. Ultimately, the CBC creates vital data for conservations looking for strategies to protect birds and habitats and helps identify other environmental issues which could pose problems for humans as well. ‘The Christmas Bird Count is a great way GPSCJSEMPWFSTPGBMMBHFTUPIFMQ0OUBSJPT CJSET/PWJDFTXPSLBMPOHTJEFFYQFSUTUP collect important data that help guide work POCFIBMGPGBMMCJSETBDSPTTUIFQSPWJODF stated Anne Bell, Director of Conservation BOE&EVDBUJPOBU0OUBSJP/BUVSF XIJDI organizes the provincial count. Those interested in participating in count
are asked to reach out to local compiler $ISJTUJOF5SVEFBV WJDFQSFTJEFOUPGUIF 7BOLMFFL)JMMBOE%JTUSJDU/BUVSF4PDJFUZBU cristeenb5@gmail.com. A count was also organized by Vankleek )JMMBOE%JTUSJDU/BUVSF4PDJFUZJO7BOLMFFL )JMMFBSMJFSJO%FDFNCFS"OPUIFSDPVOUXJMM take place in the Argenteuil region on De DFNCFS BOEJO-BSPTF'PSFTU $MBSFODF Rockland on January 3. Residents interested JOUIF"SHFOUFVJMDPVOUDBODPOUBDU"MFYBOEFS Boyer at cbc.ron.argenteuil@gmail.com, and 5SVEFBVGPSUIF$MBSFODF3PDLMBOEDPVOU .PSF JOGPSNBUJPO PO UIF BOOVBM CJSE count can be found on Birds Canada and UIF"VEPCPO4PDJFUZTXFCTJUFT
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