Cornell University: Backyard Bird Event Counting on Citizen Scientists
February 08, 2020
February 08, 2020
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
In a study published in September, a Cornell-led team of scientists revealed a decline of more than one in four birds in the United States and Canada since 1970 - a total of 3 billion birds gone.
Given this staggering decline in North America's avian population, there is no better time than now to help scientists track bird populations - by taking part in the 23rd annual Great Backyard Bird Count . . .
In a study published in September, a Cornell-led team of scientists revealed a decline of more than one in four birds in the United States and Canada since 1970 - a total of 3 billion birds gone.
Given this staggering decline in North America's avian population, there is no better time than now to help scientists track bird populations - by taking part in the 23rd annual Great Backyard Bird Count . . .