As the seasons change, we hope you'll join in with some of the winter birding activities that Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be hosting over the next few months throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Project Feeder Watch
Project FeederWatch needs your help to keep track of the birds at your feeders this winter. Count birds as often as two days each week from November to April. Your counts will help scientists monitor changes in feeder bird populations over the entire winter. New participants receive a kit with a handbook, a bird-identification poster, calendar, and instruction booklet. For more information or to sign up in the U.S., please visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ or call (800) 843-2473; if in Canada, please visit http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html or call (888) 448-2473.

Christmas Bird Count
People have been having fun doing their Christmas Bird Count (CBC) every year since December 1900. It's a great way to expand your birding horizons beyond your backyard. Every CBC is run on one calendar day between December 14th and January 5th each year. As a field observer you will bird with a group of observers and the birds you count will be included with those of others out counting birds in the 15-mile diameter circle during census day. If you live within a CBC circle, you can count birds at your feeder. For more information about fees and to find out more about the CBC please visit: http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/ or contact your local Audubon chapter.

Great Backyard Bird Count
Mark your calendars for the tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count, February 15-18, 2008. We'd like to make this the best GBBC ever, and could use your help in spreading word about this event. It's fun and helps everyone learn more about birds. For more information, visit www.birdsource.org/gbbc.

Thank you for your participation! These and other volunteer citizen science programs provide information that helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon prioritize their bird conservation activities.