Great Backyard Bird Count

Great(Global) Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is citizen science project in ornithology. It is conducted annually in mid February. This event it supported by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society. During this four day event birdwatchers all around the world are invited to count and report details of birds in the area they live. This data is logged at ebird.org server in specific format. The rich data collected during this event is used for scientific research.[1]

Overview

GBBC was first launched in 1998 in USA.. It is conducted in the second week of February.[2] In 2013 the event went global and bird watchers around the world can now participate in this event. In 2015 nearly half of known bird species worldwide were reported.[3] Many wildlife and conservation institutes around the world are supporting and participating in this event.[4][5][6] Data collected during this event is subjected to scrutiny be experts since this event involves lot of amateurs and enthusiasts who may not be as skilled.[7]

Data collected in this event have created awareness and raised alarm about the changes in population and habitats of common birds.[8]

Participation in this event is increasing rapidly with use of social media like facebook.[9] There are lot of bird count events organized around the globe by various NGO's and Nature clubs. Many of these institutions are now organizing their events during the GBBC period so the local efforts can contribute to the global database.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania makes strong showing in Great Backyard Bird Count". thetimes-tribune.com/. March 8, 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Mobley, Jason A. (2009). Birds of the world. New York: Marshall Cavendish. p. 147. ISBN 0761477756. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ↑ http://gbbc.birdcount.org/2015-gbbc-summary/
  4. ↑ "The Great Backyard Bird Count". National Park Services. U.S Department of Interior. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wildlife Institute of India participate in GBBC 2015". Wildlife Institute of India. Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Conservation India takes part in GBBC". Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Plec, Emily (2013). Perspectives on human-animal communication : internatural communication. New York: Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 9780415640053. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Disappearing common birds send environmental wake-up call". Grand Saline Sun (Jun 21 2007). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. ↑ http://gbbc.birdcount.org/2015-gbbc-summary/
  10. ↑ Sandhu, Veenu (February 6, 2015). "a bird watcher in every balcony". Business Standard. Business Standard. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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