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Posted by Diana Doyle on 17:40:51 11/22/11
Have a friend with a seaworthy sailboat, sportfish or trawler? Convince them to take you out for a sail or motor for the inaugural "SeaBC" Sea Bird Count! It s like a Christmas Bird Count (CBC) or backyard bird count, but where you count birds at sea. Choose your weather day in December and count all the birds you see for a few hours or an entire day.
The SeaBC was created to raise awareness among boaters from around the world to record their seabird observations. The organizers are a group of long-distance sailors from around the world who are also birders. Several of the cruising rallies (such as the ARC, Caribbean 1500 and Baja Ha-Ha) are encouraging participation by their fleet boats.
The central clearinghouse for the data will be Cornell Lab of Ornithology s eBird website.
For additional information and tally sheets, go to Facebook.com/Birding.Aboard and select "SeaBC/Resources", or email info birdingaboard.com.
You may be a landlubber, but if you know birds, team up with a boating friend to add to the count! Or count from this winter's yacht charter or cruise!
Diana Doyle
St. Augustine, FL
(This post was approved by the list owner as a non-commercial announcement about an upcoming bird conservation event.)
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