New York Times: 112 years and counting for Christmas Bird Count

A scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) photographed in the 111th bird count in Alafia Banks, Fla.
Photo Credit: Bill Pranty
Crowd-sourced science has a 21st-century feel, nicely described in a recent feature by Boston Globe science writer Gareth Cook. But there’s one such project, involving tens of thousands of amateur nature observers, that’s been under way for 112 years — the annual Christmas Bird Count of the National Audubon Society.




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