Celebrating "The Year of the Bird," National Geographic, National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BirdLife International, and more than 100 organizations are joining forces for 12 months of storytelling and science, with campaigns like the Great Backyard Bird Count, to examine how our changing environment is impacting birds around the globe. Bird populations are constantly changing. No single scientist or team of scientists could hope to keep track of the complicated patterns of movement of species around the world. The information from GBBC participants, combined with other surveys, will help scientists learn how birds are affected by environmental changes. To understand how the information from the GBBC is used, go to gbbc.birdcount.org To adapt some simple but meaningful actions that anyone can take for a healthy planet filled with the beauty of birds, visit nationalgeographic.org/projects/year-of-the-bird/
Byrd's Books is all-in for "The Year of the Bird" and the Great Backyard Bird Count, and will carry related books in stock at this event and throughout the year. "Everyday, we celebrate Byrds!" says owner Alice Hutchinson. For more information, go to byrdsbooks.com or call (203) 730 BYRD (2973).