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One of the most effective ways to engender real interest in bird conservation is by getting involved in some hands-on science. Below are a few well-known
examples.
Exciting ongoing citizen science projects include:
 | Christmas Bird Count:
Locally, in Central Arkansas, contact asca@aristotle.net
to volunteer for a count. If you are inexperienced, don't worry, you will be placed in a group with more experienced people. Nationally, contact Geoff LeBaron, CBC Editor, National Audubon Society
(212) 979-3083.
| International Migratory Bird Count. Birds are counted on a county
wide basis on the 2nd Saturday in May each year for the purpose of
establishing migration patterns. Contact asca@aristotle.net
to volunteer. The count
is explained in detail at IMBC. |
| Shore Bird Count. An assortment
of agencies and volunteers in the lower Mississippi Valley have established
this count to document the importance of the area for the migration of
shorebirds. The regional contact person is: Randy Wilson of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service in Vicksburg ( randy_wilson@fws.gov).
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Important Bird Area Program. Nominate areas of which you are
aware that should be preserved for the benefit of birds. Contact
Fred Baumgarten, IBA National Coordinator
(212) 979-3081 fbaumgarten@audubon.org
| The North American Breeding Bird Survey Keith Pardieck,
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
(301) 497-5843
http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/bbs/bbs.
The Arkansas coordinator is Kenny Nichols. You can reach him at: kingbird at
alltel.net. To participate you must be proficient at identifying birds by
their calls.
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