bird count
Feathered population survey
A bird count is an organized effort to tally bird species and populations in a designated area during a specific time period.
Birders conduct counts for conservation monitoring and scientific data: The annual Christmas bird count has tracked population trends since 1900.
Also called a bird census.
- censusOfficial population count
- tallyRecorded count
- surveySystematic data collection
- citizen scienceNonprofessionals contributing to studies
- flockAnimals gathered together
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- citizen sciencecitizen science, community science, nature observation, wildlife spotting, species identification
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
- animal researchanimal testing, vaccine testing, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, cancer research
- bird conservationhabitat preservation, habitat restoration, endangered species, protected species, captive breeding
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