bird counts
Tallying feathered creatures
Bird counts are systematic surveys that tally bird populations in a given area during a specific period.
Conservation organizations conduct annual counts to track species abundance and migration patterns: The Christmas bird count recorded over two hundred species.
Participants range from professional ornithologists to amateur birders contributing citizen science data.
- censusOfficial population count
- tallyRecorded count
- surveySystematic data collection
- citizen scienceNonprofessionals contributing to studies
- migrationMovement to new territory
migratory patterns · flock · binoculars · checklist · life list · sparrow · sighting · Audubon · feeder · birdwatcher · species · field guide · field notes · dawn · early riser · wetland · nesting · wingspan
- ornithologyornithology, ornithologist, plumage, feathers, beak
- birdingbirdwatcher, binoculars, field guide, field guides, spotting scope
- conservation worktrail maintenance, tree planting, habitat restoration, reforestation, native planting
- citizen sciencecitizen science, community science, nature observation, wildlife spotting, species identification
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- nature educationnature walk, nature walks, nature camps, nature trails, nature centers