The annual census of birds in Concord is part of a continent-wide activity sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Concord consistently has hundreds of field observers and feeder watchers, and often leads the nation in reported numbers of black-capped chickadees, downy woodpeckers, tufted titmouses, white-breasted nuthatches, and others.
Participants of all skill levels take part. To be assigned to one of the twenty field teams in Concord, email or call Peter Alden (peteralden@aol.com, 978-369-5768) or Chuck Gibson (cgibson@mit.edu, 978-369-7408), or just show up at 7:15 at either Peter's house (11 Riverside Ave, West Concord) or the Old North Bridge parking lot on Monument Street, where Chuck will be. Field observers will be asked by their team leaders to make a $5 contribution to National Audubon to cover costs of compilation. They will receive the full report.
To be a feeder-watcher-counter, email Chuck. You will be sent a checklist and asked to record the maximum number of each species seen at any one time, and call or email the results in by 4:30pm so they can be included in the count down.
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Questions? Contact either Peter or Chuck
