The Great Backyard Bird Count at The Parklands of Floyds Fork

Birders of all ages, grab your binoculars! Swooping, singing, hunting, and foraging – bird watching is a great way to get to know your local landscape. Join The Parklands’ team on February 16-19, 2024, as we participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count! Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. This citizen science event is for learners of all ages to begin or continue their journey into birding. On each walk, the hike leaders will keep track of the bird count that our participants spot with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird app. At the end of each day, we will tally up all our bird counts and add them to The Great Backyard Bird Count citizen science project. Dress warmly and avoid white or bright colors. This event is free and open to all, and no registration is required. We are so excited to have the Beckham Bird Club helping us with our bird count this year! Please consider joining them for one of their bird walks, noted below, and becoming a member of their great organization. Schedule of Hikes: Friday, February 16- Beckham Bird Club – Turkey Run Park – Seaton Valley Trailhead - 8:30 am-noon Friday, February 16 – Beckham Bird Club – Beckley Creek Park – North Beckley Paddling Access - 1 pm-3 pm Saturday, February 17 – Beckham Bird Club – Pope Lick Park – John Floyd Community Building Parking Lot - 8:30 am-noon Saturday, February 17 – Beckham Bird Club – Beckley Creek Park – Humana Grand Allee Soccer Fields Parking Lot - 1 pm – 3:30 pm Sunday, February 18 – Beckham Bird Club- Beckley Creek Park – Humana Grand Allee Soccer fields parking lot – 8:30 am – 11:30 am Sunday, February 18 – Parklands Rangers – Beckley Creek Park- PNC Achievement Center – 1 pm-3 pm Monday, February 19 – Beckham Bird Club – Broad Run Park – Cliffside Paddling Access – 8:30 am-noon Monday – February 19 – Beckham Bird Club – Turkey Run Park -- Boulder Pond Parking Lot – 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Monday, February 19 – The Parklands Rangers – Beckley Creek Park – PNC Achievement Center – 5 pm - 7 pm *For more information on the Beckham Bird Club's field trips and meetings please visit this link: http://www.beckhambirdclub.org/field-trips-and-meetings.html Golden Binoculars Competition: In the name of citizen science, The Parklands of Floyds Fork, The Louisville Nature Center, and newcomers this year, Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve have challenged each other to a Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) duel! This friendly competition will determine who can count the most bird species inside their designated areas during the days of the GBBC, February 16-19. The winner will get to bring home the coveted pair of golden binoculars. You can help your favorite outdoor retreat bring home the golden binoculars in two ways! First, you must pick your team! Then: Attend an event hosted by your team – birding hikes will be taking place at both locations during GBBC. Hike participants will be shown how to make an e-bird checklist to turn into the GBBC. If you are unable to attend scheduled events, you can still participate by birding at either location on your own within the competition dates and submitting a checklist to e-bird (The Parklands 2024 count area is limited to Beckley Creek Park). At the end of the GBBC, we will collect the checklists from e-bird and add up the total number of species found within each area. The area with the most species wins the golden binoculars! Help out your favorite outdoor spaces and support a great citizen science project at the same time!

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