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NestWatch News - July 2010
Backyard Birds Need Your Help! Species that nest along the Gulf of Mexico are being monitored by state wildlife officials. But, birds that nest in backyards across North America may spend the winter along the Gulf where they could come in contact with oil-contaminated habitats. We need your help to track the nesting success of these birds. Learn how you can help.
Birders and Scientists Work Together to Aid Recovery The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is mobilizing birders in an effort to collect population data and to monitor changes that may assist in future recovery of bird species and habitats. Visit the Cornell Lab’s Oil Spill Recovery Page to read about what is being done and how you can help the birds.
Featured Participant: Glenda Simmons Congratulations to Glenda Simmons, this month’s NestWatch Featured Participant. Read Glenda’s story about bluebirds in her backyard on our Featured Participants page. Share your NestWatch story for a chance to be featured and to receive your choice of our Eastern or Western Common Nesting Birds poster.
Data Highlights The top three species so far are Eastern Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, and Carolina Chickadees. These species combined represent 1,197 nest attempts and 3,965 fledglings reported to the NestWatch database this season.
We Need Your Support! Please pledge your support of NestWatch today. All gifts over $25 will receive an eastern or western version of the Common Nesting Birds poster, mailed in a tube and frame-ready.
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