September 6 is the World Shorebirds Day. A day not only to celebrate their incredible migration journeys but a day to promote research, monitoring and conservation of this amazing group of birds. One of the key events of the celebration is the Global Shorebird Counts that every year are held around this date. This year the counts will be September 3-9.
To join the celebration and to promote shorebird monitoring, the WHSRN Executive Office is holding a contest for all the WHSRN sites. Participate in World Shorebirds Day, and you can win a Kowa spotting scope for your site!
Follow these steps to participate:
- Register your site. Go out to count shorebirds on your site, following the International Shorebird Survey (ISS) protocol on e-Bird.
- Make sure you share your e-Bird list with users: ManometShorebirds and worldshorebirdsday
- Share a picture taken on your survey with us, shorebirds, habitat, or people! (you can share it by tagging or mentioning us on social media – @WHSRN; or send the picture to our email: whsrn@manomet.org)- Don’t forget to tell us the name of your site.
Terms and conditions:
The deadline to share lists and pictures is September 10. We will include only one entry per WHSRN site. The draw will be on September 12.
Cover Photo: A flock of Hudsonian Godwits and Red Knots flying at the southernmost WHSRN site, Costa Atlántica de Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. Photo: Brad Winn
