The Great Backyard Bird Count, Fun Video, the Ongoing Encryption Contest and General Stuff...
If you haven't checked out The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) yet, you might just want to take a look. This is a joint project from the folks at the Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology... I'd go into detail, but the name seems to say it all. Just follow the first link and you should be all set. (But watch the dates! February 15th to the 18th is the whole enchilada...)
Associated with the GBBC is a fantastic little applet - the online bird tally sheet. This utility will give you some very specific information concerning the birds that reside (or vacation) in your neighborhood. Very handy indeed when it comes to selecting seed, feeders, suet, etc...
What else? Well, we're looking at ways to better get our eBirdseed.com message into the ether that is the Web... And one of the ways I've been fussing with is the
emerging social networking stuff. The following two videos might offer some insight...
Social networking:
Social bookmarking:
Other stuff... The contest is looking good. (Read that... It looks like I'm not going to have to don a mouseketeer beanie and go scratching quahogs, though I've given some pretty hearty hints...)
Guess that should do it for today...
See you by the feeders sans mouse ears,
CapeCodAlan
Comments
Hey CCA and Mrs. CCA: Great videos. Best description of social networking I've seen. And who knew about social bookmarking?! That's what I love about ebirdseed.com. You never know what you'll learn!
Posted by: Kathy | January 17, 2008 5:11 PM