who suit up and assist with the largest voluntary bird watching eVent in the 
     
     world. 
     
    

    
     Participation can be in several forms. If you happen to be lucky enough to 
     
     live in the count circle (a 24 kilometer wide circle) and have a bird feeder 
     
     you can be a "feeder watcher". Sit back, enjoy your morning coffee, tea, or 
     
     juice, and record the number of birds seen of each species. For those who wish 
     
     to enjoy the brisk weather and also live in the count circle, you simply take 
     
     up your binOCulars and start wandering while recording the distance and time 
     
     spent walking and the number of birds seen by species. For those others who 
     
     live outside the count areas, you travel via vehicle to an assigned area and 
     
     use your vehicle, snowshoes, skis, or snow boots to traverse your section of 
     
     the zone. In the latter case, you keep track of the number of birds seen by 
     
     each species, the amount of time spent driving, walking, or listening and the 
     
     distance driven and walked. There is a small charge of $4.00 to cover the 
     
     publication costs if you participate as a field observer. There is no charge 
     
     for feeder watchers but contributions to American Birds would be appreciated. 
     
    

    
     The results of the counts are recorded in a special edition of American 
     
     Birds. They provide a permanent record of population variation trends across 
     
     North America and are valuable to wildlife biologists and ornithologists who 
     
     require information on bird populations. 
     
    

    
     As in the past 7 years, there will be two registered counts and one fun 
     
     count organized by the Society in the province. This year's P.E.I. National 
     
     Park Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for Sunday, December 16th, the 
     
     Hillsborough Count is scheduled for Wednesday, December 26th, and the Montague 
     
     Fun Count is set for Saturday, December 29th. Dan McAskill (569-4351) will be 
     
     the coordinator of the P.E.I. National Park Count and the Hillsborough Count 
     
     while Gary Schneider (838-2678) will be the coordinator of the Montague Count. 
     
     Please contact the coordinators if you wish to participate. 
     
    

    
     A pot-luck supper will be held at Dan McAskill's following the 
     
     Hillsborough Count on the 26th. The pot-luck will start at 6:30 P.M. 
     
    
   
   
    
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