Today, communities across the globe are celebrating this phenomenal International event:
There are a hundred-thousand or more organizations across the planet that are hosting festivals, education and awareness events, webinars, seminars and fundraisers.
There are literally thousands and thousands of ways you can participate:
- Submitting bird-themed poetry and articles to their publications.
- Subscribing to their podcasts, channels or newsletters.
- Become a member of their organization.
- Share posts about the organization's activities on your Socials (FaceBook, etc.)
- Attend the organization's tours and other events.
- Enter the photo contests.
- Record bird sounds.
- Join in the numerous citizen science projects available to you through these organizations.
- Donate to, or volunteer with, your local nature conservation organization.
- Discover ways to make green spaces, decks and balconies more sustainable and friendly for bees, butterflies, & birds.
- Browse the sites below to access pages and pages of resources, find other organizations or send the organizers a quick note of appreciation for their efforts to make the world a better place. A kind word goes a long way in helping to motivate and inspire those that work so selflessly for these organizations.
*Citizen Science helps connect science projects with nature enthusiasts who can provide valuable information such as participating in bird or butterfly counts (observing and counting what you see on a specific day or specific weekend so that they can compare your count with others that were taken during that same time frame).
More information can be found here:
https://www.birdlife.org/global-bird-weekend-2024
https://globalbirding.org
https://ebird.org/news/october-big-day-12-oct-2024
https://globalbirding.org
https://ebird.org/news/october-big-day-12-oct-2024
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