Count week (cw) birds serve as a place holder for that species on your checklist in a given season.
They are not at all a part of your official census data for that season's day.
Birds seen during the 3 days before or after your count day but NOT on your official count day are recorded on your checklist as "cw"..
Audubon Works is a place for Audubon's staff, chapter leaders, volunteers, and trained activists to come together to share ideas, experiences, best practices, and information.
It includes discussion groups, a searchable resource library, an Audubon-wide event calendar, and a platform to create petitions..
Count week (cw) birds serve as a place holder for that species on your checklist in a given season.
They are not at all a part of your official census data for that season's day.
Birds seen during the 3 days before or after your count day but NOT on your official count day are recorded on your checklist as "cw"..
Audubon Works is a place for Audubon's staff, chapter leaders, volunteers, and trained activists to come together to share ideas, experiences, best practices, and information.
It includes discussion groups, a searchable resource library, an Audubon-wide event calendar, and a platform to create petitions..
For CBC data obtained from annual publications of the CBC after 1998 (Vol 51 No 2 of Field Notes), the proper citation is as follows: National Audubon Society.
Year.
The YY Christmas Bird Count (American Birds XX): aaa-bbb. (YY=year; XX=volume number; aaa-bbb=page numbers)..
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Each count takes place in an established 15-mile diameter circle, and is organized by a count compiler.
Count volunteers follow specified routes through a designated 15-mile (24-km) diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day..
