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Recognizing Important Bird Areas (ESHB2560), better known to legislators as the “bird bill”, allows the Washington Dept of Natural Resources (DNR) to work with Audubon to officially recognize Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Washington.
Each year in late December, more than 50,000 birders across North America participate in Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count, the world’s longest-running database in ornithology.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) offers an opportunity for birders to participate in a continent-wide, mid-winter census of birds.
