BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:395@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221218T120000 DTSTAMP:20221210T002022Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/join-the-audubon-christmas-bird- count-in-newton-2/ SUMMARY:Join the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Newton DESCRIPTION:This year’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in Newton takes place Sunday\, December 18 starting around 8 am.  After all\, the early birder gets the birds counted! This is the 123rd year of the CBC and helps to measure changes in population of our avian species (and perhaps more g lobal trends such as climate change).  Perhaps you have heard that North America has lost more than 1 in 4 birds in the last 50 years.  How do we know?  Partially from the annual Christmas Bird Count!\n\nIn Newton\, bi rders will meet at 8 am at 1 Raeburn Terrace in Newton Highlands (Raeburn is off Hillside which is off Walnut).  Thanks very much to Liane Hartnett for once again hosting the CBC.  At 8 am\,  groups will be heading off to various open spaces throughout the city to count all the birds that th ey see.\n\nBeginners are welcome to accompany some of the more experienced birders (bring binoculars and dress warmly).  Please bring a pair of bin oculars if you own some. Each group will be led by an experienced birder\, so if you are new to birding\, this is a chance to learn. We meet unless there is a bad snow storm.  Groups usually stay out around 2-3 hours\, bu t if you need to leave early\, that's fine.\n\nMost of the counting is don e in the morning. You are welcome to join the counting even for a short ti me if you like. Tallies are made by afternoon and consolidated with tallie s from other areas within a 15 mile Greater Boston count circle.\n\nAny ea rly birds who want to try to see some owls can meet at Liane's house at 5 Am and there will be two groups going to spots in Newton where we have fou nd owls in the past.  We cannot guarantee owls\, and if it is raining or snowing\, we won't go. Owls like to stay in their holes and trees during s torms!\n\nIf you are interested in joining the count this year\, fill out a google form to indicate your interest at:\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/for ms/d/169yrZ0nNzgw_FEyuCQz2SLnnG6Mur0E_ckxRypcuhck/edit?usp=drive_web\n\nAl ternatively\, you can email Liane Hartnett at lianehartnett26@gmail.com .    Please provide her with your name\, email\, phone number (cell prefer red).  Let her know which of the groups you want to join or\,  if you ha ve no preference\, and want to be assigned to a group.  If you want to go owling at 5 am\, let her know which of the two groups below you prefer.\n \nWhat group do you want to join?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Cold Spring\, Newton So uth\, Saw Mill Brook\,  led by Max Chalfin-Jacobs\n Newton Center\, Ceme tery\, Crystal Lake\, Bulloughs\, City Hall\, led by Dorothy Anderson\n N orth Side &\; Charles River\, led by Ted Kuklinski\n Newton Commonweal th\, Albermarle\, Chandler Pond\, led by Alison Leary\n Hammond Pond\, Ho ughton Gardens\, Webster woods\, Kennard park\,  led by Haynes Miller\n No Preference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you want to go owling at 5am?  If so th ere will be two groups:\n\n Cold Spring Park and Edmonds Park\, led by Li ane Hartnett\n Hammond Pond and Newton South\, led by Max Chalfin-Jacobs\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe most common question of course is "how do you k now you don't count the same bird twice?" Well you can't know for certain but we try our best!  And who knows if we'll find seven swans a swimming or even a partridge in a pear tree?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newtonconservators.org/wp-content/upload s/2020/11/CBC-2019-hat.jpg CATEGORIES:Birding,Newton Nature Calendar LOCATION:1 Raeburn Terrace\, 1 Raeburn Terr\, Newton Highlands\, MA\, 02461 \, United States GEO:42.324739;-71.208949 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Raeburn Terr\, Newton Hig hlands\, MA\, 02461\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=1 Raeburn T errace:geo:42.324739,-71.208949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR