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Great Backyard Bird Count

Where

Dunwoody Nature Center
5343 Roberts Drive
Atlanta, GA 30338

Upcoming

10:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013

Categories

Outdoors | Recreation,  Nature

The Dunwoody Nature Center will be offering three classes (10:00, 12:00 and 2:00) for adults and children to participate in this year s Great Backyard Bird Count (for more information on this nationwide birding initiative, please go to http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ ) Birding lessons offered at the Nature Center will feature information about species identification, the importance of the bird count, how to do basic bird observation, and how to correctly enter the tally into the Great Backyard Bird Count website. Several computers will be available at the Nature Center so that participants are able to enter their data correctly. After the introduction, participants are encouraged to use the 22 acres of Dunwoody Park to do their bird count. There are several prime viewing areas throughout the park including the tree house pavilion, education building, gazebo, Wildcat Creek and miles of trails. Participants are welcome to come back to the park throughout the weekend to continue their bird count or may take the information learned from the class home with them to continue their count at home. As part of the Nature Center s mission to educate children, families, and adults of all ages about the natural world and our place in it, this event will be FREE and open to the public. Free