This month’s eBirder of the Month problem, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports activities Optics, encourages you to submit extra checklists from one of many least-eBirded months of 12 months. The eBirder of the Month shall be drawn from eBirders who submit 31 or extra eligible checklists in July.
Fewer eBird checklists are submitted in July than every other month. But July can be an attention-grabbing time for birds in a lot of the world—fledgling birds abound within the northern hemisphere and spring is simply across the nook within the southern hemisphere. Many species begin shifting by way of areas that they wouldn’t usually go to in the course of the breeding season. By eBirding all through the month, you’ll start to note when these modifications happen.
These refined actions could be actually necessary to doc and assist us higher perceive the totally different habitats species use all through their full annual cycle. Your checklists all through July—wherever you might be on the earth—will assist us to study extra about the place and when birds happen.
July’s winner will obtain a brand new ZEISS SFL 8×40 binocular and shall be notified by the tenth of the next month. Every month we are going to function a brand new eBird problem and set of choice standards. And don’t overlook to submit lists for the 2023 Guidelines-a-day Problem!
Carl Zeiss Sports activities Optics is a confirmed chief in sports activities optics and is the official optics sponsor for eBird. “We’re thrilled to proceed our partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and help the important scientific information being collected by devoted eBirders.” – Richard Moncrief, Birding and Nature Commentary Section Supervisor at Carl Zeiss SBE.
