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• Join Us for the 10th Year of The Caribbean Waterbird Census: Jan 14th – Feb 3rd

  18 Jan 2019 By Kent McFarland

  2019 marks the 10th annual Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) and we need your help surveying all types of waterbirds on your island! Anyone can participate in the CWC.

• Thirty Years of BirdsCaribbean: The “Founding Fathers” Reminisce

  11 Oct 2018 By BirdsCaribbean

  It's hard to believe, but BirdsCaribbean is 30 years old this year! So how did BirdsCaribbean come into being?

• Celebrate World Shorebirds Day and Join the Global Shorebird Count! September 5-11, 2018

  5 Sep 2018 By Birds Caribbean

  World Shorebirds Day 2018 – Thursday, September 6 – is about more than raising awareness of these beautiful, sometimes elusive birds. Sadly, we also need to recognize that around half of our shorebird species are in decline globally.

• Announcing Launch of the Betty Petersen Conservation Fund to Help Caribbean Birds

  1 Sep 2018 By Birds Caribbean

  BirdsCaribbean is very excited to announce the launch of the Betty Petersen Conservation Fund to advance the conservation of birds and habitats in the Caribbean region. We are thrilled by the response of the founding donors who have helped us already raise $127,000 towards our first-year goal of $150,000.

• Global Big Day 2018: a birding world record

  10 May 2018 By Team eBird

  Global Big Day 2018 set a new world record for birding, reporting 2/3rds of the world's birds in one day: more species on 5 May than any person has ever seen in an entire year. Colombia alone noted 15% of the world's avian diversity in 24 hours.

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  Win a free spot in the Cornell Lab's shorebird identification course

  27 Apr 2018 By Team eBird

  Do you enjoy shorebirds, but could use some tips and tricks for identification? In May, every eligible checklist that you submit gives you a chance to get free access to Be a Better Birder: Shorebird Identification Archived Live Series. 

• Global Big Day—5 May 2018: get excited!

  25 Apr 2018 By Team eBird

  On 5 May 2018, Global Big Day is back. Wherever you are in the world, go eBirding on 5 May to be a part of birding's biggest day!

• Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival Celebrates Year of the Bird

  23 Apr 2018 By Kent McFarland

  This spring, groups throughout the Caribbean will be celebrating the birds that are only found here. 40 events on 14 islands are already on the schedule for this year’s Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF).

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  October eBirder of the Month Challenge

  30 Sep 2017 By Team eBird

  This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will keep get you snapping photos and recording bird sounds. Every time you take a photo or hold out a microphone, you're creating an incredibly powerful piece of data.

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  Global Big Day—13 May 2017

  24 Apr 2017 By lsoren

  Where will you be on May 13th — Global Big Day? Hopefully, outside for at least part of the day, enjoying all the wonderful birds of the Caribbean.