Birders Around the World Help Track ‘the Heartbeats of the Planet’

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Launched three decades ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count mobilizes citizen scientists to monitor bird populations and advance research. By Kiley Price Stepping off the Q train at Prospect Park Station in Brooklyn, I winced at the screech and grumble of the subway. Car horns echoed from streets nearby and the weekend morning crowd of […]

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