Next Saturday, May 11, 2024, birdwatchers from all regions of the state of Santa Catarina will mobilize to participate in another edition of the global birdwatching event, the “Global Big Day”. in free translation). Since 2015, Global Big Day has been organized by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, in the United States, and people from all over the world, whether professional or amateur observers, spend the day observing and recording as many bird species as possible.
During this edition, the State Park Conservation Units of Araucárias; Acaraí State Park; Fritz Plaumann State Park; Rio Canoas State Park; Serra do Tabuleiro State Park and Serra Furada State Park, managed by the Environment Institute (IMA) with the support of the Government of the state of Santa Catarinawill be open to welcome bird watchers interested in carrying out the observation activity.
Photo: Elenice Griboski
For the manager of IMA Protected Natural Areas, Filipe Lemser, hosting the world’s largest bird watching event is important to contribute to the preservation of species, in addition to enabling the promotion of public use and monitoring of biodiversity within state conservation units.
“It is an honor and a satisfaction for us at IMA to host another edition of Global Big Day in 2024 in our conservation units, and like this, contribute to the science, since the lists sent by observers help researchers in the study of the geographic distribution of species, analysis of migration, among other data fundamentals in favor of preservation and conservation of these animals”, highlights Filipe.
Photo: Elenice Griboski
In the year 2023, more than 3.2 million bird sightings have been made in 198 countries. In addition to bringing people closer to nature, the observations generated during the event are used in studies carried out by researchers to better understand the distribution and number of individuals of each bird species, thus assisting in conservation strategies.
Santa Catarina’s participation in the last two editions of the event was significant and allowed the creation of an active and growing community of bird watchers from Santa Catarina interested in citizen science. In the October 2023 edition, 100 birdwatchers recorded 470 species in just one day, including many endangered and rare species. This is equivalent to almost 70% of all birds already cataloged in Santa Catarina.
Photo: Fernando Farias
Additional Information:
Where will it take place?
Anywhere within the territory of the State of Santa Catarina.
How can I participate?
Create an account on the eBird citizen science platform: eBird is a bird listing program used by millions of birders around the world. Register on the website https://ebird.org/home (completely free from start to finish).
Enjoy the birds on May 11th:
It’s that simple. You don’t need to be a bird expert or spend an entire day outside even 10 minutes of bird watching at home counts.
Record the birds you see and hear on eBird:
You can record your observations on our website or download the free eBird mobile app to make submitting lists even easier. Please register your lists before May 14th to be included in the final results announcement;
Track the results:
During the day, see bird observations from more than 200 countries in real time on our Global Big Day page: https://ebird.org/globalbigday
More information:
Join the “eBird Santa Catarina” WhatsApp community, exclusive for members interested in citizen science and birds in Santa Catarina:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JHXNNH2TNiL7YkXnerGIiR
Tags: IMA Santa Catarina Environmental Institute
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