Doubs. This weekend, we count the birds to advance science!

Take an hour this Saturday, January 25 or Sunday, January 26 to count the birds in his garden, on his balcony or in a park: this is the principle of the participatory science operation organized, this weekend, everywhere in France, by The Bird Protection League (LPO) and the Vigie-Nature team (National Museum of Natural History and French Biodiversity Office). No need to be an ornithology expert! On the contrary. “It is a good activity to do with the family with children,” explains Matthieu Robert, Biodiversity project manager in the LPO Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and animator of the fauna-bfc.org database, regional portal of Participatory science dedicated to biodiversity.

Counting and identification sheets

To count the birds, participants must respect a “standardized scientific protocol” but nothing complicated. “Count only the birds that arise, not those in flight, for an hour. No more, no less. And, for …