The Big Bird Count in Germany

The Stunde der Wintervögel 2011 (Hour of the Winter Birds) takes place Thursday, January 6, through Sunday, January 9 all across Germany. It is a bird count initiative that engages bird watchers in counting birds - for just one hour on each day of the event - to capture a snapshot of the status and distribution of winter bird populations nationwide. The counts can be reported through an online checklist at the NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland) website. The initiative has been inspired by the Big Garden Birdwatch organized by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK.