National Schoolyard Birding Challenge (NSBC)
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How does your school take part in the challenge? First, you form a "team". This could be
your whole class, a birding club, or a few students that come early or stay late.
Your team works together to find and identify the various bird species observed from your
school in a single month. This means you will need to keep a running list of the birds you
find throughout the month. At the end of the month, you complete the appropriate
submission form and checklist online! (Click on links located to the right. )
On the first day of the next month, you start a new list for the next challenge!
The basic rules are simple:
1) Boundaries are your school grounds. As long as you are standing within school
grounds, you can count any birds that you observe and identify by sight or sound!
2) Not all team members need to be present for each outing. However, all observations
must be made by at least 2 students. For each outing, species identifications must be
agreed upon by all members of the group.
3) Cooperating teachers MUST supervise all outings but can also assist with the
identification process.
4) Students' relatives (parents, grandparents, etc.) or others can act as chaperones or
coaches for the class or birding club AT THE SCHOOL'S DISCRETION. Outside assistance
may be particularly helpful for teachers who are not bird enthusiasts (yet!).
5) Submission form and checklist must be received by the deadline.
your whole class, a birding club, or a few students that come early or stay late.
Your team works together to find and identify the various bird species observed from your
school in a single month. This means you will need to keep a running list of the birds you
find throughout the month. At the end of the month, you complete the appropriate
submission form and checklist online! (Click on links located to the right. )
On the first day of the next month, you start a new list for the next challenge!
The basic rules are simple:
1) Boundaries are your school grounds. As long as you are standing within school
grounds, you can count any birds that you observe and identify by sight or sound!
2) Not all team members need to be present for each outing. However, all observations
must be made by at least 2 students. For each outing, species identifications must be
agreed upon by all members of the group.
3) Cooperating teachers MUST supervise all outings but can also assist with the
identification process.
4) Students' relatives (parents, grandparents, etc.) or others can act as chaperones or
coaches for the class or birding club AT THE SCHOOL'S DISCRETION. Outside assistance
may be particularly helpful for teachers who are not bird enthusiasts (yet!).
5) Submission form and checklist must be received by the deadline.
* Fledging Birders is a component of the Education Programs developed by National Biodiversity Parks
| Online NSBC Submission Forms Eastern North America Western North America NEW JERSEY ONLY Get ready for the 2008-2009 season starting this fall! |
| Record bird observations in the Fledging Birders' SBC Field Journal! |
| National Biodiversity would like to recognize our supporters of the Schoolyard Birding Challenge. |