Volunteer Monitors Sought For Project Feeder Watch; Training Workshop Planned

DERBY — Anyone who enjoys watching birds or would like to learn more about identifying birds is invited to become a Project FeederWatch volunteer.

Cornell University’s Project FeederWatch is a nationwide, volunteer research effort to identify and count the winter species of birds that use bird feeding stations between the months of November and April. Volunteers are needed for participation in this year’s bird counts for Project FeederWatch at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) Kellogg Environmental Center.

Bird counts will take place every other Friday and Saturday from mid-November through the end of March and volunteers can choose how often they would like to participate.

A training workshop will be offered on Saturday, October 20, from 1 to 2 pm, at the Kellogg Environmental Center. First-timers will learn all about  being a Project FeederWatch volunteer monitor and sign up for count days.

The workshop is free, and preregistration is required. To register or for more information, call the Kellogg Environmental Center at 734-2513 between 9 am and 4:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday. The Kellogg Environmental Center is at 500 Hawthorne Avenue, off Route 34.