Winter Bird Count

Project time period:

2005-X

Project Description:

The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment in cooperation with volunteers and enthusiasts from different fields, organized winter bird count in Yerevan Botanical garden.

Botanical garden is one of the largest green territories in Yerevan city with half-wild oases. There are several notable species of birds breeding there, such as Levant Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Long-eared Owl, Syrian Woodpecker, Golden Oriole, Common Nightingale, Greenfinch etc. Food availability compels winter bird species to come down and stay in the garden during the winter. The main aim of the count is to monitor:

bird species and their numbers
the period of their stay
the linear record analyze
the involvement of volunteers and enthusiasts into bird watching process