Syracuse.com - Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count underway today at the Montezuma Complex

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The count started Dec. 14 and runs through Jan. 5. It's part of an international effort that includes tens of thousands of citizen scientists throughout North and South America.

Bird enthusiasts from across Central New York plan to count their feathered friends today at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex as part of Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count.

The count started Dec. 14 and runs through Jan. 5. It’s part of an international effort that includes “tens of thousands of citizen scientists” throughout North and South America, according to a news release. The data will help determine which birds are in most need of help.

The count also helps reveal success stories, such as the resurgence of the previously endangered bald eagle and major increases in waterfowl populations, a news release stated.

Last year, 62,624 people counted more than 60 million birds from all 50 states, all Canadian provinces and 107 other locations in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands.

For more on the Christmas Bird Count, see the Audubon Web site. For more on the activity at the Montezuma Complex, call 315-857-4907.

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