Local Contacts for the Media
Participants from many communities are willing to share their stories about the Great Backyard Bird Count. To reach a local participant for an interview, please email Jennifer Smith at jls39@cornell.edu for names and contact information. If an ambassador is not available in your area, please contact your nearest Audubon Society chapter.
Communities with media ambassadors for 2009:
Updated 2/5/09
| Brewton | AL | Lake Jualuska | NC | |
| Midland City | AL | Charlotte | NC | |
| Bella Vista | AR | Knightdale | NC | |
| Mt. Shasta | CA | Spruce Pine | NC | |
| Manteca | CA | Wilmington | NC | |
| Santa Cruz | CA | High Point | NC | |
| Irvine | CA | Sugar Grove | NC | |
| Sonoma | CA | Blair | NE | |
| Carmichael | CA | Gering | NE | |
| Yuba City | CA | Hoskins | NE | |
| Fort Collins | CO | Omaha | NE | |
| Longmont | CO | Monroe Township | NJ | |
| Denver | CO | North Plainfield | NJ | |
| Pueblo | CO | Kinnelon | NJ | |
| Norwalk | CT | Wantage | NJ | |
| Litchfield | CT | East Windsor | NJ | |
| Stonington | CT | Pennington | NJ | |
| Ruskin | FL | Ewing | NJ | |
| Brooksville | FL | Port au Choix | NL | |
| Marathon | FL | Eastern Passage | NS | |
| Pensacola | FL | Pine Bush | NY | |
| Fort Myers | FL | Malone | NY | |
| Tallahassee | FL | Speculator | NY | |
| Gulfport | FL | Johnson City | NY | |
| Saint Augustine | FL | Geneseo | NY | |
| Jacksonville | FL | Garrison | NY | |
| Pine Mountaun | GA | Warwick | NY | |
| Mansfield | GA | Catskill | NY | |
| Warm Springs | GA | Verona | NY | |
| Gainesville | GA | Langsville | OH | |
| McCaysville | GA | South Vienna | OH | |
| Hartford | IA | Medina | OH | |
| Cedar Rapids | IA | Westerville | OH | |
| Center Junction | IA | Ponca City | OK | |
| Eagle Grove | IA | Altus | OK | |
| Coeur d'Alene | ID | Oklahoma City | OK | |
| Rock Island | IL | Mississauga | ON | |
| Steger | IL | Unionville | ON | |
| Havana | IL | Peterborough | ON | |
| Chicago | IL | Portland | OR | |
| Carpentersville | IL | Dunbar | PA | |
| Glenview | IL | Meadville | PA | |
| Kampsville | IL | West Chester | PA | |
| Crown Point | IN | Pittsburgh | PA | |
| Evansville | IN | Fountain Hill | PA | |
| La Porte | IN | Taylor | PA | |
| Huntertown | IN | Dunbar | PA | |
| Shawnee | KS | Philadelphia | PA | |
| Topeka | KS | Matamoras | PA | |
| Holyoke | MA | Pittsburgh | PA | |
| Siasconset | MA | Port Matilda | PA | |
| N. Uxbridge | MA | Pottstown | PA | |
| Spencer | MA | Bonshaw | PE | |
| Great Barrington | MA | Crapaud | PE | |
| Adams | MA | Albany | PE | |
| Framingham | MA | Trois Rivieres | QC | |
| Greenbelt | MD | Prudence Island | RI | |
| Columbia | MD | Fort Mill | SC | |
| Takoma Park | MD | Conway | SC | |
| Salisbury | MD | Maryville | TN | |
| Berlin | MD | Cleveland | TN | |
| Yarmouth | ME | Lubbock | TX | |
| South Portland | ME | Fort Worth | TX | |
| Haslett | MI | Lampasas | TX | |
| Bloomfield Village | MI | Bedford | TX | |
| Hastings | MI | Dallas | TX | |
| Grand Rapids | MI | Southlake | TX | |
| Rochester Hills | MI | Gainesville | VA | |
| Ishpeming | MI | Covington | VA | |
| Three Rivers | MI | Vancouver | WA | |
| Augusta | MI | Edmonds | WA | |
| Kalamazoo | MI | Kent | WA | |
| Casco | MI | Onalaska | WI | |
| Rice | MN | West Bend | WI | |
| Chisholm | MN | Harshaw | WI | |
| Ely | MN | Wausau | WI | |
| St. Charles | MO | Antigo | WI | |
| Picayune | MS | Mannington | WV | |
| Gastonia | NC |
