2012 Christmas Bird Counts in our region:
Vermillion Flycatcher from the 2010 CBC
Photo by Steve Brad
- Bishop CBC: Saturday, December 15, 2012 - Contact Chris Howard to
participate.
- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge CBC: Friday, December 14, 2012 - Contact Sam Skalak 775-372-5435
- Death Valley CBC: Sunday, December 16, 2012 - Contact Linda Manning 760-786-3252
- Mono Basin CBC: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - Contact
Kristie Nelson
to participate.
For more information and to find other CBC areas, see the National Audubon Society Bird Count pages or try Nature Ali's excellent summary page of California Christmas Bird Counts.
Eastern Sierra Audubon sponsors the Bishop Christmas Bird Count. The 31st annual Bishop Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is Saturday, December 15th, 2012. All skill levels are invited to participate. The CBC is an important citizen-science effort to census all birds in the Bishop area. Results show long term population trends and shifting demographics. Plus, it's a lot of fun! Even last year, when it rained off and on all day, was a blast. We saw a surprising number of species who were out in the rain with us, and enjoyed a great potluck afterwards. Consider joining us for this year's CBC, or helping by pledging in the annual Bird-A-Thon.
Please RSVP as soon as possible to Chris Howard at chris93514@gmail.com, (760) 873-7422 (home), or (760) 920-2845 (cell), to join a team and let him know if you prefer a specific area or team-mate. He'd like to assign areas well in advance to give you a chance to scout. If you'd prefer to be a feeder-watcher, as opposed to covering an area, please let him know.
Our tally has topped the century mark eight years in a row; will we this year?
We now hold our annual fund-raiser Bird-A-Thon on the day of the Bishop Christmas Bird Count - to make a pledge or print out pledge forms to help raise money, visit our Bird-A-Thon page.