Christmas Bird Count 2023

Christmas Bird Count 2023

Christmas Bird Count Dates by Cathy Waller

National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) takes place this year from December 14, 2023, through January 5, 2024. Participation is free! Audubon is following the Centers for Disease Control guidance, which advises that there is very little risk of COVID transmission outdoors, and is instructing compilers to follow current CDC guidelines for their area for the Christmas Bird Count. To arrange to participate, contact compilers by email before the count day.

Saturday, December 16, 2023 (Saturday) – Marquette The compiler is Melinda Stamp at mstamp@mstamp.net or 906-869-2489. Meet outdoors at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. This meeting is optional, but please make sure to contact Melinda before the count if you are not planning to be there. All participants must contact the compiler in advance for planning purposes. Feeder counters are especially encouraged to participate. Information about the count will be distributed on the UPBirders.org email list. To subscribe, send a message to birdnet-subscribe@upbirders.org, and you will receive a confirmation reply.

Sunday, December 17, 2023-AuTrain Count The compiler is Scott Hickman at suboscine@gmail.com or 906-892-8603. We will not meet at the start of this count at a central location. Each group will be meeting independently to census its preassigned section of the circle according to its own schedule. All communication for this count is done via email, so please contact the compiler by email at least two weeks before the count if you intend to participate. Potential participants should also know that most of the count circle is not accessible by car and is typically snow-covered on the count day.

If we hear of any other CBCs, we will put them on the LWBA website and Facebook.