Category Archives: Christmas Bird Counts

CBCs 2013

The Christmas Bird Count season is always an exciting time of year, with more eyes and ears out in the field looking at birds, gathering data and finding rarities; birders getting together, seeing old friends and meeting new people; and … Continue reading

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Christmas Birding Trip: Bill Williams to Yuma

This post is a bit belated, but December 15 was my first Christmas Bird Count of the season, the Yuma/Martinez Lake count.  Centered on Imperial Dam, the count circle is equal parts Yuma County, AZ and Imperial County, AZ.  Since … Continue reading

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CBC Season

It’s CBC season again!  A time of year when birders organize their efforts and agree to spend a day counting every bird in some small corner of the world, then celebrate together at a greasy local restaurant.  I missed the … Continue reading

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Christmas Bird Count!

It’s that time of year again!  The count period for Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count begins tomorrow, December 14.  Have you figured out which CBCs you’ll be participating in this year?  Will you be counting in one or two local circles … Continue reading

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