REDBUD AUDUBON TO PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT ON DECEMBER 14, 2019
This year, the annual Clear Lake Christmas Bird Count, held by the Redbud Audubon Society, will be on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a traditional project of Audubon societies around the country.
This is National Audubon’s 120th Christmas Bird Count with all counts being held between the dates of Friday, Dec. 14, 2019 through Saturday, Jan. 5, 2020.
Each December or early January, birders gather to record every individual bird and species encountered during the day. Each count group has a designated circle of 15 miles in diameter and tries to cover as much ground as possible within a certain period of time.
There is a specific methodology to the CBC, and all participants must make arrangements to participate in advance with the circle compiler within an established circle, but anyone can participate.
Count volunteers follow specified routes through the designated 15-mile (24-km) diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day. It’s not just a species tally—all birds are counted all day, giving an indication of the total number of birds in the circle that day.
If you are a beginning birder, you will be able to join a group that includes at least one experienced birdwatcher.
If your home is within the boundaries of a CBC circle, then you can stay at home and report the birds that visit your feeder on count day as long as you have made prior arrangements with the count compiler.
