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Christmas Bird Count
Each year on a Saturday in December, Eastside Audubon sends out eight birding teams and organizes backyard birders to cover our assigned area for the nationwide Christmas Bird Count organized by National Audubon. Afterward we get together for an informal dinner and share the day's results. Check the Eastside Audubon Calendar for this year's date. You're invited!
Join a Christmas Bird Count Team
Everyone, novice or expert, has a part to play on one of Eastside Audubon's eight field teams for the Christmas Bird Count.
Each team spends CBC day driving a planned route with stops to tally the birds they find.
Count Birds at Home for CBC
If you live within the Eastside Audubon CBC count circle, you can take part in Christmas Bird Count day at home. Count for at least two hours, then, by 5 p.m., email your results to Hugh Jennings or leave him a voicemail with your results.
Not sure whether you're inside the count area? Please get in touch with Hugh.
Phone: 425-746-6351
Christmas Bird Count Dinner
At the end of the CBC day, everyone is invited for a warm and casual dinner. We enjoy a hot meal, tally the day's results, and celebrate.
For details about this year's dinner, please check the Eastside Audubon Calendar for December.
What Happens to Our Count Data
Along with hundreds of Audubon chapters nationwide, we send our tallies to National Audubon for compilation. Throughout the year, scientists use the results to study bird distribution and population trends and identify conservation priorities.
National Audubon Christmas Bird Count
We report the key findings from the Eastside Audubon count in our newsletter, The Corvid Crier, and post the highlights to the website.
