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Wildlife
New Record for San Francisco Christmas Bird Count?
Last Friday about 120 birders fanned out across the 15-mile diameter of the San Francisco Christmas Bird Count circle and set what could be a new record for the number of species in the SF count — 183.
Wildlife
New records set in Bay Area’s Christmas bird counts
The annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, the longest running citizen science survey in the world, has finished up in the Bay Area with some important findings.
Wildlife
At Oakland’s Christmas Bird Count, 177 species in 177-square miles
177 species was a normal year’s count at Audubon Society’s 2012 Christmas Bird Count in Oakland. But there were nevertheless some pleasant surprises: hermit warblers, a snow goose and a Ross’s goose.
Wildlife
Reporter’s Notebook: Two birders, a Few Wastewater Ponds, 104 Species of Birds
How do you see 104 species of birds in one day at a wastewater pond? Ride along on a Christmas Bird Count with PRBO Conservation ornithologist Rich Stallcup and partner Heather Cameron.
Stewardship
Christmas Bird Count is serious citizen science
Some say it’s a “military style” operation, and surely the level of expertise in the field can be intimidating. But the Christmas Bird Count is also great fun for normally solitary birders and a chance to grow the next generation of naturalists.
Wildlife
Kids Counting Birds in the Canal
The annual Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running bird study in the world. But it’s not exactly kid-friendly. So Wendy Dalia of Richardson Bay Audubon Center spearheaded Marin County’s first-ever youth Christmas Bird Count on January 8. She’s already looking forward to next year.
Fall Issue 2002
Christmas Bird Count
The holidays will soon be upon us, which means it’s time to gather with friends and family to celebrate the season. Perhaps you’d like to add another get-together to the schedule—the Bay Area Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), a tradition since … Read more
