 Truckee Meadows Christmas Bird Count surveyors in 2024 - Photo by Sydney Walsh, National Audubon Society. The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is fast approaching! Our chapter does not run the counts ourselves, they are run independently by site Compilers. However, each year the Northwest Nevada Bird Alliance (Lahontan Audubon Society) promotes the upcoming counts happening in Northern Nevada and Tahoe region. For all count circles, please refer to the National Audubon Society CBC page: https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/ and click on the count circle of interest to find more information and to sign up. Please also check with your local Audubon Chapter (for example, Plumas Audubon Society, Red Rock Audubon, Bristlecone Audubon Society, East Cascades Bird Alliance) for even more CBC information in our general region.
We respectfully ask that volunteers be mindful of their health and that of others. Please consider staying home if you are feeling under the weather on count day. The Counts: Dec 14 - Jan 5, 2025 Su Dec 14 Carson City South Tahoe Mo Dec 15 Winnemucca Tu Dec 16 Fallon Summer Lake (OR) We Dec 17 Hart Mountain (OR) Woodfords (CA) Eagle Lake (CA) Fr Dec 19 Sheldon Honey Lake (CA) Sa Dec 20 Truckee Meadows (Reno) Sierra Valley (CA) Su Dec 28 Minden Th Jan 1 Pyramid Lake The 125th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season is here! Our chapter does not run the counts ourselves, they are run independently by dedicated volunteer Compilers. However, each year the Lahontan Audubon Society (LAS) promotes the upcoming counts happening in around northern Nevada. To join a Christmas Bird Count, please refer to the National Audubon Society's CBC page, which includes instructions and a link to the CBC circles map. As counts get filled, the circles on their map will turn red. Click on the yellow and green circles on the map to contact the CBC Compiler prior to count day. Local count dates are listed below for reference. If you are new to the CBC program and would like to learn, please contact the CBC Compiler and they can pair you with an experienced CBC surveyor so that you can learn how to collect the data and be assigned to a circle section. If a count circle is full, please email us at [email protected]. There will be more group birding events for the February Backyard Bird Count and we can send you more information. Announcements: Carson City and Pyramid Lake CBCs are not open to new volunteers this year due to limited space. The Hart Mountain CBC is cancelled this year due to a recent fire. Click here to learn about the Christmas Bird Counts and methodology for counting birds! For southern Nevada CBCs, please check the Red Rock Audubon website.
Each winter, dedicated birders around the country participate in Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), organized by the National Audubon Society. These counts provide a snapshot each year of the birds and their numbers from around the country.
Christmas Bird Count Dates are listed below with contact information if you would like to volunteer. Please do not call after 8:00 pm! Dec. 14 - Thursday - Fallon - Contact: Dave McNinch Dec. 14 - Thursday - Hart Mountain - Due to the remote location of this bird count, please contact the leader, Joel Geier, to arrange for pre-night bunkhouse stay and directions. Dec. 15 - Friday - South Lake Tahoe - Register on the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science website. Dec. 16 - Saturday - Reno - There will be a tally session at the end of the day. Contact: Dave McNinch Dec. 16 - Saturday - Sierra Valley - Contact: Darrel Jury Dec. 16 - Saturday - Sheldon - Due to the remote location of this bird count, please contact the leader, Joel Geier, to arrange for pre-night bunkhouse stay and directions. Dec. 16 - Saturday - Elko - Contact Bristlecone Audubon for information. Dec. 17 - Sunday - Carson City (no volunteers needed). Dec. 18 - Monday - Winnemucca - Meet 7:00 am at the Winnemucca BLM Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Contact Kristin Ross. Dec. 20 - Wednesday - Woodfords - Contact: Dan Williams. Dec. 31 - Sunday - Minden - Meet at 7:00 am at The Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch Preserve, 381 Genoa Lane, Minden, Contact Jim Woods or Ben Sonnenberg. Jan. 1 - Monday - Pyramid Lake - Contact Dennis Serdehely.  " 'Tis the season" for the 2021 Christmas Bird Count. Our chapter does not run the Christmas Bird Counts ourselves, they are run independently by Bird Count Compilers. However, we happily promote the upcoming counts happening in the Northern Nevada and Tahoe region. Counts are listed below, and also listed on our website calendar. If you would like to participate in a count, please contact the count leader first. Check back in to this list regularly, as we will be adding more information about CBC counts as we hear from more leaders. The CountsFallon December 14th Contact Dave McNinch (775) 747-7545; Email David Snake Valley (Baker, NV) December 15th Contact Gretchen Baker (435)406-1041; Email Gretchen South Lake Tahoe December 15th Contact Will Richardson, (775)298-0065; Email Will. Click here to register for the count Elko December 18th Contact Lois Ports, through Bristlecone Audubon; Email Lois Truckee Meadows (Reno/Sparks) December 18th Contact Dave McNinch (775) 747-7545; Email David Winemucca December 18th Contact Roy Morris (775) 623-1562; Email Roy Pyramid Lake January 1st, 2022 Contact Dennis Serdehely (775)771-1575; Email Dennis *** Carson City This count has been closed to the public due to pandemic safety concerns. Minden This CBC was cancelled for the 2021 year. As always, click below to see our calendar with a complete day-by-day list of all our events. To see a Audubon's complete map of Christmas Bird Counts happening around the country, click below: The Christmas Bird Count has been a long-standing tradition, starting up circa when the Audubon Society was founded. But did you know it began with a tradition of taking hunting trips at Christmas? Check out this Audubon article below, to read about the origins of the Christmas Bird Count, how data from the Christmas Bird Count is used in contemporary research, and much more. To see the summary from last year's Bird Count, click below:
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