Christmas Bird Count Preview
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The Christmas Bird Count season starts December 14. The New Hampshire Bird Records web site has a map and listing of the counts, the date for this year (if known), and who to contact if you are interested in participating:
https://nhbirdrecords.org/new-hampshire-christmas-bird-count/
Each count takes place in a designated “count circle” on a specific day. The coordinator assigns teams to count birds in each section of the circle, but if you live in the circle you can simply count the birds in your backyard. Each count’s survey area stays the same from year to year, comprising a circle fifteen miles in diameter around a central point.
International in scope, the Christmas Bird Count is organized and compiled by the National Audubon Society, who coordinates all count circles so they don’t overlap. Each count picks its own particular survey day between December 14 and January 5. So join in a 100-year-old tradition and have some winter fun!