Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Find a count near you and join us to contribute to the nation's longest-running community science bird project.

Audubon's 124th Christmas Bird Count will take place between Thursday, December 14, 2023 and Friday, January 5, 2024.

Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world. Each individual count takes place over the course of 24 hours, in a 15-mile-wide circle, and is led by a compiler responsible for organizing volunteers and submitting observations directly to Audubon. Participation is free and open to all!

Within each circle, participants tally all birds seen or heard that day—both the species count and the total numbers of each, to provide a clear idea of the health of that particular population.

A record number of Sandhill Cranes were counted at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex in 2020. Photo: Alyssa Johnson/Audubon

Participants range from expert ornithologists to beginning birders, following established protocols to ensure consistent data collection. 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 arrangement with the count compiler.

Have more questions? We have answers! Visit our FAQ page here.

JOIN A CHAPTER OR CENTER-LED CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

CLICK HERE FOR A GIS MAP OF ALL COUNTS AND RELATED INFO.

Saturday, December 16

Northern Nassau County (LI) CBC
Co-led by North Shore Audubon and Huntington Oyster Bay Audubon
Contact: Jennifer Wilson Pines, jwpines@gmail.com

To participate with the Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Center and Sanctuary team, contact Kathryn D'Amico, Kathryn.DAmico@audubon.org

Saturday, December 17

New Jersey Lower Hudson CBC
Led by New York City Audubon
Contact: Katherine Chen, christmasbirdcount@nycaudubon.org

Monday, December 19

Montezuma Wetlands Complex CBC
Led by the Montezuma Audubon Center
For details and to register, contact Chris Lajewski at Christopher.LAJEWSKI@audubon.org

Saturday, December 23

Bronx-Westchester CBC
Led by Hudson River Audubon & Bronx-River Sound Shore Audubon
Contact: Michael Bochnik, bochnikm@cs.com, 914-953-7409
Count Web Site: https://www.hras.org/participate