GBBC February 2025
Every winter we see more of certain birds at our feeders, while others disappear. Each February, for four days, the world comes together to celebrate birds, and to help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. It’s that time again, time for the 2025 Great Backyard Bird Count. This year, the counting will be done between February 14 and 17. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an inter-organizational effort between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada. I joined in 2024. It’s easy and fun to join and participate. Just
Olympia CBC – Thank You
OLYMPIA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024—THANK YOU Although we don’t yet have the results of the two Black Hills Audubon Christmas Bird Counts that occurred in December, we are filled with memories and appreciation of those who did the work to make this a success. Above is Jen DeSelle’s NE Olympia team at a local bakery before heading out, in the rain, to count all the birds seen and heard. All counts must be done within a 15 mile diameter circle that cannot be moved once established. Many teams were needed to cover these areas and we thank all the volunteers
Christmas Bird Count 2024
It’s fun, it’s important, and this year it is 125 years old. It’s the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The CBC has become a happy tradition for volunteers in over 20 countries in the western Hemisphere. Each year it is conducted between December 14 and January 5, and last year 83,000 volunteers counted 40 million birds representing 2,000 species during the CBC. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to join the CBC. But to participate you need to join an existing CBC circle in your area. Black Hills Audubon runs two circle counts each year. Those interested will
Christmas Bird Count 2024
The Olympia area CBC will be held December 15, 2024. Please contact the coordinator, Bill Shelmerdine at georn1@hotmail.com for additional information. The Lewis County CBC will be held December 21, 2024. Please contact the coordinator, Rachel Hudson at lightningdash09@yahoo.com for additional information.
October Big Day
Each year in May and in October thousands of people around the world count birds and post their bird checklists on eBird as part of a birding Big Day. October 12 is this year’s October Big Day. Big Day is a worldwide citizen science program sponsored by CornellLab. Last October, 36,000 people in 191 countries submitted 83,735 checklists. To participate in October Big Day, all birders need to have is an eBird account. eBird is a worldwide checklist program used by millions of birders. If you would like to join with other birders around the world to share your love
Lewis CBC Results
2023 LEWIS COUNTY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT RESULTS The Lewis County CBC took place on December 23rd. There were 35 participants – the most ever – who joined in the field and at feeders. Thank you to all of those folks. We were very happy to not have any rain on the day, the first time that has happened, though dense fog in patches made visibility a challenge at times. The count ended with 109 species, a record for the Lewis CBC (the prior record was in 2021 with 107 species). We have also added four new birds for our CBC: