BHAS Olympia Christmas Bird Count

All CBCs will take place between December 14 and January 5 inclusive.  This year Black Hills Audubon will once again sponsor a circle in Olympia on Sunday, Dec 15^th. A circle is 15 miles across and the boundaries remain the same year after year.  Each circle is divided into sub-areas and teams are sent out to count as many birds as are seen and heard.  Teams can cover this area on foot, by car, and even by boat.

To join in this fun day, you have options. Most participants contact the count coordinator for assignment to one of the teams. Other options include feeder watching or recording birds on your own property or in your neighborhood. Feeder watchers are very much needed in the Lewis circle. The count coordinator will need to confirm that your home or neighborhood is within the count circle and to arrange for the data to be submitted. Here are the folks to contact:

Olympia circle              Bill Shelmerdine                    georn1@nullhotmail.com

The end of the day is celebrated with a dinner get-together where participants share their sightings and stories. This year the Olympia dinner will be at Olympia Yacht Club, 201 Simmons St., Olympia. This is a new location – one that should be more centrally located for attendees. People can start arriving at 4 pm for warm beverages; dinner will begin around 5 pm onward. BHAS is very thankful to both venues for offering their spaces to us at no charge.

There is no limit to how many CBCs one can join so please consider helping out with both the Olympia and Lewis County (see calendar) circles.  There is room for beginner and experienced birders and everyone in between.  Remember –birding in December is way better than being at the mall in December!!!!