You might not spot a horned puffin, such as this one at Glacier Bay National Park, in Zion or Everglades national parks, but there are plenty of other species to see during the annual Christmas Bird Count/Kurt Repanshek
It sure doesn't seem like a whole year has passed, but it's time again for the annual Christmas Bird Count. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, this is the 115th consecutive year the count has been held, making it one of the world's longest running and largest citizen science projects. The 2014-15 count dates fall between December 14th and January 5th. Participation is free.
Below are listed some of the Christmas Bird Counts being held in national parks, along with contact information for registration when available. Other parks such as Yellowstone National Park and Big Bend National Park traditionally have had counts, but the dates are not yet announced. If your local park isn't listed here, give them a call and inquire about a Christmas Bird Count. Some parks may be looking for a coordinator to help get a count circle started or to take over an existing one.
Dec 14, 2014
Sarah Stock 209-379-1435
Dec 14, 2014
Dan Roddy 605-745-1157
Dec 14, 2014
John Grego 803-331-3366
Dec 14, 2014
Dec 14, 2014
559-565-4222
Dec 14, 2014
Lisa Bate 406-888-79896
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy Drilling 605-791-0459
Dec 20, 2014
Bob Kuntz 360-424-9099
Dec 20, 2014
Cassie Waters 435-772-0212
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Dec 27, 2014
Patricia Moore 252-995-4777
Dec 29, 2014
Jan 3, 2015
Point Reyes National Seashore (for kids!)
January 10, 2015
Jess Taylor 415-663-1200 x304
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Our local birder group in Skagway, which includes both NPS and non-NPS volunteers, will be doing ours on the 20th, with a meeting at the library the night before to refresh on identifying local birds. We will be covering both Klondike Goldrush NHP and non-park territory. This is the fourth year I'll have been involved, and it is always fun, and most often a beautiful winter wonderland to wander about in.
It was cold today, but fun, on the Bird Count. Younger and hardier friends [an off duty ranger and his wife] covered the Chilkoot Trail section of the park on foot, and my wife & I covered areas including the White Pass section of the park up to the international border with Canada. We were lucky enough to see a pair of rarely seen gyrfalcons in flight. Not that many birds were seen throughout our area. With 20-25mph winds out of the Yukon, likely the birds were hunkered down as we should have been.
Are any other NPT readers participating in their local bird count?