Sedona Christmas Bird Count - Thursday, January 2, 2025 - approx 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

The Sedona Christmas Bird Count will be held Sunday, December 22nd.  The 15 mile-radius count circle is centered near Sedona. Teams of birdwatchers drive and walk the area that they are assigned. You do not have to be an expert, just interested in birds. Feeder watchers simply count birds at their feeders and report the totals to the Circle Leader.

To participate get in touch with the circle leader to be assigned to a team or to learn the parameters of how to count birds at your feeder.  You do not have to participate all the live long day ;-)  Join a team for part or all of the day. Also, count birds at your feeder for an hour or more.

After the data is collected, you send it to your Circle Leader, and it is added to a report. You are welcome to participate in as many circles as you wish.

Anyone interested in participating can contact the Circle Leader, Rich Armstrong - richarmstrong47@gmail.com

There will be 10 team leaders, hopefully 30 team members which is like going on an 8 hour field trip, and as many feeder watchers as possible. All are free including a free dinner at our house for all participants. Contact Rich or your team leader for directions to the dinner.

Background:  On a calendar, Christmas might appear as one day, but if you are a bird watcher, the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is actually a 23 day event. The CBC is one of the world's oldest and longest-running citizen science efforts. The count takes place from December 14 to January 5. It is organized into circles, and each circle counts as many birds as possible on one day, either on a predetermined route, or at their backyard bird feeder. Data is compiled, and used to learn about long-term bird trends. The data collected has been used in many reports and publications, such as the State of the Birds Report, which the Service produces. (CBC info)