Join a Christmas Bird Count near you in the Hudson Valley! Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Find out where CBC, one of the oldest citizen science projects, is happening in the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas, and how you can get involved.
What is the Christmas bird count?
Audubon's Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, providing population data for use in science, especially conservation biology. It is a great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help birds. Participation is free and open to all.
Read: https://www.audubon.org/answers-your-top-questions-about-christmas-bird-count to learn about and participate in Audubon's Christmas Bird Count.
Listen to my radio interview with George Steele about the CBC! George Steele is a naturalist and outdoor environmental educator in the Capital Region. He has been a part of the CBC for decades, traveling throughout New York State and beyond to assist many local groups in their efforts, including the counts right here in the Hudson Valley. The interview will broadcast live on Saturday November 23rd, 2024 at 11 am ET on Wave Farm’s WGXC radio. Tune in here.
Find a CBC near you
You can search on a map view of the circles expected to be included in the 125th CBC on Audubon’s website (HERE.) Pick a circle you want to join (Green and yellow circles are open for new participants, and red circles are full) and contact the coordinator. The information below are from this map and will be updated.
12/14/2024 Chatham, Columbia County, NY
Coordinator: Chris Franks (cfranks65@yahoo.com)12/14/2024 Mohonk Lake-Ashokan Reservoir, Ulster County, NY
Coordinator: Steve Chorvas (schorvas@verizon.net)12/14/2024 Central Berkshire, MA
Coordinator: Holly Higinbotham (higinbo@hotmail.com)12/15/2024 Northern Dutchess County, NY
Coordinator: John Askildsen (askildsen@verizon.net)12/15/2024 Albany County, NY
Coordinator: Alan Mapes (alanmapes@gmail.com)12/16/2024 Southern Columbia County, NY
Coordinator: Frank Smith (fsmith140@gmail.com)12/21/2024 Dutchess County, NY
Coordinator: Debbie van Zyl (cbc1@watermanbirdclub.org)12/28/2024 Ulster-Dutchess, NY
Coordinator: Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com)12/28/2024 North Berkshire, MA
Coordinators: David Schaller & Tommy Richey
(https://hoffmannbirdclub.org/contact/)1/4/2025 Minnewaska-Shawangunk, Ulster County, NY
Coordinator: Nicholas Martin (Nicholas.Martin@parks.ny.gov)
Date TBA
Catskill-Coxsackie, Greene County, NY
Coordinator: Larry Federman (birderlarry@verizon.net)Southern Rensselaer County, NY
Coordinator: Naomi Lloyd (naomi_kestrel@yahoo.com)Putnam County, NY
Coordinator: Kyle Bardwell (ktbardwell@gmail.com)Southern Berkshire, MA
Coordinator: Rene Wendell (renewendell@hotmail.com)
