Annual Christmas Bird Count
Bird Count participants compiling the data.
About the Annual Christmas Bird Count
Each year, on a Saturday in late December, Audubon Miami Valley holds its Annual Christmas Bird Count. The data collected from the count, combined with other surveys such as the Breeding Bird Survey, provide a picture of how the continents bird populations have changed in time and space over the past forty years. Local trends provide strategies for protecting birds and their habitats. They also signal an immediate environmental threat such as groundwater contamination or poisoning from improper use of pesticides
2023 Christmas Bird Count Results
33 participants
73 species were counted
8,992 individual birds were counted in total
First ever record of Eurasian Collared Doves during our Christmas bird count (and there were 7 of them!)
Notable species seen this year include:
1 Short-eared owl
1 Eastern Screech Owl
1 Merlin
2 Eastern Phoebes
1 Rusty Blackbird
3 Bald Eagles
2022 Christmas Bird Count Results
We saw a record number of 43 participants this year!
A total of 69 species were counted this year.
11,304 birds were counted in total.
Past Christmas Bird Count Results
