2025 Audubon Miami Valley Christmas Bird Count Results

Audubon Miami Valley’s 2025 Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 20. See the results of this exciting event below!

2025 Bird Count Summary

39 participants
79 species were counted
6,227 individual birds were counted in total
Notable species seen this year include:
- 2 Snow Geese
- 3 Cackling Geese
- 4 American Black Ducks
- 2 American Wigeon
- 2 Ring-Necked Ducks
- 2 Long-Tailed Ducks
- 1 Rough-Legged Hawks
- 12 Bald Eagles
- 10 Eurasian Collared Dove
- 30 Rusty Blackbirds
- 20 Red Crossbill
- 1 Pine Siskin
- 1 Snow Bunting

A huge thank you to this year’s participants and to Larry Gersbach and David Russell for coordinating the event. We look forward to seeing everyone in December for our 2026 Christmas bird count!

Note regarding chart data:
Observed species with counts above 100 individuals have been omitted from the chart above to improve legibility. There were 13 species with a count greater than 100:

European Starling - 2278
American Robin - 731
American Crow - 136
White-throated Sparrow - 156
Mourning Dove - 111
Common Grackle - 127
Northern Cardinal - 196
House Finch - 100
Tufted Titmouse - 124
Carolina Chickadee - 125
Black Vulture - 222
Blue Jay - 132
Canada Goose - 438