Join us for out Christmas Bird Count!

What is the Christmas Bird Count?

The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is an annual survey that began in the early 1900s.

History of the Christmas Bird Count | Audubon

2023 Christmas Bird Count  Saturday, December 30, 2023

The Rainier Audubon CBC will be running as normal. Field leaders will be taking teams out in the field. We will also have the Backyard Bird Count for those in the count circle who want to bird at home. And we will be doing an in person potluck and tally celebration. Regarding Covid-19, we will be following the State, King County and National Audubon mandates.

Register to be on a survey team.

Email Jay Galvin jay.galvin@rainieraudubon.org

Or

Sign up at our in-person Monthly Presentation Nights (November 210 at the Federal Way United Methodist Church (see below for address).

Download RAS CBC Checklist

Participate in our CBC Backyard Bird Watch

Join the CBC by counting birds on your own in your yard. You can choose what time of day you would like to do your survey—morning, afternoon or even nighttime.

Download RAS Backyard Bird Checklist

Download RAS Winter Birds

How to participate in the CBC Yard Survey

If you live in the Rainier Audubon CBC Circle, you can count birds at home for the CBC. Your data will be submitted to National Audubon.

If you live outside of the Rainier Audubon CBC Circle, you can still do a survey and we will add your information to our Rainier Audubon CBC files. The data will not be submitted to National Audubon because your survey location is outside of the count circle.

Join us for our celebration at 5:00 PM at the United Methodist Church (see below).

Join us in person at the CBC Dinner and Tally Celebration Saturday, Dec. 30 at 5PM. Our fabulous CBC Count Dinner team will provide the meal.

Where: Federal Way United Methodist Church (see below)

How the count data is used

We send our data to National Audubon. Hundreds of Audubon chapters nationwide is compiled. The data is used by scientists and researchers to better understand bird distribution and population trends. This information helps to identify conservation priorities. We also use our CBC data for local conservation projects.