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Past Results
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This Year's Results |
Future Dates |
Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count
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Past Results
For older results visit |
This Year's Results |
Future Dates |
Next year’s count will be Sunday, December 26, 2010.
| All the Birds (Complete records from 1924 to present in an Excel spreadsheet) | History of the Count |
Summary of birds seen over its
86 year history. (updated up to 2009) |
| Forms Bird check list (color coded) - Word File Party Hours - Word File Blank Party Roster Sheet - Word File Supporting Details Sheets - PDF File Foldable Checklist - Word file |
The Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count started in 1924 by the famed Bronx County Bird Club as part of National Audubon's Christmas Birds Counts. Volunteers scan, identify and count all the birds they see in the area (a count circle 15 miles in diameter) on the count day. The count has seen 223 species in its history.
It's a local birding activity that's not only fun and exciting, but helps with valuable winter bird population data. The count has included participants such as Roger Tory Peterson and Allan D. Cruickshank.
The Bronx-Westchester count is organized by dividing the count circle (radius 7.5 miles) up into 6 regional areas; East Bronx, West Bronx, Yonkers, Hudson Valley (Hastings area), Rye (Rye and Harrison), and Scarsdale (which covers Scarsdale through Mt. Vernon over to New Rochelle and north to Mamaroneck). Each area leader then assigns parts of the area to different teams or "parties". Each party canvas the area assigned and counts and tabulates all they have seen. The results are compiled later that evening at the Count Dinner.
The results are placed on the web along with data from years past. There is a $5.00 participation fee for field observers to help offset the cost of the count and its data.
People with feeders can include their birds by calling in their results in the afternoon. They should contact the count compiler before the count day.
