Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count

Past Results

1988 Results        2000 Results
1991 Results        2001 Results
1992 Results        2002 Results
1993 Results        2003 Results
1994 Results        2004 Results
1995 Results        2005 Results
1996 Results        2006 Results
1997 Results        2007 Results
1998 Results        2008 Results
1999 Results       
2009 Results

For older results visit
National Audubon Society 

This Year's Results

2009 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 

Compilers and Area Covered

Historic Dates, Weather, Effort

Summary of birds seen over its 86 year history. 
(updated up to 200
9) 

       

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.


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