The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is an early winter snapshot of bird populations.  It is the nation’s longest-running citizen science survey, providing critical data on bird population trends.  The count started in 1900 and has grown to include many locations in the Western Hemisphere.  Each count is done in a 15-mile diameter circle.  There are now over 2,600 count circles!  Counts must be scheduled on one day between December 14 and January 5.

The next Hilton Head count is Friday, December 15, 2023.  We welcome birders for field teams as well as feeder watchers who count from their homes.  If you participated in the count last year, your Area Captain will be contacting you in the fall.  If you are new to our count and interested in being a part of this international effort, please e-mail Susan Murphy at HHICBC@gmail.com and she will have an Area Captain contact you.