Chatham Christmas Bird Count 2006
Saturday December16, 2006 

Thanks to all who participated!  We tallied a total of 72 species for the day. 

For details of the count, go to the Audubon website and select Current Year's Results from the menu on the left side of the screen.  Then enter NYCM in the white box next to Option C and click FIND COUNT.  Wait until you see Chatham [NYCM] in the large white box on the right side of the screen, click on it to highlight it, and then click MAKE A TABLE.
 

What Is the Christmas Bird Count?

The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a program the National Audubon Society started in 1900. It is an early-winter bird census, in which volunteers follow specified routes through a designated 15-mile (24-km) diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day. It’s not just a species tally - all birds are counted all day, giving an indication of the total number of birds in the circle that day. The 107th Christmas Bird Count will take place between December 14, 2006 and January 5, 2007. CBC participants are organized into groups - or field parties - by the organizer or compiler of each count. Each field party covers a specific area of the 15-mile diameter circle on a specific route. And anyone is welcome to participate, because compilers arrange field parties so that inexperienced observers are always out with seasoned CBC veterans. Participants do not have to join a field party if they live within a designated CBC circle. If you do live within a circle, you are welcome to count the birds at your feeder. All you’ll need to do is contact your local compiler (our ADBC Bill Cook) to report your results on the count day. For more general information and history of the CBC, go to the Audubon website.