Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count

Audubon CBC Bird Count Data 1995-2002

2003 Bird Count Data

2004 Bird Count Data

2005 Bird Count Data

2006 Bird Count Data

2007 Bird Count Data

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Gail and Larry Mayo organize the Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count and can be reached by email or at 479-2954.

This year's Christmas Bird Count is December 29, 2007.

Each Christmas Bird Count covers 24 hours and about 177 square miles in a circle 15 miles in diameter. The Fairbanks count circle is centered on the intersection of Yankovitch and Dalton Trail. It includes the top of Ester Dome, portions of the Tanana and Chena Rivers, the dump, Ft. Wainwright cooling ponds and plenty of typical interior habitat. The object of the count is to cover as much of the count circle as possible without duplication. Each bird counted is identified. Because our daylight hours are limited we need many field observers willing to cover assigned areas. Birds may also be counted at feeders by counters who record the largest number of birds of each species seen together on that day. Feeder counters should contact their area coordinator. During "count week" (the 3 days before and after count day) additional species seen or heard within the count circle are added to the final species list.

A $5 fee is required from all field observers over 18 years old. Field observers under 18, feeder watchers and owl listeners are not required to pay, but will not receive the CBC issue of American Birds. The Christmas Bird Count is online with data from 1900 to the present at http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/index.html.