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Edmonton Christmas Bird Count

 The date for the 2020 Edmonton Christmas Bird Count is Sunday, December 20th.

This traditional citizen-science project contributes data to an immense database managed and analyzed by 
the  National Audubon Society  and  Bird Studies Canada.   Thousands  of  Christmas  Counts  occur  around
the world.   Edmonton, Alberta has been continuously participating since 1955!
 In Edmonton, teams of participants scour the city on  a specified date in December, to gather information on bird numbers. For many years, Edmonton held the world record for participants.   
If you have never counted birds on  a CBC before, check out the "Participate" page to find out how you can volunteer. Come out for the count!
The Edmonton Nature Club hosts a "Birds of Christmas" presentation in December. Most zone captains are in attendance.  There may also be  events  organized to  help you  identify winter birds and  explain how to count your feeder birds.  Visit the ENC website calendar for listings.
​http://www.edmontonnatureclub.org/calendar.html
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Christmas Counters by Gerald Romanchuk
 
In addition to the Edmonton count another 40  or so events are held in Alberta.  Several of these are  in  areas surrounding  our city.  
Other local dates and contacts can be found on the 
Edmonton Nature Club website calendar  for December and January.   ENC CALENDAR LINK
For  information on other counts:
 Canadian, visit    Bird Studies Canada.   
Counts around the world at  Audubon.org.​

2015 Edmonton Journal article and video    with John Acorn
Geoff Holroyd's  presentation provides details on the history of the Edmonton  "CBC"   to 2013.
Click the file below to view.
edmonton_cbc_history.pdf
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Pileated Woodpecker by Janice Hurlburt

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