Audubon Society's Annual Christmas Bird Count Starts Sunday

Birdwatchers will gather throughout the Bay Area starting Sunday for the Audubon Society’s 115th annual Christmas Bird Count.

The count, a nationwide event, will take place between Sunday and Jan. 5 at a variety of locations.

In the Bay Area, the Oakland count, scheduled for Sunday, is one of the largest in the region and last year was the fourth-largest in North America, according to organizers.

An expected 287 volunteers will comb parks, beaches and even cemeteries in search of birds and compile a tally of species and individual birds, organizers said.

Other events are scheduled throughout the Bay Area, including one in San Francisco on Dec. 30.

Bird lovers wanting to take part in their local bird count event should check the national Audubon Society website for information at http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count or check with their local chapter.

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--Bay City News

--Image courtesy of the Audubon Society/Cedar Waxwing by Georgi Baird.