Christmas Bird Count

The 125^th annu­al Audubon Christ­mas Bird Count — the nation’s longest-run­ning Com­mu­ni­ty-Sci­ence bird project — will soon be under­way nation­wide, and in all five bor­oughs of New York City.

Any­one can par­tic­i­pate, even begin­ner bird­ers! The data col­lect­ed over the past cen­tu­ry by vol­un­teer observers, rang­ing from expe­ri­enced ornithol­o­gists to casu­al nature enthu­si­asts, allow researchers to study the long-term health and sta­tus of bird pop­u­la­tions across North Amer­i­ca.

This fam­i­ly-friend­ly activ­i­ty is a great way to explore our City’s nat­ur­al areas while con­tribut­ing to valu­able sci­en­tif­ic research, and we encour­age all to par­tic­i­pate! NYC Bird Alliance is coor­di­nat­ing counts for the New Jer­sey Low­er Hud­son (NJLH) count cir­cle, which will take place on Sun­day, Decem­ber 15, 2024 across all of Man­hat­tan, Gov­er­nors Island, Ran­dal­l’s Island, Roo­sevelt Island, and parts of north­ern New Jer­sey. Learn more and reg­is­ter at the link below.