Eastside Audobon Hosts Annual Christmas Bird Count in Issaquah and Surrounding Areas
JOIN THE COUNT FOR FUN AND SCIENCE
The Eastside Audobon Christmas Bird Count is an all-volunteer project.
This chapter has 15 teams being led by experienced birders who are accepting 3-8 volunteer participants.
Join a team of birders of varying skill levels led by an advanced birder to collect data for the 124th annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Audubon Society. This year is Eastside Audubon’s 41st CBC. Expect to see a lot of birds as teams are in the field from 8:00 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m.
Please note the registration date cut off to join a field team is Tuesday December 10th.
Lake Sammamish State Park – Carl Haynie
This is a walking route which traverses most of Lake Sammamish State Park mixing lakefront birding with woodland birding.
Issaquah Creek – Greg Harrington
This route begins at Pickering Ponds and follows Issaquah Creek through Issaquah stopping at Confluence Park, Sycamore Creek and Tibbets Valley Park.
Issaquah Alps – Jeremy Lucas
This route follows the Issaquah Alps. It begins at Tradition Lake in Issaquah, and ascends to Lewis Creek Park, and then up into the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Nature Park at Red Town Trailhead and the Harvey Manning Trailhead for high elevation forest birding.
Other eastside locations available too!
BIRD COUNT HISTORY
The CBC is the world’s largest and longest-running community science data collection project. The 2024-2025 count period from December 14 to January 5 marks the 125 th CBC sponsored by the National Audubon Society. It will be Eastside Audubon’s 41 st CBC.
The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900, when conservationists sought to re-direct what had been an annual contest to see who could kill the most birds during the Christmas holiday, to an annual census of birds. Despite the name, the CBC has no affiliation with Christmas and everyone over the age of 18 is welcome to participate in the CBC bird survey.
Please contact Andy McCormick with any questions or comments about the event, at amccormick@eastsideaudubon.org, or 425-518-0892.
