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  Christmas Bird Count

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View the Kitsap CBC 31-Year Summary:  Click to view the .pdf file.

For the 2007 CBC: Volunteers took part in a 108-year-old tradition that involve some 55,000 volunteers throughout the western hemisphere. The Kitsap Audubon Society has been conducting these annual surveys since 1977. The CBC started on Christmas day 1900, when a group of 27 conservationists came up with an alternative to the traditional “side hunt,” which consisted of seeing who could shoot the most birds and small animals in a single day. The group chose instead to identify, count and record the birds they saw. These annual counts have become an important database for monitoring migration patterns, population trends and the status of threatened species. Those who aren’t able to take part in a field count can sign up for a yard count. This involves counting the birds that visit your own yard on the day of the count. Coordinators for the yard count are Hans and Dawn Hansen of Seabeck. Call them at 360-830-5222.

2007 Christmas Bird Count Results, Areas and Leaders

View the Kitsap 2007 Results: Click to view the .pdf file.