Date: 11/20/25 5:18 pm From: Jane Hadley via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Christmas Bird Count information available now
Dear Tweetsters - Thanks to the considerable efforts of Jim Danzenbaker, the time, place and other details of this year's Christmas Bird Counts around the state are now available on the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) website.
For the past eight years, Jim has volunteered to gather this information for more than 50 count circles touching some part of the state.
At least three counts are new to the CBC webpage this year: 1) Douglas Schonewald is sponsoring a test count for a potential new circle for Potholes-Moses Lake. 2) The White Rock count circle is centered in British Columbia but extends south to take in Blaine, Drayton Harbor and part of Semiahmoo Bay. 3) The Columbia Estuary CBC, which includes the mouth of the Columbia, takes in parts of extreme northwest Oregon and extreme southwest Washington. Dave Irons is recruiting for this territory.
Earliest count is the test count for Potholes-Moses Lake, which is set for Saturday December 13. Last counts are three on Sunday January 4, 2026. It looks as if the big day for counts this year is Saturday December 20 with 14 counts happening on that date.
There is an abundance of dates (13) and territories to choose among. Grab a friend and sign up!
