59th annual Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count

This year’s Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for Saturday, December 14. For details, including how to participate, contact Arctic Audubon Society. 

The Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count is part of the Annual Christmas Bird Count, a nation-wide winter tradition organized by the National Audubon Society throughout the American hemisphere. For more than a century this citizen-based conservation effort has resulted in a huge and valuable database for understanding bird population dynamics. This information is used to develop conservation strategies for birds and their habitats and to evaluate climate change.

Each count lasts 24 hours and covers a 177 square mile circle, 15 miles in diameter, and centered on the intersection of Dalton Trail and Yankovich Road. The circle includes the top of Ester Dome, parts of the Chena and Tanana Rivers, the dump, and plenty of typical Interior habitat. The object of the count is to cover as much of the circle as possible while identifying and counting birds without duplication. Since our daylight hours are limited, many volunteers are needed!

To learn how to participate, visit: https://www.arcticaudubon.org/christmas-bird-count-1