Christmas Bird Count 2024
Schedule
Tue Dec 17 2024 at 08:30 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Grand Lake | Grove, OK
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2024 Christmas Bird Count with be split into groups at the following locations:Bernice State Park
Honey Creek State Park
Twin Bridges State Park,
Har-Ber Village
Pensacola Dam Area-Langley
and possible additions pending volunteers
Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas "Side Hunt." They would choose sides and go afield with their guns—whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won.
Conservation was in its beginning stages in that era, and many observers and scientists were becoming concerned about declining bird populations. Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer in the then-nascent Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition—a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. So began the Christmas Bird Count. Thanks to the inspiration of Chapman and the enthusiasm of 27 dedicated birders, 25 Christmas Bird Counts were held that day.
The data collected by observers over the past century allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America. When combined with other surveys such as the Breeding Bird Survey, it provides a picture of how the continent's bird populations have changed in time and space over the past hundred years.
The long term perspective is vital for conservationists. It informs strategies to protect birds and their habitat, and helps identify environmental issues with implications for people as well.
Be a community scientist and join this year's count!
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Where is it happening?
Grand Lake, 246 Anchor Ln, Grove, OK 74344-5401, United States,Grove, OklahomaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
