Desbarats Christmas Bird Count
Schedule
Sat Dec 27 2025 at 12:00 am to 11:59 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Desbarats Count Circle | Sault Ste. Marie, ON
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Started in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running citizen science project. Counts take place in more than 2,000 localities throughout the western hemisphere. The information collected by thousands of volunteer participants forms one of the world’s largest sets of wildlife survey data. The results are used daily by conservation biologists and naturalists to assess population trends and the distribution of birds, helping to monitor and conserve North America’s bird populations.Participants should be prepared to commit part or all of the count day as either a field observer or feeder watcher somewhere within the count circle.
- Field observers cover a portion of the count circle on their own or with a small group, counting all the birds they find.
- Feeder watchers count birds at their feeders for a portion of the day.
The count circle has a 12km radius, centred around the former Central Algoma Land Trust office trailer (currently Loonie Toons Pontoons & Powersports) in Desbarats, ON. In addition to Desbarats, the circle count also includes the towns of Richards Landing, Hilton Beach, and Bruce Mines.
Learn more and register here: www.calt.ca/desbarats-christmas-bird-count
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Where is it happening?
Desbarats Count Circle, Loonie Toons Pontoons & Powersports, Trans Canada Hwy, Johnson, ON P0R 1E0, Canada, Sault Ste. MarieEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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