The 123rd annual Christmas Bird Count is 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Los Alamos Christmas Bird Counting Circle this year for the 123rd annual Christmas Bird Count at 6:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17.
The Los Alamos CBC circle has been an annual event since 2015. This year, there will be a core group of experienced birders leading field teams to various locations throughout Los Alamos County and surrounding locales for a full day of birdwatching.
The event is open to all experience levels; even if you don’t know how to identify the local birds, the CBC field team leaders can assist. Every volunteer will be assigned to a team with at least one expert. There is no better way to learn how to recognize the local winter resident birds than to spend a day out amongst them.
Some teams will be hiking up in the mountains or down to the river, and others will take leisurely strolls in town. We can tailor the amount of physical effort required to match your tolerance for physical exertion. Even if you don’t want to hike, we need feeder watchers!
If you have bird feeders in your yard and prefer to contribute from the comfort of your home, that’s great! Or, come to the Nature Center and count in our excellent wildlife viewing room. The more people we can get watching birds Dec. 17, the better.
The count technically begins at midnight Saturday, Dec. 17, and will go through 11:59 p.m. that evening (so if you hear owls in the middle of the night, take note!). However, most groups will begin counting sometime around sunrise, and most groups are done well before sunset.
Anyone interested in taking part in the Christmas Bird Count, either on a field team or as a feeder watcher, should contact Mouser Williams at mouser@mouser.org for details.
For more information about this event, visit the following link, Christmas Bird Count, and for other PEEC programs, visit peecnature.org/events, email kristen@peecnature.org, or call (505).662.0460.
About PEEC:
PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to local canyons, mesas, mountains and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts several interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly watching. PEEC activities are open to everyone; however, members receive exclusive benefits such as discounts on programs and gift shop merchandise. Annual memberships start at $35. Visit peecnature.org/support/membership/.