The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks experienced Missouri bird watchers to become ‘citizen scientists’ by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, 2025.
What Is This?
The CBC is an annual bird census in which thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and other countries take 24 hours on one calendar day to count birds. The data on winter bird populations helps track the long-term status of species and large-scale trends. Each CBC has a coordinator who assigns portions of a 15-mile-diameter count circle to participants to count all birds seen and heard over 24 hours.
When Is This?
They are seeking watchers between December 14 and January 5.
Where Is This?
This happens across Missouri and the U.S. If you know you will be traveling during that time, schedule where you will be and watch from there.
Missouri hosts about 20 CBCs. Learn more at audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count and contact the CBC organizers listed for details on the specific count circles.
