Christmas Bird Count 2024
Photo: Camilla Cerea / Audubon
Join Us for a Historic 125th Christmas Bird Count
The 125th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count—the nation's longest-running Community-Science bird project—will soon be underway nationwide, and in all five boroughs of New York City.
Anyone can participate, even beginner birders! The data collected over the past century by volunteer observers, ranging from experienced ornithologists to casual nature enthusiasts, allow researchers to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America. This family-friendly activity is a great way to explore our City's natural areas while contributing to valuable scientific research, and we encourage all to participate!
Christmas Bird Counts in Manhattan and Northern New Jersey
NYC Bird Alliance is coordinating counts for the New Jersey Lower Hudson (NJLH) count circle, which take place on Sunday, December 15 across all of Manhattan, Governors Island, Randall's Island, and parts of northern New Jersey. Count locations and start times for NJLH counts will be posted here in November.
To get notified when registration opens for the Christmas Bird Count, sign up for our eGret email newsletter!
To get notified when registration opens for the Christmas Bird Count, sign up for our eGret email newsletter!
Christmas Bird Count in Central Park 2023. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
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Hooded Merganser, a common yet always delightful site at the Christmas Bird Count. Photo: Canva Images
Christmas Bird Count in Prospect Park 2014. Photo: Camilla Cerea / Audubon
Christmas Bird Count in Central Park 2023. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
Hooded Merganser, a common yet always delightful site at the Christmas Bird Count. Photo: Canva Images
Christmas Bird Count in Prospect Park 2014. Photo: Camilla Cerea / Audubon
Christmas Bird Counts Elsewhere in New York City
In addition to NJLH circle counts, Christmas bird counts for circles in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Westchester, Queens, and Staten Island will take place throughout the month of December. These counts are coordinated by compilers independent of NYC Bird Alliance, but we encourage you to participate in them if you can. The more data we can all gather throughout the City's five boroughs, the better for our birds! Information on how to join these counts will be posted here in November.
Christmas Bird Count History and Data
Learn about the full history of the Christmas Bird Count and the compiled data. To see this year’s results from all over the country as they come in, as well as to get historical data from years prior, visit National Audubon Society’s website here.
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