The Audubon Christmas Bird Count occurs December 14 to January 5 every season.

LAAS Sponsored CBC’s December 2023 Calendar

Antelope Valley CBC

Saturday, December 16, 2023, Compiler: Mary Freeman

Contact: Mary (and Nick) Freeman: mnfreeman [at] earthlink dot net, (818) 636-4361.

Greetings SoCal Birders! You are cordially invited to participate in the 124th National Christmas Bird Count, and specifically the 44th annual Lancaster Christmas Bird Count! That means Mary and I will have compiled this CBC for 24 years! The count is sponsored by the LA Audubon Society, and the data is organized in an on-line database by the National Audubon Society. To view last year’s results, check “audubon.org”, and follow the prompts. I can easily send you an Excel file, if you want to see Lancaster 2022 only, or all 43 previous years.

LeConte’s Thrasher, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Plover, Prairie Falcon; and less frequently one or more of the longspurs and / or a Golden Eagle are amongst the feathered fare seen (by someone!) on this count. And all participants will likely see Nick’s famous brownies. To inquire about participating, please contact us directly; or get a hold of your teammates from last year and contact us.

Malibu CBC

Sunday, December 17, 2023, Compiler Dick Norton

Contact: richardjnorton[at]yahoo.com or (310) 455-1138

All areas are assigned before the count. Contact Dick by email or telephone to be assigned an area. There is no early morning gathering. Participants meet for lunch and a preliminary assessment at about 1:00 p.m. at Malibu Bluffs Park, located at the southern end of Malibu Canyon Road.

Los Angeles CBC

Sunday, December 31, 2023, Compiler: Dan Cooper

Contact: dan[at]cooperecological.com or lathrotriccus[at]gmail.com. On count day, contact by text to (323) 397-3562.

Email Dan if you would like to bird as a “dispersed group” in the following locations: Del Rey Lagoon, Playa Del Rey; Kenneth Hahn Park, near Culver City or Echo Park Lake. Otherwise,even, if you have done this CBC last year/before, please contact Dan and let him know if you would like to do the same area you covered in the past. If you would like a new area, contact Dan and let him know that too.

If this is your first time on the Los Angeles count (or if you were with a group before and now want to go solo), please either: count in your neighborhood, or contact Dan for ideas on where to go.