A Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) was standing on a birdbath after getting a drink on the day of the Christmas Bird Count in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on December 28, 2025.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) on bird bath in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on Dec. 28, 2025

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Jan...

Also at: macaulaylibrary.org/asset/647702...

#birds #ChristmasBirdCount #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #photography #gimp #Debian

A photo of a black bird with a long, pointed beak looking over its shoulder to the right of the picture, against a blue and cloud-patched sky, sitting on an evergreen tree.

61 crows were the most numerous species I saw for the 125th #ChristmasBirdCount in #Portland today! Loved getting a nice two-hour urban ramble with bonus #CitizenScience. I love this city so, so very much ❤️ 🌿

5th Flamborough Christmas Bird Count Preliminary Report

The preliminary report for the Flamborough Christmas Bird Count is out now!

Very tough weather and conditions this year!

#HamOnt #birding #ChristmasBirdCount

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105th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count Preliminary Report

I've sent out the preliminary report for the 105th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count! 95 species seen on count day, 7 in count week. 5 records broken. Lots to talk about!

#HamOnt #ChristmasBirdCount #birding

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A small grey and white bird strikes a pose. As it clings to the bark of a tree.

Arise! It’s yet another #christmasbirdcount day! Stretch, pop some ibuprofen, and put on your comfy shoes. Or none of that if you’re a White-breasted Nuthatch and naturally over caffeinated already. 🪶

A Brown Creeper working its way up an eastern white cedar. Seen today during the Flamborough #ChristmasBirdCount.

🪶 #HamOnt #birds #BrownCreeper

It hit an absurd 83°F on Saturday while doing a Christmas Bird Count, which meant December butterflies. Unbelievable...

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25

#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature

A large black woodpecter with white stripes on the face, a red cheek patch, and a large red crest is excavating a power pole with blurred snowy trees in the background

This beautiful male Pileated woodpecker showed up in my front yard yesterday! Hoping to see him again today on the Christmas Bird Count!

#christmasbirdcount #birding #birds #birdphotography

Photo of Great Egret in flight travelling away from the camera over calm water (Brushy Creek). Taken at Brushy Creek Lake Park Dec 27 2025 during Christmas Bird Count.

Eastern Bluebird perched on top of a tree branch at the top of a tree. Taken at Brushy Creek Lake Park Dec 27 2025 during Christmas Bird Count.

Treetop flock of Cedar Waxwings. Taken at Brushy Creek Lake Park Dec 27 2025 during Christmas Bird Count.

Great Blue Heron standing on a small area of land surrounded by water (Brushy Creek)with grasses, brush, and deciduous trees (some bare branches, some still with leaves), along the banks of the creek on both sides and a fallen branch/log visible in the creek beyond the heron.Taken at Brushy Creek Lake Park Dec 27 2025 during Christmas Bird Count.

Participated in Audubon Christmas Bird Count for my area 12/27/25. In addition to hundreds of birds and other wildlife, there were many beautiful green and blue spaces with native trees and plants. Sharing a few of the many photos.
#christmasbirdcount #birding #nature #audubonsociety

Counting down to the New Year… and still counting birds! 🐦
There are a few days left in the 126th #ChristmasBirdCount. Hear a caw! or see a Downy Woodpecker? Make it count and join in the #citizenscience fun!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MT9gXG

#birding #civicscience #AudubonSociety

Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren 🪶

#wren #carolinawren #christmasbirdcount

Dec. 28th is the 126th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count that I will be doing. Here are some of my paintings of birds that I’ve seen during past Christmas Bird Counts. fineartamerica.com/profiles/mat...
#mattstarrfineart #ChristmasBirdCount #audubon #bird

Large open wetland landscape with two birders scanning the horizon

8 hours and 1000 Sandhill cranes later…. #christmasbirdcount

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Still looking for some counters on the 30th for the Flamborough #ChristmasBirdCount!

If you're in or around the #HamOnt area it's a small count in a big open mostly rural space. Just under half our zones are still available needing counters. 🪶

Signup below:

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Warmly-dressed birder on snow-covered bridge with cold mist rising from the water

Great fun on the Whitehorse, Yukon #ChristmasBirdCount today... warmed up to -32C, so no worries! 12 species in my zone, and at least 5 more that I know of counted by others. We'll end up with a total in the mid twenties as usual, I am sure! Will update when I know more... 1/2

Learn all about the #ChristmasBirdCount in my latest podcast.
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#bird #birds #birding

’Tis the Season for the Christmas Bird Count | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The #ChristmasBirdCount is one of the world’s oldest & longest-running citizen science efforts. Today, there are thousands of bird circles, in 50 states & 20 foreign countries, with tens of thousands of participants tallying millions of birds. Find out more: www.fws.gov/story/tis-se... #BirdWatching

Brown: It’s Christmastime, which means it’s time to count birds "As millennials enter midlife, many face one of the most insidious hazards of aging: Sudden Onset Birding, or SOB," columnist Aaron Brown writes.

🐦✨ Join the Audubon Christmas Bird Count! Volunteers help track our bird population loss—30% since 1970! Grab your binoculars! 🌲🦉

#ChristmasBirdCount #CitizenScience #GetOutside #BirdsOfMinnesota

Okay, well I found 65 species, but as a group we got 103 on our #Stillwater, #Oklahoma #CBC #ChristmasBirdCount!

I also met some #goats!

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#biodiversity #wildlife #Audubon #population #community #science

A huge thank you to my great team at Floyd Bennett Field for another successful Christmas Bird Count. For the 2nd year we finished with all time high of 73 species. Photo by Michelle the Rescue Queen #cbc #christmasbirdcount

A Black-capped Chickadee sits on a willow branch, floofy and sweet.

#christmasbirdcount was today where I live. Much lower numbers than in previous years but it was -36C. Thinking of birds and hoping they are staying safe, somewhere.
#birds

Boston harbor lit in peachy dawn light, with docks and a spotting scope in the foreground.

A very merry #christmasbirdcount to all who celebrate.

Possible cackling goose. Smaller goose with thin, short neck.

Two goose. Smaller one behind larger one with kinked neck.

98% sure this is a cackling goose? Haha. We stared at this flock of 100+ geese for what felt like 45 minutes cuz Merlin said it heard a cackling goose. I got up and walked away, but came back and was like, THAT ONE looks smaller?! #birds #birding #ChristmasBirdCount

Excited about tomorrow's Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count. I lead a team at historic Floyd Bennett Field. Last year we tallied 73 species; a historic high for that spot. Hopefully can match or beat this year #birds #nature #conservation #christmasbirdcount

"Know Your Northern Cardinals" comic by illustrator and author Rosemary Mosco. In the upper left-hand corner, there is a juvenile with brown feathers, a brown beak, and a crest. In the upper right-hand corner, there is an adult male with red feathers, red beak, and a crest. In the lower left-hand corner, there is a molting male cardinal, missing all of its head feathers but a few random crest feathers. Rosemary Mosco calls this a "bloödcheëp." In the lower right-hand corner, there is a female cardinal with brown feathers, a red beak, and a crest.

Most birds molt a few feathers at a time. But some species, like the Northern cardinal, do away with all of their head feathers at once. Comment "✋🏽" if you've seen a bald cardinal before. Comment "👎🏽" if you haven't and this really weirds you out. #ChristmasBirdCount

📷 : Comic by @rosemarymosco.com

I spoke with Elizabeth Gray, CEO of @audubon.org, for my @birdsandnerds.bsky.social podcast! We're talking about the joy of birdwatching and the importance of the #ChristmasBirdCount in protecting birds and their habitats.
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Hundreds of Larus gulls in flight and on the ground, foraging for food scraps on trash mountain. Landfills have become well-trodden stopover locations for Larus species of the west coast, used by both resident Olympic Gulls and migratory Glaucous-winged Gulls and Cook Inlet hybrids from as far north as southern Alaska, perhaps further. These generalists also spend time foraging in nearby farm fields and Boundary Bay.

Landfill frenzy.
(Delta BC, December 14 2025)

#birds #birding #christmasbirdcount #larus #larusthayeri #larusglaucescens #larusglaucoides #larusglaucoidesthayeri #larusoccidentalis #glaucouswingedgull #westerngull #olympicgull #thayersgull #cookinletgull #americanherringgull #larussmithsonianus 🪶

Happening today!!! #christmasbirdcount #auburncbc

Citizen Science in Action: Naturalist Led Christmas Bird Count & Campfire - Hilltown Families Binoculars up and ears tuned, participants join the long-running bird count in Athol to practice real field science through observation and documentation of winter species.

Binoculars up and ears tuned, participants join the long-running bird count in Athol this Sat. (12/20) to practice real field science through observation and documentation of winter species. #WesternMass #christmasbirdcount

🐦 It's Christmas Bird Count Time! 🔭
The world's longest-running citizen science project is officially underway!

From December 14th to January 5th, grab your binoculars and contribute vital data to bird conservation.

#ChristmasBirdCount #CBC #Conservation #radionoonecares