What is the Christmas Bird Count?
- For more information on the CBC and to find count circles near you: Birds Canada - Christmas Bird Count page.
- National Audubon Society - Christmas Bird Count page.
TIMMINS CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- FIELD COUNT PARTICIPANTS
Meeting time/Location:
Sat. 23 Dec 2023, 7:30am to 8am: Distribution of routes- Mikes Restaurant (355 Algonquin Blvd.. E, Timmins) You are all welcome to come inside and join us for breakfast and/or coffee, or just come in to see the map, pick a route, and grab the data sheets and winter checklists! All are welcome to join us at Mikes whether they are doing the Feeder Watch or the Field Count.
If you can't attend the morning meeting, contact timminsbirds@gmail.com or call the compiler to obtain a route!
Mid-day meetup: 12:30pm/1pm: We will meet again between 12:30 and 1pm at Tim Horton's (400 Algonquin Blvd E) to pick up the morning sheets for those who are done and to distribute the afternoon routes for those who wish to continue counting or those who can only join us in the afternoon.
End of day: 4:00 pm: Mikes Restaurant parking lot (355 Algonquin Blvd.. E, Timmins) for participants who would like to drop off their Data Sheets.
- ARE YOU NEW TO THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT? Sign up for the guided Christmas Bird Count route by contacting timminsbirds@gmail.com or or let us know on Sat morning if you'd like to be paired with an experienced participant.
- FEEDER COUNT PARTICIPANTS
How it works: Feeder counters stay at home and count the birds in their yard, at their feeders on count day. They list all the birds they see in their yard, and note the duration of time spent actively watching for birds. Feeder participants have to confirm their participation and address a week before count day so that their address can be noted on the CBC count map to ensure field counters skip their yard to prevent counting the same birds.More resources for Field and Feeder Count Participants:
- List of common birds you can expect in winter in Timmins: Timmins Christmas Bird Count: Winter Checklist of Birds PDF
- Rare bird documentation form: to fill and return to the compiler if you encounter a rare bird, or a bird that isn't usually in Timmins in winter: Timmins Christmas Bird Count: Birds Canada Rare Bird Documentation Form PDF
To connect with other volunteer participants, as questions, share your sightings and photos, join the Timmins Christmas Bird Count/Recensement des oiseaux de Noël Facebook Group.
Recensement des oiseaux de Noël de Timmins
Voici les instructions et les formulaires en français:
Scanning the fields Timmins Christmas Bird Count - 20 December 2014 |
Snowy Owl - Porcupine Lake Timmins Christmas Bird Count - 22 December 2018 |
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