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Druids

The Buttermilks - photo from Visit Bishop

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The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the nation's longest-running community science bird project.

The Christmas Bird Count occurs December 14 to January 5 every season. This Bird Babes meetup, we will join the team in Bishop to count and contribute valuable population data.

Centered around Rocking K, this 15-mile circle is broken into sections, and each section will be counted by a group of birders. This includes Pleasant Valley Reservoir, much of Round Valley, the Buttermilks, Druids, and south to the Sunland alfalfa fields and Wilkerson.

All levels of experience are welcome! Chris Howard is organizing the groups to ensure that each section will have a good mix of birding savvy.

Please email Chris if you have any questions! chris93514@gmail.com

Belted Kingfisher - photo by Susan Teefy

Yellow-rumped Warbler - photo by Susan Teefy

Cooper’s Hawk - photo by Susan Teefy

Black Phoebe - photo by Susan Teefy

What birds will we see?

December is a great time to bird in Bishop. It stays relatively warm and does not get a ton of snow, so many birds can stay year-round

  • Black Phoebe

  • Cooper’s Hawk

  • Hairy Woodpecker

  • Flicker

  • Red-tailed Hawk

  • Great-blue Heron

  • Northern Harrier

  • Say’s Phoebe

  • Belted Kingfisher

  • Downy Woodpecker

  • Great-horned Owl

  • Killdeer

  • White-crowned Sparrow

  • Lesser Goldfinch

  • Common Raven

  • Prairie Falcon

  • California Quail

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