HHA 2024 Christmas Bird Count

2024 Christmas Bird Count - Hilton Head Count Circle Monday, December 16, 2024 

This is the 125th year for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count! We are one of over 2,600 count circles in the Western Hemisphere. Our count area is a 15-mile diameter circle covering Hilton Head, Daufuskie and Pinckney Islands, parts of Bluffton and our waterways. On our one-day count, we identify species and count each bird we see or hear. This early winter snapshot of bird populations is the nation’s longest-running citizen science survey. Audubon and other organizations use data collected to assess the health of bird populations, and to help guide conservation action.

Count Day: The Hilton Head area count is on Monday, December 16th. Our 20 Area Captains are contacting participants and putting their teams together. We always welcome more birders, so if you are interested in being a part of this international effort, please e-mail HHICBC@gmail.com and we will have a Captain contact you. You do not have to be an accomplished birder. Start out as the recorder, a spotter, or as the photographer in a more experienced group! You can also participate from the comfort of home by being one of our Feeder Watchers.

Please email us at HHICBC@gmail.com