The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is held every year in the dead of winter. For those not familiar with this event, which is a Field Trip combined with Citizen Science, click here and here.

The kicker is that our count does not take place in Santa Monica Bay. It happens in the high Mojave Desert where snow is present, some years in little patches in the shade and other years where you need 4WD and skis to get around. We don’t know what the weather will be in 2 weeks from now but is typically in the 40s-50s and sunny – snow years are rare.

You do not need to be an expert bird identifier – there will be one in every group. We need about 4 groups to cover the territory and every eye counts.

If you’re up for an adventurous day of birding send me an email: <smbaudubon@gmail.com>. In addition to warm bodies we also need cars – unless it’s a snow year 4WD is not necessary but low-slung cars might be a problem. Leave the Jaguar at home.