Christmas Bird Counts 2023
HARRISON RIVER COUNT December 17, 2024
Post Count Meeting at Sossy’s Saloon 7215 Pioneer Ave, Agassiz, BC
at 4:30 PM
CHILLIWACK COUNT December 14, 2024
Post Count Meeting by Zoom at 7 PM (link will be sent to participants)
Contact Denis Knopp to participate
Or call Denis at 604-858-5141
Abbotsford Count December 30, 2024
Contact Ken Summers
To take part in any of the Counts please contact the coordinator listed.
Helpful Information
The Chilliwack count circle reaches from Cultus Lake in the south to Deroche and Harrison Bay in the north. The western boundary enters the east end of Vedder Mountain and all of the Bert Brink Wildlife Management Area. The easternmost sections reach almost to the centre of Rosedale, most of Slesse Trailer Park and the peak of Elk Mountain. The Harrison River count circle includes the town of Agassiz to the south and Cartmell Creek and Cascade Peninsula to the north. The western section includes Hemlock Valley and Mt. Davies and the eastern boundary includes Hicks Lake and Trout Lake.
Nature Chilliwack is encouraging more “Feeder Counters”
Submitting Your Results
History of the Count
The Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago when 27 conservationists in 25 localities, led by scientist Frank Chapman, changed the course of ornithological history. On Christmas Day 1900, the small group of conservationists posed an alternative to the “side hunt,” a Christmas day activity in which teams competed to see who could shoot the most birds and small mammals. Instead, Chapman proposed to identify, count, and record all the birds they saw, founding what is now considered to be the most significant citizen-based conservation effort and more than a century-old institution. The Chilliwack Christmas Bird Count has been sponsored by Nature Chilliwack since 1970.
Chilliwack Bird Count (click on image for detailed map)
Harrison River Bird Count (click on image for detailed map)
Birds Canada Christmas Bird Count Website
Nature Chilliwack Bird Count Archive
This good little kitty cat stays inside
More birds are killed by cats every year than by any other hazard