Christmas Bird Counts

Summer Lake CBC, Tuesday, December 17th Please join us for the 37th annual Summer Lake CBC.  The plan is to meet at the ODFW Summer Lake Wildlife Headquarters at 8:00am on […]

Hart Mountain (Wednesday, Dec 18th) CANCELLED DUE TO EARLIER FIRES. This count on Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and neighboring parts of the Warner Valley Wetlands near Plush. This year's count has a high […]

The Sunriver Nature Center's 2024 "Christmas" Bird Count will be on December 20th, if you need more information email bird@snco.org.

Sheldon (Friday, Dec 20th) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge is the sister refuge to Hart Mountain, just across the state line in northern Nevada. Most of the circle is sagebrush, canyons, and rimrock, with no trees in vast areas of the circle. Wintering birds tend to concentrate in the Virgin Valley wetlands which usually have some […]

Madras CBC, Thursday, December 26th Birding Volunteers will meet at Madras Black Bear Diner on Thursday Dec. 26, from 7:00 – 8:30 am for handouts, maps and assignments.   Later pick ups may be found in baskets at 225 NE 8th. Street, just two blocks off Hwy 97, up Oak Street.  You may also call […]

Prineville CBC – Tuesday, December 31st This count circle has extensive private land holdings with limited access.  Consequently, it’s not the kind of count that requires a huge number of volunteers.  However,  I generally scramble to find a group of hikers that is willing to hike/snowshoe through a closed forest section near Brennan Palisades.  Kim […]

Redmond CBC, Tuesday, January 2nd Contact: Mike Golden, 541-420-5814, gardenbug99@bendbroadband.com.

The Antone CBC is now scheduled for January 4th, 2025. This count straddles the county line between southeast Wheeler County and southwest Grant County. In addition to its eponymous town site of Antone (nowadays population maybe 3), the count circle includes most of the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The […]