As if posed like a Christmas tree ornament, a Tufted Titmouse will be part of many Christmas Bird Count tallies across the eastern United States and Canada (photo by Michele Black).

You can contribute to more than a century of community science by participating in this year’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Organized by the National Audubon Society, there are hundreds of CBC locations across the continent for you to choose from. Individual site compilers select a day between December 14 and January 5 to conduct the day-long count within a 15-mile diameter circle in which to identify and count all birds. Of course, this year’s pandemic will affect participation, with community and state guidelines adding a unique aspect to each CBC.

For more information about this year’s Christmas Bird Count refer to https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count and for a helpful map of Christmas Bird Count sites with each complier’s contact information, see https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4