Event
Seventh Annual Minnewaska-Shawangunk (NYMS) Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, January 4, 2025
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a bird census, first proposed in December 1900 by ornithologist Frank Chapman. The first CBC was held on December 25, 1900, with 27 participants. The CBC is the oldest citizen science project in the United States, and this is its 125th year. Participants in the CBC spend the day listening, looking for, and counting birds within a predetermined area. The 7th annual NYMS (Minnewaska-Shawangunk) Christmas Bird Count circle is one of thousands of other circles in North America, Central America, South America, the Pacific, and the Caribbean, that participate in this winter tradition. Interested parties will be searching a 15-mile diameter circle for birds, which includes most of Minnewaska State Park Preserve. Field teams should be prepared for a full day outdoors. Residents with bird feeders within the Minnewaska-Shawangunk CBC circle may also participate by counting birds at their feeders, however, participation must be coordinated prior to the count. See a map of the circle at: https://arcg.is/1bqrPK0. Contact Nicholas Martin at Nicholas.Martin@parks.ny.gov or 845-255-0752 no later than December 28th for an assignment or to learn how to report your bird feeder count.
Call to Register: (845) 255-0752
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