Christmas Bird Count Season Dec 14th, 2025-Jan 5th, 2026

Every year the National Audubon Society sponsors the Christmas Bird Count Season Dec 14th, 2025-Jan 5th, 2026

Right now [12/15/25] we  are still editing the 126 season list of regional Christmas Bird Counts up on our web site. We have updated SD CBC information for this CBC season (12/14/25-1/5/25)  and are working on updating th info in the 7 adjacent states for our nearby but out-of-state Counts..  – https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/  

Christmas Bird Counts – for more info on Xmas Bird Counts nationwide to to the National Audubon Society

https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count

To find a count near you on an interactive map:

  https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/

Other links: 

SOUTH DAKOTA

https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/

http://sdoubirds.org/SDOU/Calendar.aspx

NEBRASKA:

http://www.noubirds.org/Activities/CBC.aspx

MINNESOTA:

http://moumn.org/CBC/cal/calendar.php

IOWA

https://iowabirds.org/Connections/CBC.aspx

All official counts will be held between the dates, Saturday, December 14th, 2025 through, Sunday, January 5th, 2026.

The Audubon CBC is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world. Each individual count takes place in a 15-mile-wide circle and is led by a compiler responsible for safely organizing volunteers and submitting observations directly to Audubon. Within each circle, participants tally all birds seen or heard that day—not just the species but total numbers to provide a clear idea of the health of that particular population.  We tend to have 11-13 Xmas Bird Counts in western SD, a few are not official counts. Eastern SD tends to have 10-12 counts. There are nearby counts in states  adjacent to SD also.