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Christmas Bird Counts 2024-2025
December 14, 2024 @ 5:30 am - January 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
125th Annual Christmas Bird Counts 2024-2025
The Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) run from December 14th to January 5th of every year.
This year, in western SD: Rapid City, Sturgis & Pierre CBCs are Dec 14th, Wind Cave & Hot Springs are Dec 15th., Shadehill is Dec. 17th, Bison is Dec. 19th, Badlands is Dec. 27th, Harding County is Dec . 28th, Pine Ridge is the 30th of December, Spearfish is Jan the 5th, 2025, As far as we know Piedmont is orphaned and lacking a compiler. Date is yet unknown for – Sundance, Wyoming.
For details visit our Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count web page: https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/
We have more information about CBCs in eastern SD and nearby counts in other states in our region on our Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count web page: https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/
Each count has a compiler, who you need to contact for more information about the counts. Information on the official counts, that are affiliated with the National Audubon Society, can also be found on their Christmas Bird Count web page. https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count
National Audubon Society’s map of CBC circles: https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/?_gl=1*cw58ys*_gcl_au*MTA3MzM5NzIwNy4xNzMzMTk0NDI3*_ga*MTE0ODc1NDgxMC4xNjg0MTE2Mzkw*_ga_X2XNL2MWTT*MTczMzE5NDQyOC4xMy4xLjE3MzMxOTQ0NjkuMTkuMC4w
Counts normally start after the sunlight arrives on Count day and some counts have pre-count and/or post count meetings. You can also feeder watch.