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The 2019 Christmas Bird Count Results are in!
Summary, Oceanside (CAOV) Christmas Bird Count—2019 Kirsten Winter (CBC Compiler) Download a PDF copy of the results here. The 74th Oceanside Christmas Bird Count was held on December 21, 2019. It was a clear and pleasant day, with light breezes. Temperatures ranged from approximately 35−40 degrees F in the morning to about 60−70 degrees in…
Read More2019 Oceanside-Vista-Carlsbad Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
This is a favorite event for the birding community! Everyone is welcome. If you are new to birding, join the CBC at Buena Vista Lagoon. (See Coastal 101 Birding for December.) Birders with more experience are encouraged to join one of our many teams. Contact CBC coordinators Tim Burr (tburr@san.rr.com) or Kirsten Winter (kjwinter@cox.net). Please…
Read MoreCoastal 101 Birding Loop – Christmas Bird Count!
Join Tom and hone your skills for the December 29th Christmas Bird Count. This is a great way for beginning birders and others who would like to be involved in a CBC without any pressure. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the nature center along Coast Highway.…
Read More119 Years… and Counting
December 23, 2017. I jolt awake at 3 a.m. Was that a Great Horned Owl calling? I strain to listen without getting out of bed, without opening a window. I can’t be sure. Better not count it. In vain, I try to go back to sleep. At 4:30, I finally get up even though…
Read MoreOceanside Christmas Bird Count 2017
Summary – Oceanside (CAOV) Christmas Bird Count – 2017 by Kirsten Winter The 72nd Oceanside Christmas Bird Count was held on December 23, 2017. A very dedicated and talented group of 115 birders logged 191 hours, and recorded approximately 35,000 individual birds – detecting birds at a rate of 183 birds per hour. A very…
Read MoreCoastal 101 Birding Loop (formerly the BV Lagoon Birding Workshop & Bird Count)
NOTE: The count is one week early due to the Buena Vista Lagoon Christmas Bird Count! Join Tom and Susie for a casual combination birding workshop and bird count around Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the nature center along Coast Highway. We should…
Read MoreOceanside Christmas Bird Count
This is a favorite event for the birding community! Everyone is welcome, from beginners to advanced birders. If you are new to birding, join the CBC at Buena Vista Lagoon. (See Coastal 101 Birding entry for December.) Birders with more experience are encouraged to join one of our many teams. Contact Oceanside CBC coordinator Jane…
Read More2016 Christmas Bird Count Results
The 117th Oceanside-Vista-Carlsbad Christmas Bird Count Results The 117th Oceanside Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was held on December 30th, 2016. We had a very successful Christmas Bird Count, despite the cool, rainy weather. There were approximately 183 species seen, and more than 30,970 birds counted. We estimate there were more than 120 participants in 39…
Read MoreChristmas Bird Count
Calling all birders for the 2016 Christmas Bird Count! All levels of birders welcome! For the Oceanside CBC (which includes the Buena Vista Lagoon, Whelan Lake, Anstine Nature Preserve, Oceanside Harbor, among other locations), please contact organizer Jane Mygatt: janemygatt@me.com who will assign you to a group leader who will fill you in on when…
Read MoreChristmas Bird Count Friday, December 30
Calling all birders for the 2016 Christmas Bird Count! All levels of birders welcome! For the Oceanside CBC (which includes the Buena Vista Lagoon, Whelan Lake, Anstine Nature Preserve, Oceanside Harbor, among other locations), please contact organizer Jane Mygatt: janemygatt@me.com who will assign you to a group leader who will fill you in on when…
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