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Sitka’s Christmas Bird Count set for December 29

Sitka’s Christmas Bird Count set for December 29

by KCAW News | Dec 26, 2018 |

Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf have organized Sitka's version of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the last 12 years. Volunteers are needed to count birds on about 30 mapped routes this Saturday, December 29. A planning meeting and slideshow are scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight (Wed 12-26-18) at the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center. Read More
118 years strong, the Christmas Bird Count is conservation in action

118 years strong, the Christmas Bird Count is conservation in action

by KCAW News | Dec 28, 2017 |

Jen Cedarleaf and Vicki Vosburg coordinate the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in Sitka. This will be the event's 42nd year in Sitka. Sign up for a route tonight (Thursday, December 28) -- or just visit with other birders -- at a planning meeting 6 p.m. at the Raptor Center. The Bird Count is a holiday tradition which began in 1900. Counting takes place Saturday, December 30, from dawn 'til dusk. Read More
For birders, 114 years and counting

For birders, 114 years and counting

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jan 23, 2014 | ,

Earlier this month, Sitkans took part in the annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 114th year. Originally founded on Christmas Day in 1900, the venerable study is being put to some decidedly modern uses, as scientists study the numbers collected by generations of citizen-scientists to track shifts in bird populations and territories due to climate change. Read More
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