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The National Audubon Society ~ Christmas Bird Count 
​

Every year between December 14th - January 5th the National Audubon Society conducts their winter bird survey called the Christmas Bird Count or CBC.  There are over 2000 counts in the Western hemisphere.  Each count is a one day survey of an area. The areas are 15-mile diameter circles that have been established through Audubon and are in the same area each year.  Each circle is run by a CBC compiler who coordinates the survey of that circle. The compiler picks a date between the Dec. 14th - Jan. 5th and recruits participants to look for all the birds they can find that day, counting the species and individual birds for a total tally of what was seen or heard.

Christmas Bird Counts are fun to participant in and many birders do more than one in the season, some do five or six counts!
You don't have to be a seasoned birder to join in a CBC and all compilers welcome new birders. 
​If you live within a CBC circle you can join in the fun and count the birds at your feeders, in the yard or on your farm.

Below are the Christmas Bird Counts held in West Virginia.  Two of counts listed have center points outside WV but cover areas within the state.  To learn more, contact one of the compilers below or go to the NAS website Audubon's Christmas Bird Count. 

​West Virginia Christmas Bird Counts

The 125th Christmas Bird Count season:  December 14, 2024 - January 5th, 2025 

We have the WV CBC results from past seasons on our Recent NAS CBC WV page & NAS CBC WV Archives page. 

Thanks to all of our WV CBC compilers for your hard work organizing, and thanks to all of the participants that come out every year!

The 125th Audubon Christmas Bird Count
​Listed below are all the Christmas Bird Counts in West Virginia
​

  All WV CBC dates will be posted when confirmed.
NAS CBC Active Circle Map
 (Western Hemisphere)

Click on a Count Name
​
 for a Google center point 
​
​Click on a Count Code 
for a map of the CBC circle 
WV CBC Circle Map  
​New WV CBC in Mercer County! WVBL Bluestone
Josh Parks and Chris Mullens are starting a new CBC in Mercer County WV and are looking for help this season on their trial year. Please contact either Josh or Chris to help! 
Count Name/County(s)
CBC Code/Date
Compilers
Contact Information
​Athens-Princeton Area
​(Mercer County)
(WVAP)
Sunday December 29th
​Ron Canterbury
513-556-9570
[email protected]
​Canaan
​(Tucker & Randolph Counties)
(WVCA)
DATE Change! 
NEW Sunday Dec. 22nd
​Casey Rucker
304-866-4004
[email protected]
Charleston
​(Kanawha County)
(WVCH)
​Saturday December 14th
​Doren Burrel
​304-553-8592
[email protected]
​Charles Town
​(Jefferson County)
​​​(WVCT)
​Sunday December 15th
​​Bob Dean
​304-671-4995
[email protected]
​Elkins
​(Randolph County)
(WVEL)
Thursday January 2nd
​Rich Bailey​
​703-307-1790
[email protected]
​​Hampshire County
(WVHC)
​Saturday December 28th
​
​David Malakoff
703-851-2206​
[email protected]
​​Huntington
​(Cabell & Wayne Counties)
(WVHU)
​​​Saturday December 28th
​​​David Patick​
304-633-4450
[email protected]​
Inwood
​(Berkley County)
(WVIN)
​Sunday January 5th​
​Bob Dean
304-671-4995
[email protected]
​Lewisburg
​(Greenbrier County)
​(WVLE)​
Saturday January 4th​​​​​
​​Larry Davis
Benjamin Handley
304-646-0602
[email protected]
​McDowell County
​(WVMC)
Saturday December 21st​​​​​​
​​Allen Waldron
304-573-3247
[email protected]​
Moorefield
​(Hardy County)
(WVMF)
Thursday December 19th​
Kyle Rambo
​Darrell Good
301-757-005
​681-432-0021​
[email protected]
​Morgantown
​(Monongalia County)
(WVMO)
​​Saturday December 14th​​
Derek Courtney
304-841-1015
[email protected]
​​
​Oak Hill
​(Fayette County)
​(WVOH)
​​Saturday December 14th
Rachel Davis​

304-880-8059
[email protected]
​Ona
​(Cabell & Mason Counties)
(WVON)
​Saturday December 21st​​​​​​​
​David Patick
304-633-4450
[email protected]
​​Pipestem Area
​(Summers County)
(WVPA)
​​​Saturday December 14th
​​Jim Phillips
​​304-466-1275
[email protected]​
​Pendleton County
 
​
​​(WVPC)
Wednesday December 18th​
​Fred Atwood
​[email protected]
Pocahontas County
​
​(WVPH)
Saturday December 14th​​​​
​​Rich Bailey
​703-307-1790
[email protected]​
​​Parkersburg
​(Wood County)
​​(WVPK)
Saturday December 28th​
​​Dick Esker
304-863-8765
[email protected]​
Point Pleasant
(Mason County)
(WVPP)
Saturday January 4th
Josh Holland​
304-675 0981
[email protected]​
Raleigh County
​
(WVRC)
Sunday December 15th
​Allen Waldron​
​304-573-3247
[email protected]​
Tygart Lake
​(Taylor County)​
(WVTL)
​Saturday December 21st​
​Matthew McKinney
Ross Brittain
304-216-8829
[email protected]
​304-669-2440
[email protected]
​​​Wheeling
Ohio, Brooke, Marshall Counties, WV
Jefferson, Belmont Counties, OH
​(WVWH)
The 12/18 WVWH (Wheeling) CBC has been postponed, rescheduled date TBA. ​
Larry Helgerman 
​304-242-8562
[email protected]
Bluestone
​New
Mercer County CBC
(WVBL)
Trial Count
​​​​Saturday December 28th
Josh Parks
​Chris Mullens
 [email protected]
​
[email protected]
​​​Buffalo Creek
​Ohio & Brooke Co., WV
​Washington Co., PA
​​(PABK)
​​​Sunday December 15th
​​Larry Helgerman
304-242-8562​
[email protected]
​​Allegany County
​ (MD & WV)

(MDAC)
Mark Eanes
​​​410-349-7535
[email protected]

New WV CBC in Mercer County! 
Josh Parks and Chris Mullens are starting a new CBC in Mercer County WV and are looking for help this season on their trial year. Please contact either Josh or Chris to help! [email protected] - [email protected]
Ross Brittian and Matt McKinney started a new Christmas Bird Count circle on the 122nd season, Tygart Lake CBC (WVTL).  
 The WVTL circle includes Tygart Lake, Pleasant Creek WMA, Valley Falls S.P., and many other diverse habitats. 

 All of our WV CBC compilers are looking for participants!
Please contact any of our compilers above to join in!

For more information on West Virginia's Christmas Bird Counts
Contact the WV CBC State Editor 
​[email protected]
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