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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 123rd Christmas Bird Count season:  December 14, 2022 - January 5th, 2023 

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 123rd Audubon Christmas Bird Count
​Listed below are all the Christmas Bird Counts in West Virginia
​

 This seasons WV CBC dates have all been confirmed and posted below
NAS 123rd CBC Active Circle Map

Click on a count name for that circles center point                                                                Click on a count code for a CBC circle map
                                                                                                WV CBC Circle Map
  
Count Name/County(s)
CBC Code/Date
Compilers
Contact Information
​Athens-Princeton Area
​(Mercer County)
(WVAP)
Thursday, December 22
​Ron Canterbury
513-556-9570
​Canaan
​(Tucker & Randolph Counties)
(WVCA)
​Sunday December 18th
​Casey Rucker
304-866-4004
Charleston
​(Kanawha County)
(WVCH)
​​​​​Saturday December 17th
​Doren Burrel
Laura Ceperley
​304-553-8592
​304-389-3562

​Charles Town
​(Jefferson County)
​​​(WVCT)
​Saturday December 17th
​​Bob Dean
​304-671-4995
​Elkins
​(Randolph County)
(WVEL)
Tuesday January 3rd
​Rich Bailey​
​703-307-1790
​​Hampshire County
(WVHC)
Saturday December 17th
​David Malakoff
703-851-2206​
​​Huntington
​(Cabell & Wayne Counties)
(WVHU)
Monday January 2nd​​
​​David Patick​
304-633-4450
Inwood
​(Berkley County)
(WVIN)
Monday January 2nd
​Bob Dean
304-671-4995
​Lewisburg
​(Greenbrier County)
​(WVLE)​
​​​Sunday December 18th
​Larry Davis
Benjamin Handley
304-646-0602
​McDowell County
​(WVMC)
​​​​Wednesday Dec. 14th​​​​​
​​Allen Waldron
304-573-3247
​
Moorefield
​(Hardy County)
(WVMF)
Monday December 19th
Kyle Rambo
​Darrell Good
301-757-005
​681-432-0021​
​Morgantown
​(Monongalia County)
(WVMO)
​Saturday December 17th​
​LeJay Graffious
304-379-7505
​
​Oak Hill
​(Fayette County)
​(WVOH)
Monday December 26th
Rachel Davis​
Hilarie Jones
304-880-8059
​304-663-0876
​Ona
​(Cabell & Mason Counties)
(WVON)
​​​​Sunday December 18th​​​​​
​David Patick
304-633-4450
​​Pipestem Area
​(Summers County)
(WVPA)
​​​​​Saturday December 17th
​​Jim Phillips
​​304-466-1275​
​Pendleton County
 
​
​​(WVPC)
​Tuesday December 20th

​Fred Atwood
​fredatwood@yahoo.com
Pocahontas County
​
​(WVPH)
​Saturday December 17th​​​
​​Rich Bailey
​703-307-1790​
​​Parkersburg
​(Wood County)
​​(WVPK)
Saturday December 17
​​Dick & Jeanette Esker
304-863-8765​
Point Pleasant
(Mason County)
(WVPP)
Monday December 26th​
Josh Holland​
304-675 0981​
Raleigh County
​
(WVRC)
​​​​Sunday December 18th
​Allen Waldron​
​304-573-3247​
Tygart Lake
​(County)​
(WVTL)
​Wednesday December 28th
​Matthew McKinney
Ross Brittain
304-216-8829
​304-669-2440
​​​Wheeling
Ohio County, WV
Belmont County, OH
​(WVWH)
​Wednesday December 14th
Molly Check
​304-242-6855
​​Allegany County
​ (MD & WV)
​(MDAC)
​Saturday December 17th
Mark Eanes
​​​410-349-7535
​​​Buffalo Creek
​Ohio & Brooke Co., WV
​Washington Co., PA
​​(PABK)
​​​Sunday December 18th
​​Larry Helgerman
304-242-8562​

Ross Brittian and Matt McKinney started a new Christmas Bird Count circle last season, Tygart Lake CBC (WVTL).  
 The circle includes Tygart Lake, Pleasant Creek WMA, Valley Falls S.P., and many other diverse habitats. 

Ross and Matt, like our other WV CBC compilers, are looking for new 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 
brooksbirdclubweb@gmail.com
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