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.
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 122nd Christmas Bird Count season: December 14, 2021 - January 5th 2022
To see last seasons data go to our 121st Christmas Bird Count page.
We have all of the WV results from the last six seasons on our 121st WV CBC season & WV CBC Archives pages.
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!
To see last seasons data go to our 121st Christmas Bird Count page.
We have all of the WV results from the last six seasons on our 121st WV CBC season & WV CBC Archives pages.
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 122nd Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Listed below are all the Christmas Bird Counts in West Virginia
This seasons WV CBC dates will be listed when confirmed
NAS 122nd CBC Active Circle Map
"Click" on the count name for GPS center point in Google Maps ~ "Click" on the count code for the complete CBC circle map.
Listed below are all the Christmas Bird Counts in West Virginia
This seasons WV CBC dates will be listed when confirmed
NAS 122nd CBC Active Circle Map
"Click" on the count name for GPS center point in Google Maps ~ "Click" on the count code for the complete CBC circle map.
Count Name/County(s) |
CBC Code/Date |
Compilers |
Contact Information |
Athens-Princeton Area (Mercer County) |
(WVAP) Sunday December 26th |
(513) 556-9570 |
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Canaan (Tucker & Randolph Counties) |
(304) 866-4004 |
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Charles Town (Jefferson County) |
(304) 671-4995 |
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Charleston (Kanawha County) |
(304) 553-8592 |
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(WVEL) Monday January 3rd |
(703) 307-1790 |
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Pendleton County (Pendleton County) |
(703) 242-1675 |
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Hampshire County (Hampshire County) |
(WVHC) Sunday January 2nd |
(703) 851-2206 |
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Huntington (Cabell & Wayne Counties) |
(304) 633-4450 |
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Inwood (Berkley County) |
(304) 671-4995 |
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Lewisburg (Greenbrier County) |
(304) 646-0602 |
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McDowell County (McDowell County) |
(WVMC) Wednesday December 22nd |
(304) 573-3247 |
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Moorefield (Hardy County) |
301-757-0005 |
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Morgantown (Monongalia County) |
(WVMO) Saturday December 18th |
(304) 379-7505 |
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Oak Hill (Fayette County) |
(304) 663-0876 (724) 678-4604 |
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Ona (Cabell & Mason Counties) |
(304) 633-4450 |
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Parkersburg (Wood County) |
(304) 863-8765 |
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Pipestem Area (Summers County) |
(304) 466-1275 |
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Pocahontas County (Pocahontas County) |
(703) 307-1790 |
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Point Pleasant (Mason County) |
(304) 675 0981 |
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(304) 573-3247 |
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(304) 242-6855 |
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Allegany County (MD & WV) |
(410) 349-7535 |
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Buffalo Creek Ohio & Brooke Co., WV Washington Co., PA |
(412) 508-0321 |
Ross Brittian and Matt McKinney are looking to start a new Christmas Bird Count circle in the Tygart Lake area!
This looks to be a really good area for a count circle, it would include Tygart Lake, Pleasant Creek WMA, Valley Falls S.P., and many other diverse habitats.
This will be a trial year, and Ross and Matt are looking for participants to prove that this will be a great viable CBC for WV!
The count date is Wednesday December 29th, 2021
Contact Ross or Matt to help make this our 22nd WV CBC!
This looks to be a really good area for a count circle, it would include Tygart Lake, Pleasant Creek WMA, Valley Falls S.P., and many other diverse habitats.
This will be a trial year, and Ross and Matt are looking for participants to prove that this will be a great viable CBC for WV!
The count date is Wednesday December 29th, 2021
Contact Ross or Matt to help make this our 22nd WV CBC!
For more information on West Virginia's Christmas Bird Counts
Contact the WV CBC State Editor
brooksbirdclubweb@gmail.com
Contact the WV CBC State Editor
brooksbirdclubweb@gmail.com