When we arrived at Settlers’ Rock at 9 a.m. on December 26, hopes for a robust species count on this 100th Community Bird Census (CBC) since Elizabeth Dickens’s first effort
On December 26, there was a small but hardy gathering of walkers and birders starting the day’s observations for the Community Bird Census (CBC). Following the first – mostly – white Christmas in years, the weather stayed cold and crisp: 20F plus-or.
The 2021 Community Bird Count held on December 26 was astounding in many ways. First, the weather was not ideal; it seemed a bit too cloudy and breezy to encourage bird activity. At first glance the day seemed unremarkable: the sky was blue-gray and.