Month: December 2022

The 2022 Carpinteria Christmas Bird count is in the books, and what a count it was! More than 60 participants fanned out across our circle, and by the time we were done we had submitted more than 92 checklists and seen a preliminary total of 162 species, 4 more than the previous record. We had…

With less than a week to go I’m getting excited about next Saturday’s Carpinteria CBC. Some of the things I’m excited about: The weather forecast — Current predictions are for relatively good weather on count day, with light winds and a chance of some light rain moving in later in the day. Fingers crossed the…

Thank you for participating in the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year the Carpinteria CBC will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Instructions for everyone Know your assignment — You should have been assigned an area to cover by the count’s organizers. If you’re unclear on where you’ll be birding on count day, or…