The most-recent Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place Saturday, December 16, 2023. We saw a count-record 168 species; see the recap linked below for details.
2023 Carpinteria CBC Preliminary Results
Next year’s count will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Check back here for updates, including signup instructions, when we are closer to count day. Thanks!
— John Callender, Carpinteria CBC compiler, [email protected]
Mailing List
If you want to receive updates about the count you can subscribe to the count’s Google group (like a mailing list) here: Carpinteria CBC Participants (Google group). In the meantime, you can check this page for updates as we get closer to count day.
Links
- Recap of the 2023 count
- 2023 Carpinteria CBC detailed participant instructions
- 2023 Carpinteria CBC group leader effort form
- 2023 shared tally spreadsheet – for real-time updates in the field
- Count circle map – the boundaries of our count circle
- 2023 Carpinteria CBC *pre-count scouting* trip report
- 2023 Carpinteria CBC *count day* trip report
- eBird: Main eBird web site, eBird data entry app, a good how-to video on using eBird for data entry, eBird Essentials course
Previous Carpinteria CBCs:
- Recap of the 2022 count
- eBird trip report for the 2022 CBC
- Recap of the 2021 count
- eBird trip report for the 2021 CBC
- Announcement of the 2020 count cancellation and recap of the 2019 count
- Recap of the 2018 count
- Species data for the history of the count
Questions? Contact John Callender, [email protected], or call 805-455-0053.