High Country Christmas Bird Counts

• WHAT?        Count birds!
• WHERE?     In a circle 15 miles in diameter, at several locations (see list below).
• WHO?          Every able-bodied person who likes wildlife!
• WHEN?       A single day near Christmas, between 12/14 and 1/5, determined for each count.
• WHY?          Know nature without harm, gather useful data
• HOW?          Count and record all birds on count day, inform compiler.

Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is “the nation’s longest community science bird project.”
Five CBC circles are in the area served by HCAS.
 (Click on a count name below for further details)

Name	General Area	Contact	Count Date	Circle Map
New River	Sparta, NC	Lisa Benish		MAP
Stone Mountain	Stone Mountain SP, NC	Guy McGrane	12/18/2022
Mount Jefferson	West Jefferson, NC	Guy McGrane	12/14/2022
Upper Yadkin Valley	Wilkesboro, NC	Guy McGrane	1/1/2023
Grandfather Mountain	Boone, NC	Judi Sawyer		MAP