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Tues Dec 10, 6 pm, MST
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Winter Bird Identification & Christmas Bird Count
Susan Patla
Ornithologist
Free and Open to All!
Is that a Black-capped or a Mountain Chickadee? Ducks at 10º below? Crows vs. Ravens in the ice fog? Cassin's or House Finches fighting over the feeders? No problem! Susan Patla will teach the basics of identifying our winter birds, discuss what birds we can expect to find on the Christmas Bird Count, and answer any questions about the count protocols.
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Susan Patla is the recently-retired Non-Game wildlife biologist for the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. She is a recognized expert on Trumpeter Swans and an avid Teton area birder.
Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
Our 2024 Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 21. This is a community effort so join birders across North America and beyond in the largest and oldest Citizen Science project in the world. To sign up for an area or if you have any questions about the count, please contact Susan Marsh using our contact form.
Our count circle includes a variety of places where you can ski, walk, snowshoe, ride a snow bike, or drive. See map. If you have a bird feeder in the count circle, you may join from home.
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We are planning our usual festive pre-count breakfast at Bubba’s, meeting at 8:00 a.m. ​​
A reminder that although December 21 is count day in which we tally both numbers and species, count week includes the three days before and three days after Count Day. Species seen between December 18 and December 24 will be included in our species list. We usually pick up a few additional species during Count Week.
Upcoming Programs!
Tue. Jan. 13 - Learning to Use e-Bird & Merlin - Hilary Turner, Research Biologist, Teton Raptor Center
Tue. Feb. 11 - The Remarkable Recovery of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear: Biology, Science, and Management - Dr. Frank T. van Manen, Team Leader of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team
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