Christmas Bird Count Schedule 2019-2020

ARIZONA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT SCHEDULE - 2019-2020

By Doug Jenness and Marceline VandeWater

The National Audubon Society has conducted Christmas bird counts since the year 1900. Volunteers from throughout the Western Hemisphere go afield during one calendar day between December 14 and January 5 to record every bird species and individual bird encountered within a designated 15-mile diameter circle. These records now comprise an extensive ornithological database that enables monitoring of winter bird populations and the overall health of the environment.

Participants are typically assigned to teams based on their bird identification skills and endurance. Many counts hold a compilation dinner at the end of the day where results are tabulated and stories shared. Help is needed on most of these counts. CBC map of all the Arizona circles is found here. Zoom in to the Arizona map and select circle of interest.

Pre-CBC workshops- designed for new and seasoned CBC participants and area leaders. They will provide tips and techniques for making your annual CBC experience even better. The pre-CBC workshops will be held December 6 in Tubac and December 7 in Phoenix. Details coming soon.

Date	Day	Count Name	Compiler	Phone	Email*
12/14/19	Sa	Salt-Verde Rivers	Kurt Radamaker	480-585-1606	kurtrad at mexicobirding.com
12/14/19	Sa	Avra Valley	Mary Lou Cole	925-389-1397	marylou40 at gmail.com
12/14/19	Sa	Ajo-Cabeza Prieta	Stephanie Doerries	520-387-4989	stephaniedoerries at fws.gov
12/14/19	Sa	Nogales	Alan Schmierer	805-801-3701	aaschmierer at yahoo.com
12/14/19	Sa	Martinez Lake-Yuma	Lin Piest	928-341-4049	lpiest at azgfd.gov
12/14/19	Sa	Santa Catalina Mountains	Kendall Kroesen	520-971-2385	kkroesen at cox.net
			Holly Kleindienst	520-308-7604	hollykleindienst at gmail.com
12/14/19	Sa	Jerome	Rob Gibbs	240-780-1318	robgibbs54 at gmail.com
12/15/19	Su	Grand Canyon	Brian Gatlin	928-638-7723	brian_gatlin at nps.gov
12/15/19	Su	Organ Pipe Cactus NM	Daniel Martin		daniel_j_martin at nps.gov
12/15/19	Su	Ramsey Canyon	Ken Blankenship	770-317-8486	kenblankenshipbirding at gmail.com
12/16/19	Mo	Lukeville	Daniel Martin		daniel_j_martin at nps.gov
12/16/19	Mo	Chino Valley	Russell Duerksen	928-925-5567	duerksen at msn.com
12/17/19	Tu	Tucson Valley	Luke Safford	520-629-0510	saffordluke at gmail.com
12/17/19	Tu	Phoenix-Tres Rios	Marceline VandeWater	602-689-4356	marceline at ermaroni.net
12/18/19	We	Prescott	Carl Tomoff	928-778-2626	tomoff at northlink.com
12/19/19	Th	Patagonia	Patsy Vandenberge	520-604-6601	pvndnbr5 at gmail.com
12/20/19	Fr	Saint David	Heather Swanson	520-307-4405	SPRNCAbird at hotmail.com
12/20/19	Fr	Sedona	Richard Armstrong	928-282-3675	richarmstrong at q.com
12/21/19	Sa	Atascosa Highlands	John Yerger	814-308-4078	john at adventurebirding.com
12/21/19	Sa	Hassayampa River	Chrissy Kondrat	623-451-1250	hassayampacbc at yahoo.com
12/26/19	Th	Superior	Joy Bell	480-760-1393	joyabell_az at yahoo.com
12/27/19	Fr	Gila River	Troy Corman	602-717-2928	aplomado02 at gmail.com
12/28/19	Sa	Buenos Aires NWR	Bonnie Swarbrick	520-240-3737	bonnie.swarbrick at gmail.com
12/28/19	Sa	Green Valley-Madera Canyon	Malcolm Chesworth	203-947-2440	malcolmsc at yahoo.com
12/28/19	Sa	Flagstaff-Mount Elden	Terry Blows	928-523-6863	terence.blows at nau.edu
12/28/19	Sa	Portal	Jackie Lewis	520-558-2287	winjac12 at vtc.net
12/28/19	Sa	Willow Beach	Joey Saccomanno	928-667-4144x128	joseph_saccomanno at fws.gov
12/29/19	Su	Bill Williams River NWR	Marge Penton	928-201-0619	malgaep at gmail.com
12/30/19	Mo	Havasu NWR	Marge Penton	928-201-0619	malgaep at gmail.com
12/30/19	Mo	Carefree	Cathryn Wise	602-301-7530	cwise at audubon.org
01/02/20	Th	Camp Verde	Kay Hawklee	432-703-0007	khawklee at gmail.com
01/02/20	Th	Payson	David Hallock	928-474-9475	eldoradh at rmi.net
01/02/20	Th	Lake Pleasant	Mary McSparen	602-790-0110	marymacdanes at q.com
01/03/20	Fr	Appleton-Whittell	Suzanne Wilcox	520-455-5522	swilcox at audubon.org
01/03/20	Fr	Glen Canyon	John Spence	928-608-6267	john_spence at nps.gov
01/04/20	Sa	Dudleyville	Doug Jenness	520-909-1529	d_jenness at hotmail.com
01/04/20	Sa	Timber Mesa	Mary Ellen Bittorf	928-367-2462	mcbitt30 at cableone.net
Unknown		Tonto NM - Roosevelt Lake	Danielle Herzner	860-940-8187	herznerdani at yahoo.com

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Greater White-fronted Goose, photo by Troy Corman	Rufous-backed Robin, photo by Marceline VandeWater