Christmas Bird Counts in Utah

Christmas Bird Count - Audubon Pages

2007 Christmas Bird Count Schedule

* Information from last year is in this color (and with "(last year)" in front).

14 December, Friday - Kanab: Contact: Lisa Church at (435) 644-4605; BLM Field Office (435) 644-4600
or Lisa_Church@blm.gov
14 December, Friday - Cedar City: Contact: Keith Day - 435 865-6100.
(last year) 14 December, Thursday - Pipe Spring National Monument: On December 7 there will be a "brown bag" luncheon at noon at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument visitor center in Kanab, Utah (435-644-4680) consisting of a slide show and questions/answers about winter birds in the area (southern Utah/northern Arizona). On the day of the count (14th) participants will meet at the GSENM visitor center in Kanab for their assignments - or - participants who wish to count at Pipe Spring and want an earlier start are welcome to go directly to Pipe Spring, instead of Kanab. Please call Pipe Spring for more information: Andrea Bornemeier, Pipe Spring National Monument 928-643-7105 or andrea_bornemeier@nps.gov .

(last year) 15 December, Friday - Escalante: Contact - Terry Tolbert at (435) 826-5607 or terry_tolbert@blm.gov

14 December, Friday - Snake Valley, NV and UT: Participants will meet at the new Great Basin Vistitor Center in 'downtown' Baker, Nevada.
Please call Great Basin National Park at 775 234-7331 and leave a message
or contact Melissa Renfro at melsyurt@gmail.com or 775 234-7154 for further details

15 December, Saturday - Zion National Park: Contact: 435 772-3256, 435 673-0996.
15 December, Saturday - Salt Lake City: Contact Pomera Fronce at 272-2755 or pinkstring@xmission.com if you'd like to participate or to obtain further information. The potluck will be held again at the beautiful Chase Mill inside Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park. Join us for delicious food, great company, team reports and count tally, door prizes and maybe even a few surprises!
15 December, Saturday - Ogden: Our annual daylong effort to count birds seen in the Ogden area. Meet at 6:30 at the Country Market Restaurant (take 1100W north from 21st St. to Flying J/Conoco Plaza on your left) for breakfast and to get your assignment. At 6:00pm come to the UCC Church (3350 S Harrison) for a potluck dinner and compilation of data. For more info, email John Bellmon ( bellmonj@comcast.net ). There is a $5 fee to participate in the counts.
16 December, Sunday - Evanston WY and UT: Contact: Tim Gorman at wyogoob@allwest.net or 307-679-0656.

Please meet at the Front Street Maverick convenience store at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 16. One-half of the count circle is in Utah. We hold the CBC all-time record for Greater Sage-Grouse (698 in '86). Last year 358 Sage-Grouse were sighted. All are invited.
15 December, Saturday - Ouray NWR / Green River: Contact: Diane Penttila (435) 545-2522 x 12; diane_penttila@fws.gov
Meet at the Refuge Office at 7:30 am. Our challenge with Fish Springs will continue. Last year we managed to win with 47 species to Fish Springs 45 species. And Ouray only had 9 participants! Some space may be available at the bunkhouse.
(last year) 16 December, Saturday - Logan: If you would like to participate contact Keith Archibald at 435-752-8258 or archie132@comcast.net or Bryan Dixon at 435-752-6830 or bdixon@xmission.com .
(last year) 16 December, Saturday - Bryce Canyon: Contact: David Roemer at dave_roemer@nps.gov or 435-834-4901.
A bird ID workshop and organizational meeting will be held at the Dave's Hollow Guard Station (Dixie National Forest) on Saturday, December 2 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Call or e-mail for details and count day assignments. Everyone is welcome! Meet after the count at 6 p.m. at Ruby's Inn to turn in data and wrap-up.

(last year) 16 December, Saturday - Moab: Contact - Rick Boretti 435-259-4050; Andrea Brand and Rick Boretti will again be organizing the count. They are currently out of town and will return on Dec. 5. If you would like to request a specific route, please contact them after Dec. 5 at 259-4050. More information regarding routes, pickup of maps and checklists will be sent after Dec. 5.
As is our custom, a potluck brunch will be held on Sunday, December 17 at 10 a.m. at The Nature Conservancy office, 900 West Kane Creek.

19 December, Wednesday - Bear River Refuge: Meet at McDonald's (1838 W 2700N, Farr West – just east of I-15 exit 349) at 8:00 for breakfast or at 8:30 to carpool.
For more info, email John Bellmon ( bellmonj@comcast.net ). ($5 fee)
22 December, Saturday - Provo: Come to the Utah County Birders Meeting on Dec. 12th (click here for details) or contact Merrill Webb at 801-224-6113 or merrill_webb@yahoo.com. We will compile the results at 6:00 P.M. at the Utah County Academy of Sciences, 940 West 800 South, Orem.
26 December, Wednesday - St. George: Contact: Marilyn or Keith Davis - (435) 673-0996 or mkdavis028@msn.com

26 December, Wednesday - Morgan: Meet at Utah DWR (515E 5300S, South Ogden) at 7:30 to carpool to breakfast at the Spring Chicken Inn in Morgan, or meet at the Inn at 8:00.
For more information, email John Bellmon ( bellmonj@comcast.net ). ($5 fee)
27 December, Thursday - Silver Reef: Contact: Marilyn or Keith Davis (435) 673-0996 or mkdavis028@msn.com
29 December, Saturday - Bluff: We will meet at 7:30 a.m. in the Recapture Lodge parking lot at 250 Main Street in Bluff.
Contact Lu Giddings if you wish to participate. Email: seldom74@xmission.com

30 December, Sunday - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge: Refuge website at http://fishsprings.fws After last year's record counter turnout of 17, we have even bigger plans this year. For those who want to come the night before or stay the night of, we have a brand new Rufuge bunkhouse capable of hosting 16! Come and stay in Chez Jay and count with us! We were, sadly enough, beaten fairly by Ouray NWR in our friendly competition last year and I have charged my count Captains with redeeming the Refuge's honor or risk having me put a big shot of habanero sauce in their chili after the count! Count will start about 9AM or so (unless Terry Sadler gets ambitious and goes owling again, he did get a barn owl last year...) and will continue until dusk. We will then retire to the bunkhouse for a giant pot of Jay's famous chili, a prodigious passle of garlic bread, and usually a lot of liquid libation. Come and join the fun at Utah's most famous migrant trap!; Contact: Jay Banta at 435-831-5353 (from Salt Lake exchanges - (801) 522-5353) or Jay_Banta@fws.gov
(last year) 30 December, Saturday - Tooele: Contact: KC Childs Phone- 801-369-5984 - E-mail orembirder@yahoo.com; We will be meeting at 8:00 A.M. at the Tooele McDonalds, this is not the one just off the freeway, it is in the town and the address is 970 N. Main Street. If anyone needs a ride from Provo, let me know, I can help with carpools. We would love to have at least ten participants this year, so I would love any and all the help I can get. Thanks so much. If your interested, call or email me.

1 January, Tuesday - Antelope Island: Meet in the parking lot outside the Antelope Island State Park entrance kiosk at 8:00.
For more information, email John Bellmon ( bellmonj@comcast.net ). ($5 fee)
1 January, Monday - Jordan River (in Salt Lake and Utah Counties): Leaders: Jeanne LeBer and Ray Smith - Meet at 7am at Johanna’s Kitchen, 9725 South State Street, Sandy. Phone: (801-566-1762). Assignments will be distributed and groups will start birding at 8am. To sign up, or for more information, call Jeanne or Ray at 801-532-7384, evenings.
(last year) 3 January, Wednesday - Glen Canyon: Contact: John Spence at: (928) 608-6267 Fax: (928) 608-6283
John_Spence@nps.gov

5 January, Saturday - Dinosaur NM / Jensen: Participants should meet at the welcome center/rest stop on Hwy 40 in Jensen at 0800.
Sign up on the CBC website at http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/
Contact:: Kathy Paulin