The 108th CBC, December 14th 2007 to January 5th 2008 The tradition continues of counting birds across the Americas Last season's CBC is in the record books and preparations are well under way for the upcoming 108th Christmas Bird Count, the field season for which begins on Friday, December 14th, 2007 and runs through Saturday, January 5th, 2008.
Please remember that the dates of the CBC period every season run from 14 December to 5 January; the count period was expanded and permanently set to these dates after the 100th Count. Meanwhile, the 107th Christmas Bird Count summary issue of American Birds went to press in October, with articles including the release of the 2007 WatchList and a feature by Scott Weidensaul on how Christmas Bird Count results may help us track birds as they respond to global climate change. Other features highlight unique experiences and sightings during CBCs in Iowa and Ohio, as well as how CBC data help our understanding of the status of introduced doves in Florida. Additionally, as is the tradition the complete overall and Regional Summaries from all areas are included, with many photos submitted by compilers and participants. We also invite you to use both the current year and historical results tools on the CBC Web site to peruse detailed bird results over the past century. Or you can take a look at reports from earlier seasons in Christmas Bird Count issues of American Birds in the "Annual Summaries" section below, And don't forget to check out the CBC Photo Galleries to see birds spotted in various CBC counts.
