Loose Cannons - Christmas Bird Count

Come enjoy friends, nature and BIRDS while supporting the longest running citizen scientific survey in the world.

Conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. The CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Read about the history here.  Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day between December 14 and January 1 to count birds.

Experience birders or not, join our small group. Partners welcome. [Grandkids visiting? There is a group forming for any particularly outdoorsy teens, led by two 15-year-old boys. Contact the Nature Center for more information.]

We’ll start at the Education Center at the Sunriver Nature Center with coffee, and an orientation. Then we’ll head out to our route at Mary McCallum Park. If you want to study up before the event here are some opportunities:

When:  Saturday, December 27, 2025

Where:  Sunriver Nature Center

57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR 97707

Time:  9:00 am

What to bring: 

Warm clothing suitable for standing in one spot (We even go in the snow!) including warm socks and shoes suitable for the weather/muck, binoculars, walking stick if it’s slippery, boot trax if icy, bird book or app (Merlin is free) if you have it, snack with hot drink. If anyone has a 400x magnifying camera, we could use you to help ID any unusual species. 

Number of participants: 10 people

Optional after event: 

There is an optional get-together at 5pm at the Nature Center Education Center. There will be food and groups will compare lists. It’s a great time to meet other local birders. Sorry, no dogs.

Please email  Nanci Tangeman nanci@nancitangeman.com if you have any questions.

I hope you will be able to join us.

Need to cancel? 

On the SRWC website, go to the calendar and click on the event.  Click "Already Registered."  Click "Cancel.” On the APP, go to "My tickets."  Click CANCEL below the time/date.

NOTE:  This event may be photographed and your image may be used in promotion of the Sunriver Women's Club.