Schedule of 2026/27 and recap of 2025-26

California Christmas Bird Counts

DECEMBER 14, 2026 - JANUARY 5, 2027

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Participants are normally assigned to areas within a circle based on their skill at bird identification and endurance. National Audubon publish the count results online. Most counts are weather permitting so make sure you contact your compiler to verify that the count hasn't been postponed or cancelled.

I have been compiling these CBC lists for 27 years. Alison Sheehey compiles and funds this information, send pertinent info/updates to via email to:

natureali@gmail.com or Alex Coffey. Alex has been of invaluable assistant in finding dates and proofreading the page for the past few years.

NOTE TO COMPILERS: Something to consider, have a dedicated Gmail account and eBird account solely for the CBC. All counters can share their checklists to the

account with no compiler contact other than via phone and email.

Send CBC rare bird and special aspect reports to the California CBC editor, Dessi Sieburth, dessisieburth@gmail.com.

If you see a banded PELICAN please contact: International Bird Rescue - Blue-Banded Pelican Program with the data.

https://www.birdrescue.org/contact/found-a-bird/reporting-a-banded-bird/

Other Banded Birds can be reported to: https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/

Schedule of Kern County Christmas Bird Counts

Alphabetical Listing
For final count details visit: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count
	DATE	25-26 FINAL RESULTS
CBC Name (count code)	26/27	Participants	# Species
American Valley (CAAV)		13	88
Anderson (CAAD)		18	114
Angels Camp (CAAC)		69	106
Angwin (CAAG)		39	129
Ano Nuevo (CAAN)		87	149
Anza-Borrego Desert (CAAB)		73	110
Arcata (CAAR)		43	176
Ash Meadows (NVAM)		27	48
Auburn (CAAA)		69	117
Bakersfield (CABA)	12/19/26	13	118
Bear Valley Springs (CABR)		-	-
Benicia (CABE)		77	165
Big Sur (CABG)		18	117
Bill Williams Delta (AZBW)		15	96
Bishop (CABI)		69	106
Butterbredt Spring (CABS)	12/14/26	3	50
Cachuma (CACU)		74	146
Calaveras (CACA)		31	70
Calero-Morgan Hill (CACR)		103	147
Carpinteria (CACN)		59	159
Carrizo Plain (CACP)		-	-
Caswell-Westley (CACW)		14	123
Centerville Beach - King Salmon (CACB)		31	163
Cheep Thrills (N. Marin) (CACT)		78	163
Chico (CACO)		37	106
China Lake (CACH)	12/20/26	16	81
Claremont (CACM) Pomona Valley BA		81	139
Clear Lake (CACL)		35	127
Contra Costa County (CACC)		76	155
Crystal Springs (CACS)		109	192
Death Valley (CADV)		4	34
Del Norte County (CADN)		16	161
Diamond Valley (Lake Skinner) (CADM)		15	102
Eagle Lake (CAEL)		10	83
East Contra Costa County (CAEC)		42	158
Eastern Alameda County (CAEA)		74	144
Eastern Merced County (CALY)		24	105
Elsinore (CAEN)		19	135
Escondido (CAES)		75	137
Etna (CAET)		25	85
Fall River Mills (CAFR)		13	119
Folsom (CAFO)		63	124
Fort Bragg (CAFB)		46	139
Grass Mountain (CAGM)		13	101
Grass Valley (CAGV)		44	85
Havasu NWR (AZHV)		18	74
Hayward-Fremont (CAHF)		74	179
Honey Lake (CAHL)		8	94
Idyllwild (CAID)		20	91
Joshua Tree N.P. (CAJT)		29	64
Kaweah (CAKA)		27	115
Kern River Valley (CAKR)	1/3/2027	26	116
La Purisima (CALU)		12	141
LaGrange-Waterford (CALW)		16	118
Lake Almanor (CALR)		9	87
Lake Henshaw (CALH)		39	125
Lancaster (CALN)		24	105
Lincoln (CALC)		70	128
Long Beach-El Dorado (CALB)		35	151
Los Angeles (CALA)		-	-
Los Banos (CALS)		11	130
Lost Lake/Fresno (CALL)		24	126
Malibu (CAMU)		43	145
Mammoth Lakes (CAMM)		17	68
Manchester (Mendocino Coast) (CAMN)		29	142
Marin County (southern) (CAMC)		134	172
Mariposa (CARP)		17	88
Martinez Lake (Yuma) (AZMY)		37	116
Marysville (CAMA)		18	127
Merced NWR (CAMW)		7	107
Minden (NVMD)		27	103
Mineral (CAMI)		7	37
Mojave River Valley (CAMJ)		14	104
Mono Lake (CAML)		20	67
Monterey Peninsula (CAMP)		68	186
Morongo Valley (CAMV)		40	74
Morro Bay (CAMR)		132	195
Moss Landing (CAMD)		65	187
Mount Hamilton (CAMH)		25	96
Mount Shasta (CAMS)		27	103
Oakhurst (CAOK)		29	83
Oakland (CAOA)		256	179
Oceanside-Vista-Carlsbad (CAOV)		140	186
Orange County (coastal) (CAOC)		135	185
Orange County (northeastern) (CAON)		103	138
Oroville (CAOR)		20	110
Palo Alto (CAPA)		150	162
Palos Verdes Peninsula (CAPP)		-	166
Panoche Valley (CAPN)		21	88
Pasadena - San Gabriel Valley (CAPS)		65	167
Peace Valley (CAPV)		25	144
Pinnacles NP (CAPI)		-	-
Pixley NWR (CAPX)		16	89
Point Reyes Peninsula (CAPR)		164	186
Puente Chino Hills (CAPU)		110	155
Putah Creek (CAPC)		92	145
Rancho Santa Fe (CARS)		122	192
Red Bluff (CARB)		14	116
Red Rock Canyon (CARR)		-	-
Redding (CARE)		16	121
Redlands (Mill Creek) (CARM)		14	117
Richmond (CARI)		196	177
Rio Cosumnes (CARC)		-	-
Sacramento (CASM)		49	157
Salton Sea (north) (CASH)		13	130
Salton Sea (south) (CASS)		47	156
San Bernardino Valley (CASO)		16	122
San Diego (CASD)		210	218
San Fernando Valley (CASV)		66	133
San Francisco (CASF)		214	183
San Jacinto Lake (CASL)		32	152
San Jose (CASJ)		105	169
San Juan Capistrano (CASU)		65	128
Santa Ana River Valley (CASA)		26	135
Santa Barbara (CASB)		157	178
Santa Catalina Island (CASI)		34	84
Santa Clarita (CACI)		20	117
Santa Cruz County (CASC)		108	172
Santa Cruz Island (CACZ)		5	63
Santa Maria-Guadalupe (CASG)		18	145
Santa Rosa (CASR)		50	141
Sequoia NP (CASQ)		-	-
Sherman Island (CASX)		28	164
Shingletown (CATS)		11	100
Sierra Valley (CASY)		15	84
Sonoma Valley (CASZ)		148	174
Sonora (CASN)		32	99
South Fork Valley (CASK)	1/2/2027	23	89
South Lake Tahoe (CASE)		37	73
Springville (CASP)		38	108
Stockton (CAST)		35	149
Tall Trees (CATT)		16	116
Tehachapi (CATE)		8	88
Tejon Ranch (CATJ)		14	81
Thousand Oaks (CATO)		74	194
Tule Lake (CATL)		-	82
Ukiah (CAUK)		58	122
Ventura (CAVE)		110	179
Wallace-Bellota (CAWB)		32	127
Western Sonoma County (CAWS)		95	170
Willow Creek (CAWC)		15	77
Woodfords (CAWO)		8	62
Woodland-Davis (Yolo) (CAWD)		66	151
Yosemite NP (CAYO)		-	66
Yreka (CAYR)		33	105
OTHER STATE COUNT WEBSITES Arizona CBCs - Tucson Bird Alliance Utah CBCs - Utah Birds 2025/2026 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? Scheduled 139, entered data = 138 Restarted counts = New Counts = Discontinued counts: Bear Valley Springs, Red Rock Canyon California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 27 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 17 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland 256 Lowest Number of Participants? 3 Butterbredt California Counts with less than 100 species? 36 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 101 California Counts with 200 or more species? Santa Barbara 218 Highest Species Count Circle? Santa Barbara 218 Lowest Species Count Circle? Death Valley 34 In Remembrance 2025: Larry Allen, Larry Broderick, Gene Cardiff, Alan Craig, Dave Povey, Grace Steurer, Steve Turley 2024/2025 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? 141 Scheduled, 133 officially recorded. Restarted counts = New Counts = Compiler canceled counts: Discontinued counts: Paradise, California City California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 28 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 17 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland 281 (wow!) Lowest Number of Participants? Tehachapi 5 California Counts with less than 100 species? 33 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 98 California Counts with 200 or more species? Santa Barbara 214, San Diego 230 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 230 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral 33 In Remembrance 2024: Mary Merriman 2023/2024 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? 141 Scheduled Restarted counts = Anderson New Counts = Angels Camp, Puente Chino Hills, Shingletown Compiler canceled counts: California City, Death Valley California Counts with between 50-100 participants? California Counts with more than 100 participants? Highest Number of Participants? Lowest Number of Participants? California Counts with less than 100 species? California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? California Counts with 200 or more species? One, San Diego Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 223 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral 26 In Remembrance 2023: Mark Brown, David Fix, Tom Heindel, Tom Johnson, Joan Lentz, Brad Schram 2022/2023 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? 134 Restarted counts after COVID hiatus = Bear Valley Springs, Big Sur, Carrizo Plain, Los Banos, Peace Valley, Rio Cosumnes, Willow Creek, Woodfords New Counts = Angel's Camp, Puente Chino Hills, Woodland-Davis Discontinued counts: Sierra Army Depot (CAAS) California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 27 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 16 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland 288 Lowest Number of Participants? Big Sur 1 California Counts with less than 100 species? 39 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 92 California Counts with 200 or more species? Morro Bay 200, Point Reyes Peninsula 201, San Diego 213 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 213 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral 20 In Remembrance 2022 - Dave DeSante, Ron LeValley, Bill Oliver, BJ Stacey, Dee Zeller 2021/2022 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? 132 scheduled - 130 submitted data. How many CA CBCs were officially cancelled due to COVID? 1 How many CA CBCs became backyard bird counts only? Restarted counts = Lake Yosemite/Merced County, Santa Catalina  Island New Counts = 1, Richmond California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 29 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 13 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland, 247 Lowest Number of Participants? Mineral, 1 California Counts with less than 100 species? 39 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 87 California Counts with 200 or more species? Morro Bay 200, Point  Reyes Peninsula 202, Moss Landing 206, San Diego 211 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego, 211 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral, 17 In Remembrance 2021 - Noel & Ellene Gravelle, Don White, Eleanor Osgood, Irwin Woldman 2020/2021 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there? 98 held How many CA CBCs were officially cancelled due to COVID? 43 How many CA CBCs became backyard bird counts only? 4 Restarted counts = none California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 19 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 7 Highest Number of Participants? 153 Santa Barbara Lowest Number of Participants? 3 - Butterbredt, Mineral, Santa Cruz  Island California Counts with less than 100 species? 25 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 68 California Counts with 200 or more species? Morro Bay, Rancho Santa  Fe, Santa Barbara, San Diego Highest Species Count Circle? 220 - San Diego Lowest Species Count Circle? 23 - Butterbredt Spring New section: In remembrance of the birders, we lost. In Remembrance 2020 - Penny Lewis, Elizabeth Leite, Pete Sands 2019/2020 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there = 137 scheduled (5 missing dates but may have been held) Restarted counts = Bear Valley Springs Discontinued counts = Lake Yosemite/Merced California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 25 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 19 Highest Number of Participants? 254 Oakland Lowest Number of Participants? 2 Mineral California Counts with less than 100 species? 44 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 91 California Counts with 200 or more species? 2 Highest Species Count Circle? 213 San Diego Lowest Species Count Circle? 16 Mineral In Remembrance 2019 - DeeDee DeLorenzo, Dave Furseth, Dan Guthrie, Mike McQuerrey 2018/2019 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there = 140 scheduled New counts = Sherman Island, Sierra Army Depot California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 27 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 13 Highest Number of Participants? 295 Oakland Lowest Number of Participants? 4 Mineral & Tehachapi California Counts with less than 100 species? 38 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 94 California Counts with 200 or more species? San Diego 217, Coastal  Orange County 203, Morro Bay 204 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 217 Lowest Species Count Circle? Sierra Army Depot 32 2017/2018 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there in 2017/18 = 138 scheduled New counts: Pixley NWR, Willits California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 26 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 15 Highest Number of Participants? 284 Oakland Lowest Number of Participants? 5 Mineral and California City California Counts with less than 100 species? 35 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 97 California Counts with 200 or more species? Morro Bay 202, Point  Reyes Peninsula 202, Santa Barbara 203, San Diego 217 Highest Species Count Circle? 217 species San Diego Lowest Species Count Circle? 18 Red Rock Canyon Nice birds: Blackburnian Warbler, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart 2016/2017 Highlights How many CA CBCs are there in 2016/17 = 137 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 15/16 = 138 New counts: Lake Yosemite-Merced Discontinued counts: Bear Valley Springs California Counts with more than 100 participants? Morro Bay, Oakland, Highest Number of Participants? Oakland 269 California Counts with 200 or more species? Morro Bay, Moss Landing, Orange County coastal 2015/2016 Highlights How many CA CBCs are there in 2015/16 = 138 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 14/15 = 136 up New counts: California City Restarted Counts: Groveland, Buena Vista Discontinued counts: San Joaquin Gorge California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 33 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 15 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland 277 Lowest Number of Participants? Buena Vista California Counts with less than 100 species? 35 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 94 California Counts with 200 or more species? 4 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 219 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral In Remembrance 2015 - John Lockhart 2014/2015 Highlights How many CA CBCs are there in 2014/15 = 136 scheduled (only 132 recorded their totals) Did they go up or down or stay the same? 13/14 = 137 down New counts: Restarted Counts: Red Rock Canyon Discontinued counts: Groveland, Blue Sky Ecological Reserve California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 31 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 14 Highest Number of Participants? Oakland - 269, Santa Barbara - 256 Lowest Number of Participants? Mineral, Redlands, Red Rock Canyon 6 California Counts with less than 100 species? 32 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 94 California Counts with 200 or more species? Crystal Springs, Morro Bay,  Moss Landing, Coastal Orange County, San Diego, Santa Barbara. Highest Species Count Circle? Lowest Species Count Circle? Red Rock Canyon - 10 Nice birds: Green-tailed Towhee - Yosemite 2013/2014 Highlights How many CA CBCs are there in 2013/14 = 137 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 12/13 = 137 New counts: Blue Sky Ecological Reserve Restarted Counts: Mammoth Lakes Discontinued counts: Buena Vista California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 115 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 17 Highest Number of Participants? Santa Barbara - 275 Lowest Number of Participants? Grass Mountain and Tehachapi tie - 5 California Counts with less than 100 species? 31 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 95 California Counts with 200 or more species? Crystal Springs 200, Moss  Landing 200, Morro Bay 203, Orange County (coastal) 205, San  Diego 213, Santa Barbara 222 Highest Species Count Circle? Santa Barbara - 222 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral - 37 Nice birds: Lesser Black-backed Gull-KRV 2012/2013 Highlights How many CA CBCs are there in 2012/13 = 137 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 11/12 = 134 up New counts: Oakhurst, San Joaquin River Gorge Discontinued counts: Shoshone-Tecopa Highest Number of Participants? Santa Barbara - 266 Lowest Number of Participants? Ash Meadows NWR - 3 California Counts with more than 200 species? San Diego - 214, Santa Barbara - 213, Orange County-Coastal - 210, Rancho Santa Fe - 202 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego - 214 Lowest Species Count Circle? Mineral - 26 Nice birds: Black-capped Chickadee-Redding, Clay-colored Sparrow -Oakland In Remembrance 2012 - Rich Stallcup 2011/2012 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there in 2011/12 = 134 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 10/11 = 130 up New counts: Cheep Thrills, China Ranch, Fort Bragg, Mariposa,  Shoshone-Tecopa, Tall Trees Discontinued counts: California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 34 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 11 Highest Number of Participants? Santa Barbara - 214 Lowest Number of Participants? Grass Mountain - 4 California Counts with less than 100 species? 32 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 92 California Counts with more than 200 species? Morro Bay, Moss Landing, Orange County Coast, Palo Alto, Point Reyes Peninsula, San  Diego, Santa Barbara Highest Species Count Circle?  San Diego - 216 Lowest Species Count Circle?  Mineral - 33 Nice birds: Common Redpoll - Fall River Mills CBC, Northern Waterthrush - Auburn CBC 2010/2011 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there in 2010/11 = 130 scheduled (only 122 reported) Did they go up or down or stay the same? 09/10 = 129 up New counts: Fort Bragg, Mariposa (both unofficial) Discontinued counts: Milburn-Fresno California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 29 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 10 Highest Number of Participants? Santa Barbara 199 Lowest Number of Participants? Death Valley 5 California Counts with less than 100 species? 29 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 91 California Counts with more than 200 species? San Diego 220, Santa  Barbara 211 Highest Species Count Circle? San Diego 220 Lowest Species Count Circle?  Mineral 18 Nice birds: Dickcissel, Death Valley In Remembrance 2010 - Mike San Miguel 2009/2010 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there in 2009/10 = 129 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 08/09 = 124 up New counts: American Valley, Carpinteria, Eastern Alameda County Restarted counts: Elsinore, Red Bluff California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 35 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 11 Highest Number of Participants? 220 Santa Barbara Lowest Number of Participants? 5 Diamond Valley California Counts with less than 100 species? 28 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 90 California Counts with more than 200 species? 5 Highest Species Count Circle?  216 Santa Barbara Lowest Species Count Circle?  24 Mineral Nice birds: Five species of Thrasher seen by one team on the Buena Vista CBC 2008/2009 Highlights How many CA CBCs were there in 2008/09? = 124 scheduled Did they go up or down or stay the same? 07/08 = 120 up New counts: Tejon California Counts with between 50-100 participants? 30 California Counts with more than 100 participants? 10 Highest Number of Participants? 209 Santa Barbara Lowest Number of Participants? 5 Mineral California Counts with less than 100 species? 28 California Counts with at least 100 but less than 200 species? 87 California Counts with more than 200 species? Coastal Orange County 202, San Diego 207, Santa Barbara 209 Highest Species Count Circle?  209 Santa Barbara Lowest Species Count Circle? 29 Mineral Highest temp?  80ºF San Juan Capistrano Lowest temp? -18ºF Sierra Valley... brrrrr... Most expanded range? Eurasian Collared Dove Best Bird? Lesser Black-backed Gull - Buena Vista CBC Most irruptive species? Varied Thrush

Schedule by Date

December 14, 2026 - January 5, 2027

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This season there are three weekends for counts, if you are a compiler, please send natureali@gmail.com your dates as soon as you know them.

PLEASE CONTACT COMPILERS WELL IN ADVANCE, SO THEY MAY PLAN ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER AND EXPERTISE OF PARTICIPANTS.

Some counts have a formal registration process; many links take you to the count pages (a few may be outdated).

MONDAY, December 14, 2026

MONKEY DAY

National Roast Chestnut Day

National Energy Conservation Day

Butterbredt, Kern County: Compilers: Reed Tollefson and Ali Sheehey

TUESDAY, December 15, 2026

NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY

WEDNESDAY, December 16, 2026

NATIONAL UNDERDOG DAY

CHOCOLATE COVERED ANYTHING DAY
National Wreaths Across America Day

THURSDAY, December 17, 2026

Moon Phase First Quarter

NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY

WRIGHT BROTHER'S DAY

FRIDAY, December 18, 2026

Answer The Phone Like Buddy the Elf

Bake Cookies Day

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ DAY

SATURDAY, December 19, 2026

Look for an evergreen day

Oatmeal Muffin Day

Bakersfield, Kern County: Compiler: John Wilson

SUNDAY, December 20, 2026

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY

Sacagawea Day

National Ugly Sweater Day

Go Caroling Day

China Lake, Kern & San Bernardino Counties: Compiler: Peter Woodman, Phone: (760) 861-3961

MONDAY, December 21, 2026

WINTER SOLSTICE

HAPPY YULE

Look On the Bright Side Day

TUESDAY, December 22, 2026

National Cookie Exchange Day

National Date Nut Bread Day

WEDNESDAY, December 23, 2026

HAPPY FESTIVUS

National Roots Day

Merced NWR, Merced County: Compiler: Larry Parmeter, Phone: (559) 288-3456

THURSDAY, December 24, 2026

Moon phase - FULL MOON

NATIONAL EGGNOG DAY

CHRISTMAS EVE

FRIDAY, December 25, 2026

MERRY CHRISTMAS

National Pumpkin Pie Day

SATURDAY, December 26, 2026

KWANZAA BEGINS

HAPPY BOXING DAY

National Thank You Note Day

SUNDAY, December 27, 2026

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

National Fruitcake Day

MONDAY, December 28, 2026

National Call a Friend Day

National Chocolate Candy Day

TUESDAY, December 29, 2026

National Pepper Pot Day

No Interruptions Day

WEDNESDAY, December 30, 2026

Bacon Day

Falling Needles Family Fest Day

THURSDAY, December 31, 2026

World Peace Meditation Day

NEW YEARS EVE

FRIDAY, January 1, 2027

Moon Phase -Last Quarter

KWANZAA ENDS

Happy NEW YEAR!

National Hangover Day

Emancipation Proclamation

Z-Day

Angwin, Napa County: Compiler: Murray Berner

Moss Landing, Santa Cruz/Monterey (with a little bit of San Benito thrown in too!) Counties: Compiler: Kat Bailey

SATURDAY, January 2, 2027

National Science Fiction Day

World Introvert Day

South Fork Valley, Kern County: Compiler Denise LaBerteaux

SUNDAY, January 3, 2027

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

International Mind-Body Wellness Day

Kern River Valley, Kern County, Compiler: Reed Tollefson and Alison Sheehey

MONDAY, January 4, 2027

World Braille Day

National Trivia Day

TUESDAY, January 5, 2027

National Bird Day

TBD - if you know the date send a note to natureali@gmail.com

American Valley, Plumas County: Compiler: Plumas Audubon Society

Anderson, Shasta County: Compiler: Daniel Bye

Angels Camp, Calaveras County: Compilers: Bruce McClenahan; Phone: (209) 323-0739

Ano Nuevo, San Mateo & Santa Cruz Counties: Coordinator: Chris MacIntosh, cbc@smcbirdalliance.org, Compiler: Curt Bianchi

Anza-Borrego, San Diego County: Compiler: Shannon McNeil

Arcata, Humboldt County: Compiler: Tony Kurz

Ash Meadows NWR, Nye County, NV & Inyo County, CA: Compiler: Michael Reeves

Auburn, Placer County: Compiler: Sarah Roeske

Benicia, Solano County: Compiler: Tom Slyker Phone/text: (707) 771-1918

Bill Williams Delta, La Paz and Mohave Counties, AZ & San Bernardino County, CA: Compiler: Joseph Saccomanno

Big Sur, Monterey County: Compiler: Francis Toldi

Bishop, Inyo County: Compiler: Chris Howard, Phone: (760) 920-2845

Cachuma, Santa Barbara County: Compiler: Cruz Phillips

Calaveras, Calaveras County: Compiler: Keith & Sandra Maurer Phone: (209) 728-8979

Calero-Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County: Compiler: Rick Herder

Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, John Callender

Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, Compiler: Russ Namitz

Caswell-Westley, San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties: Compiler: Harold Reeve, Phone: (209) 552-6189

Centerville Beach to King Salmon, Humboldt County: Compiler: David Juliano

Cheep Thrills (Northern Marin), Marin and Sonoma Counties: Compiler: Susan Kelly

Chico, Butte County: Coordinator: Jared Geiser: Phone: (530) 965-1325

Claremont (Pomona Valley Audubon), Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties: Compiler: Dan Stoebel

Clear Lake, Lake County: Compiler: Brad & Kathy Barnwell, Redbud Audubon Society, Phone: (707) 263-8030

Contra Costa County: Contact: Jerry Britten. mdascentralcbc@gmail.com

Crystal Springs, San Mateo County: Coordinator: Chris MacIntosh, cbc@sequoia-audubon.org, Compiler: Curt Bianchi

Death Valley, Inyo County: Compiler: Blake Bass, Phone: (714) 589-9732

Del Norte, Del Norte County: Compiler: Lucas Brug

Diamond Valley-Lake Skinner: Riverside County: Compiler: Kalee Koeslag-Schellerup

Eagle Lake, Lassen County: Compiler: Steve Stump

East Contra Costa, Contra Costa County: Compiler: Jerry Britten. mdaseasterncbc@gmail.com

Eastern Alameda, Alameda County: Compiler: Leslie Koenig

Eastern Merced County, Merced County: Compiler: Nathan Parmeter

Elsinore (Lake Elsinore), Riverside County: Compiler: Julie Szabo, Phone: (909) 239-4374

Escondido, San Diego County: Compilers: Jim Beckman and Ken Weaver

Etna, Siskiyou County: Compiler: Mike Taylor, Phone: (530) 467-3273

Fall River Mills, Shasta County: Compilers: Bob & Carol Yutzy

Folsom, Sacramento, El Dorado, and Placer Counties: Compiler: Chris Conard, Phone: (916) 203-1610

Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, Compiler: Tim Bray, Phone: (707) 937-4422

Grass Mountain, Los Angeles County: Contact: Becky Kitto, Phone: (661) 878-3890

Grass Valley, Nevada County; Compiler: Rudy Darling, Phone: (530) 272-6504

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Mohave County, AZ & San Bernardino County, CA: Compiler: Marge Penton

Hayward-Fremont,  Alameda County: Compiler: Bob Toleno

Honey Lake, Lassen County: Compiler: Compiler Matt Forster

Idyllwild, Riverside County: Contact: Robin Roberts: Phone: (770) 856-4826

Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties: Compilers: Joe Zarki

Kaweah, Tulare County: Compiler: Nancy Bruce

La Purisima, Santa Barbara County: Compiler: Alex Abela

La Grange-Waterford, Stanislaus County: Coordinator: Jim Gain; Compiler: Siera Nystrom. Meet at The Fruityard Restaurant, 7948 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto. No host Breakfast at 6. Area assignments at 6:30 a.m.

Lake Almanor, Plumas County: Compiler: Colin Dillingham: Phone: (530) 394-8129

Lake Henshaw, San Diego County: Compiler: Chris Staurovsky

Lancaster, Los Angeles/Kern Counties: Compiler: Mary & Nick Freeman, Phone: (818) 636-4361

Lincoln, Placer County: Compiler: Ed Pandolfino

Long Beach-El Dorado Audubon, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Christine Jacobs

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Dan Cooper

Los Banos, Merced County: Compiler: Harold Reeve, Coordinator: John Fulton

Lost Lake-Fresno, Fresno & Madera Counties: Coordinator: Rachel Clark

Malibu, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Dick Norton, Phone: (310) 455-1138

Mammoth Lakes, Mono County: Compiler: Ryan Garrett

Manchester (Mendocino Coast), Mendocino County: Compiler: David Jensen, Phone: (707) 964-8163

Marin (Southern), Marin County: Coordinator: Alison Pence: smcbc.marinaudubon@gmail.com

Mariposa, Mariposa County: Compiler: Karen Amstutz

Martinez Lake (Yuma), Yuma County AZ & Imperial County CA: Contact: Nancy Meister

Marysville, Yuba County: Compiler: Asher Perla, Phone: (530) 713-5562

Minden, Douglas County, NV, tiny bit of Alpine and El Dorado Counties, CA: Compiler: Ben Sonnenberg

Mineral, Tehama County, Lassen Volcanic National Park: Compiler: Michele Swartout

Mojave River Valley, San Bernardino County: Compiler: Bill Deppe, Phone: (760) 953-6947

Mono Lake, Mono County: Compiler: Ryan Garrett

Monterey Peninsula, Monterey County: Compiler: Rita Carratello

Morongo Valley, San Bernardino & Riverside Counties: Compilers: Joe Zarki (760) 366-8913

Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County: Compiler: Jay Carroll, Phone: (805) 235-4573

Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County: Compiler: Bob Hirt

Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County: Compiler: Joey Russell: Phone: (530) 459-5190

Oakhurst, Madera County: Compiler: Vernon Johnson

Oakland, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties: Compilers: Dawn Lemoine and Viviana Wolinsky. oaklandcbc@goldengateaudubon.org

Oceanside, San Diego County: Compilers: Patti Langen

Orange County (Coastal): Sea & Sage Audubon. Compiler: Bettina Eastman

Orange County NE (Inland): Sea & Sage Audubon; Compiler: Doug Lithgow

Orange County (San Juan Capistrano: Sea & Sage Audubon; Compiler: Darrell Wilson

Oroville, Butte County: Compiler: Jared Geiser

Palo Alto, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Compiler: Al Eisner, Coordinator: Ann Heppenstal paloaltocbc@gmail.com

Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Jonathan Nakai

Pasadena - San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Jon L. Fisher

Panoche Valley: San Benito/Fresno Counties: Compiler: Debi Shearwater

Peace Valley, Sutter/Butte Counties, Compiler: Laura Lush; Phone: (530) 301-7371

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito/Monterey Counties: Compilers: Daniel George

Pixley NWR, Tulare County: Compiler: Joan Parker

Point Reyes Peninsula, Marin County: Registration is open: scroll to bottom of page. https://www.pointreyescbc.com/

Puente Chino Hills, Orange County: Compiler: Sam Bressler; sign up link

Putah Creek, Yolo, Napa, Solano Counties: Compiler: Bart Wickel

Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County: Compiler: Robert Patton

Red Bluff, Tehama County, Compiler: Michele Swartout

Redding, Shasta County: Compiler: Randy Bush

Redlands (Mill Creek), San Bernardino County: Compiler: Tom Benson

Richmond, Contra Costa County: compilers: Derek Heins & Karyn Noel RichmondCBC@goldengateaudubon.org

Rio Cosumnes: Sacramento County: Compiler: Zane Pickus

Salton Sea - North, Riverside County: Compiler: Brad Singer

Salton Sea South, Imperial County: Compiler: Chris McCreedy

San Jacinto Lake, Riverside County: Compilers: Tony Metcalf, Phone: (951) 242-7038, David Rankin

Shingletown, Shasta, Tehama County: Contact: David Garza shingletowncbc@gmail.com

Sacramento, Sacramento County: Compiler: Dan Williams

San Bernardino Valley, San Bernardino County: Compiler: Dori Myers, Phone: (714) 779-2201

San Diego, San Diego County: Compiler: Phillip Unitt: Coordinators: Lesley Handa and Jen Hajj: Register Here

San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Alexander deBarros

San Francisco, San Francisco County, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Compilers David Assmann and Siobhan Ruck -sfccount@gmail.com

San Jose, Santa Clara County: Compiler: Mike Azevedo

Santa Ana River Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties: Compiler: Bob Packard, Phone: (951) 315-1451

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara SB CBC Coordinators: Libby Patten, Glenn Kincaid, Steve Hovey, Judy Chen, Ben Byerly, and Wim van Dam, infocbc@santabarbaraaudubon.org

Santa Catalina, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Alexandra Brainerd

Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County: Compiler: Bobby Walsh

Santa Cruz County: Coordinator: Nick Levondosky

Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County: select Audubon-TNC staff only on island: compiler Jessie Altstatt - space extremely limited for island counters; birders can buy a ticket with Island Packers https://reserve.islandpackers.com/trips.php?type=Santa+Cruz+Island&m=202201

Santa Maria-Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County: Compiler: John Deacon

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County: Co-compilers: Liz Lewis and Gene Hunn

Sequoia NP, Tulare County: Contact: Adventures at Sequoia Park

Sherman Island, Solano, Contra Costa, Sacramento, and San Joaquin Counties: Compiler, Logan Kahle. shermanislandcbc@gmail.com

Sierra Valley, Plumas and Sierra Counties: Compiler: Colin Dillingham; Phone: (530) 394-8129

Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County: Compiler: Suzie Silverman

Sonora, Tuolumne County: Compiler: Steve Umland

South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County (Douglas Co. NV): Contact: Sarah Hockensmith

Springville, Tulare County: Compilers: Joan Parker

Stockton, San Joaquin County: Compiler: Donna Marciano

Tall Trees, Humboldt County: Ken Burton

Tehachapi, Kern County: Compiler: Larry Parmeter, Phone: (559) 288-3456

Tejon Ranch, Kern County: Compiler: Steve Justus

Thousand Oaks, Ventura County: Compiler: David Pereksta, Phone: (805) 659-5740

Tule Lake: Modoc & Siskiyou County: Compiler: Kevin Spencer; Phone: (541) 880-8015

Ukiah, Mendocino County: Compilers: George Gibbs

Ventura, Ventura County: Compiler:  Frank DeMartino, Phone: (856) 906-8733

Wallace-Bellota, San Joaquin/Calaveras Counties: Compiler: Kasey Foley and Pat Paternostro

Western Sonoma County, Sonoma County: Coordinator: John Lundblad

Willow Creek, Humboldt & Trinity Counties: Compiler: ?

Woodfords, Alpine County: Compiler: Dan Williams

Woodland-Davis (Yolo), Yolo and Solano Counties: Compiler: Bruce Christensen

Yosemite, Mariposa County: Compiler: Sarah Stock, Phone: (209) 379-1435

Yreka, Siskiyou County: Compiler: Jeff Stone

NOT BEING HELD THIS YEAR:

Bear Valley Springs, Kern County: Compiler: no compiler

Red Rock Canyon, Kern County: Compiler Alexia Sveda

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