Christmas Bird Counts start this week and bring several opportunities to
help out in Memphis and the surrounding area. This is the 119th year for
the CBC, the world's longest running Citizen Science survey.
Visit http://is.gd/Kd0is4 to see a map of active CBC circles. Zoom in and
click once on a bird symbol within a count circle to get contact and other
information about counts of interest to you.
Upcoming activities:
This Fri., Dec. 14 - Fayette County (TN) Christmas Count
Area map: http://goo.gl/maps/DHKCA
This Sat., Dec. 15 - Sardis Lake (MS) Christmas Count
More info: http://is.gd/5jSkBh
This Sun., Dec. 16 - Memphis Christmas Count
More info: mjefferson100 (at) hotmail.com
Wed., Dec. 19 - Chapter meeting at 7 p.m., St. George's Episcopal Church,
2425 S. Germantown Rd., Germantown, TN. Lexi Eiler of the International
Crane Foundation presents "Working For The Whooping Cranes." Learn about
current conservation efforts in the field, outreach, and updates on the
status of different populations. Refreshments served.
More info: https://www.savingcranes.org
Directions: http://mapq.st/1dEWrZk
Thur., Dec. 27 - Arkabutla Lake (MS) Christmas Count
More info: http://is.gd/1yoj3 ;<http://is.gd/1yoj3Q>
Sat., Dec. 29 - Joint Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park/Wapanocca National
Wildlife Refuge (AR) Christmas Counts.
More info: http://is.gd/Vba1wL & http://is.gd/8oxq2B
Directions: http://mapq.st/198HA3t &;
http://binged.it/1bki2SE
Sat., Jan. 5 - NEW! Strawberry Plains/Holly Springs (MS) Christmas Count.
More info: http://strawberry.audubon.org/events/spac-christmas-bird-count
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/59ry8Z2bVBq
Visit the MTOS website at http://birdmemphis.org
Judy Dorsey
Hickory Withe, TN
