2026/2027 Christmas Bird Count

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count occurs December 14 to January 5 every year. You can learn more about this long-running community science effort on the National Audubon website HERE.

New Participant Webinar: View a recording of the participant webinar released on December 1. La versión en español se puede encontrar aquí. La version française est disponible ici.

Año Nuevo

Date: Saturday, January 2, 2027

Contact: Chris Macintosh, cbc@smcbirdalliance.org

Big Sur

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2026

Contact: Francis Toldi, BigSurCBC@gmail.com

Crystal Springs

Date: Saturday, December 19, 2026

Contact: Chris Macintosh, cbc@smcbirdalliance.org

Monterey Peninsula

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2026

Contact: Rita Carratello, cbc@MontereyAudubon.org

Moss Landing

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2027

Contact: Kat Bailey, kitkatbailey@gmail.com

PanocheValley

Date: Sunday, January 3, 2027

Contact: Debi Shearwater, debi@shearwaterjourneys.com

Pinnacles National Park

Date: Saturday, January 2, 2027

Contact: Daniel George, dgeorge.nps@gmail.com; Steve Lombardi, hotrock175@gmail.com

Santa Cruz

Date: Saturday, December 19, 2026

Contact: Nick Levendosky, n.levendosky@gmail.com; Alex Rinkert, arinkert@gmail.com