Christmas Bird Count

 

Since 1973 Last Chance Audubon has participated in this national event to collect data on wintering bird populations. The Helena area is divided up into nine quadrants and during a single day in December teams disperse to document both species and numbers of birds, concluding with a potluck to swap stories about the day’s sightings.

Sora by Bob Martinka

Last Chance Audubon Christmas Bird Count 2024 Results

We had a record number of species this year at 85, eclipsing the previous high of 77 species.  There were four new species to the count: Great Black-backed Gull, Northern House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. There were also record high numbers for Common Grackle, American Robin, California Gull and Ring-billed Gull.  See all the numbers below.

 Complete CBC Results by Year

Reach Last Chance Audubon at:

Mailing address:

Last Chance Audubon Society
PO Box 924
Helena MT 59624-0001

Or reach us by email at:

lastchanceaudubonsociety@gmail.com

Header photos by Sharon Dewart-Hansen

Copyright © 2025 · All Rights Reserved · LAST CHANCE AUDUBON SOCIETY

Theme: Natural Lite by Organic Themes · RSS Feed