The Christmas bird count has been an annual tradition since 1900, now with over 50,000 participants from all across North America. A vast pool of bird data has been created on the status and distribution of early winter bird populations. The count area is a circle that is 15 miles in diameter where volunteers count all the birds they see on the count day. All levels of birders are invited to participate in the Wolfville count. You may be assigned your own area within the circle or join with others who may be more experienced. To participate, contact Alison Bogan, the compiler, at 678-0446 or alison@bogan.ca or at a BNS meeting before the count. As always, there is a $5 fee for all participants over 19 to help cover the cost of generating materials for compilers, producing the annual CBC summary issue, and maintaining the CBC website and database. 

Information, forms and maps are on the BNS website - Wolfville Christmas Bird Count

For those with bird feeders in the count area (12 km (7.5 miles) from Hennigar's Farm Market) who prefer to count from home, you are invited to keep track of the birds at their feeders for all or any part of the count day and get that information to Jim Wolford at 542-9204 or jimwolford@eastlink.ca. 

Following the count, around 5:00 p.m., all participants are invited to Richard and Liz Stern’s for a tally count and chowder/chili supper. The address is 317 Middle Dyke Road, north from the lights at the intersection of Belcher Street and the dyke road from New Minas, just before Chipmans Corner. Richard and Liz can be reached at rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca or 678–1975. There is lots of room for parking and everyone is welcome