December is the month for Christmas Bird Counts and the Memphis chapter is sponsoring several this month. This is the 115th year for the CBC, the world's longest running Citizen Science survey. Visit http://is.gd/GAl69Y to be put in touch with the count leaders for more detailed information and directions. Upcoming activities: Sun., Dec. 14 - Memphis Christmas Count Wed., Dec. 17 - Chapter meeting at 7 p.m., St. George's Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Rd., Germantown, TN. MTOS member Bill Hampton presents a program on waterfowl identification. Light refreshments served. Directions: http://mapq.st/1dEWrZk Thur., Dec. 18 - Fayette County Christmas Count Area map: http://goo.gl/maps/DHKCA Sat., Dec. 27 - Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Christmas Count. Meet at the park visitor center at 7:30 a.m. More info: http://is.gd/Vba1wL Directions: http://mapq.st/198HA3t Sat., Dec. 27 - Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge Christmas Count, Turrell, AR. Meet at the refuge visitor center at 7:30 a.m. More info: http://is.gd/8oxq2B Directions: http://binged.it/1bki2SE Tue., Dec. 30 - Arkabutla Lake Christmas Count, Mississippi. More info: http://is.gd/qVtyK9 And... MTOS member Georges McNeil has made a terrific slideshow of photos from Delta Wind Birds' shorebird ID workshop held in Memphis on August 30. Check it out at http://youtu.be/rNp2tzK_7t4 Please visit our website at http://birdmemphis.org Judy Dorsey Hickory Withe, TN