The annual Seneca Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held Sunday, December 20.
The count circle has a radius of 7.5 miles, centered on Violette’s Lock on the
C&O Canal on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, and includes portions of
Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.
I am the compiler for the Seneca CBC. The Virginia portion of our count circle
is very important, and we can still use folks, regardless of your birding skill
level, to help count birds in the field. Doing a CBC can be a lot of fun. So
if you are interested, please contact me.
There is also an important role for folks who live inside the count circle and
who like to watch birds in their yards and at their feeders. You can
contribute useful information to the CBC too.
In northern Virginia, the border of the count circle extends from the Potomac
River just downstream of Great Falls, swinging south through northern portions
of Reston and Herndon, passing south of Oak Grove, through Sterling, then
swinging west and north just east of Ashburn and Lansdowne, coming back to the
Potomac near Elizabeth Mills Park. If you live inside this area and you are
interested in reporting the birds you observe in your yard and at your feeders
on December 20, please let me know. I can confirm whether you fall inside the
count circle and make arrangements for you to send in your yard/feeder count.
Thanks in advance.
Jim Nelson
kingfishers2@xxxxxxxxxxxx
