The Christmas Bird Count is free! Of course, the Audubon Society welcomes donations. If you would like to help compensate them for all the work they do to organize the CBC, click on this link to go to their contributions web page: donate to Audubon CBC
For more info about the global program: Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count
The Skagway Bird Club has coordinated the Christmas Bird Count since the Skagway CBC circle was established in 2002.
OUR NEXT COUNT Saturday, 20 December 2025
[count week is 3 days before and 3 days after count day]
See below for more information and to choose a route, feeder watch or owling area for count day.
Skagway's Winter Birds Review at the library on Tuesday, 16dec, from 4:30 to 6pm - all are welcome (not limited to people doing CBC)
Elaine will be at Glacial Coffeehouse from 8 to 9am on count day. Stop by to pick up printed materials or get/give last minute routes. After 9, printed materials will be in the blue box on the porch of Chilkoot Insurance at 3rd & State. Data sheets can be dropped off into the blue box, too.
Post-count meet up at the old Russo house (mile 1.0 Dyea Road) starting at dusk, to whenever. Hot spiced beverages, alcoholic and non, provided; snacks welcome. Come warm up, and bring your stories to share! and can drop off data sheets, too.
How we do it - how to participate (routes, feeders, owling); and the latest sign-up listing.
CBC data sheets - view or download the routes descriptions, and instructions for field observers (routes) and feeder watchers.
Skagway's winter adult gulls - a guide to help with identification of Skagway's adult gulls.
--- Summary pages are available for these counts: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
--- view or download a PDF file of any specific year's results from 2003 to present: results by year
--- view or download a PDF file of multiyear summaries of Skagway CBCs: CBC multi-year results by decade