Sign-up Information

The Christmas Bird Count is free  -  no more fees!  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

Skagway CBC Count day = Saturday 20 December 2025

[count week is 3 days before and 3 days after 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.

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There are three ways to participate in the Skagway Christmas Bird Count:

Field Observers (routes):  people who follow a daytime designated route (see descriptions below).  Our routes are covered by vehicle, by walking a trail/pathway, or by canvassing an area by boat.  Some routes combine more than one transportation method.  Most routes are covered by a group of birders, but some more experienced individuals may cover a route solo. Beginning birders will be placed with a group of more experienced birders.  

Feeder Watchers:  people who watch a feeder for a minimum of 15 minutes sometime during the count day.  The feeder may be your own, or you can volunteer to watch someone else's feeder.

Owling:  people who go out before dawn or after dusk to listen for owls.  No designated routes. 

Click here for data sheets and more information about recording your observations.

To sign up for a route, feeder or owling: post to our forum, or email us at sbc@aptalaska.net

If you decide at the last minute you'd like to participate, call or text Elaine at 612-0397