Christmas Bird Count: An 80-Year Review of Species Trends in Portland

For more than 100 years, Bird Alliance of Oregon has organized the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in the metro area, recruiting volunteers to fan out across a 15-mile-wide circle to identify and count every bird seen or heard. Results from all Christmas Bird Counts are contributed annually to National Bird Alliance of Oregon, whose database includes data from thousands of CBC circles across North America and the world.

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Photo of Mateo and his drawing that talks about his $6 donation and his desire for people to donate for bird conservation

Mateo Asks You to Give for the Birds

Recently, Volunteer Manager Vicky Medley was opening Bird Alliance of Oregon’s mail when she came across a child’s pencil drawing of a bird. In the envelope was the art, a brief note from Mateo, age 6, and six dollars.

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