BBC members are encouraged to participate in the 116th Christmas Bird Count, which will take place from December 14, 2015 through January 5, 2016. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. More than 30 count circles are located entirely or partly within Massachusetts. Count dates confirmed as of press time are listed below; changes can happen, however, so participants should contact the count compiler at least a week in advance. Compilers, contact the webmaster if you have an update.
Date to Be Determined
Andover: Donna Cooper (978) 470-2717
Groton-Oxbow: Ron Lockwood (978) 779-5367
Mid-Cape Cod: Peter Trimble and Jeremiah Trimble
Newport County, RI/Westport, MA: Robert Emerson (401) 455-0700
Plymouth: Trevor Lloyd-Evans (508) 224-6521
Stellwagen Bank: Simon Perkins (978) 369-1284
Truro: Mark Faherty
Tuckernuck: Simon Perkins (978) 369-1284
Worcester: John Liller
Monday, December 14
Sturbridge: Mark Lynch (snow/ice storm date December 15)
Saturday, December 19
Athol: Dave Small (978) 413-1772
Buzzard’s Bay: Jeremiah Trimble (508) 498-9646
Central Berkshire: Holly Higganbotham and Bob Wood (413) 684-3724
Millis:Elissa Landre
Northern Berkshire: Pam Weatherbee (413) 458-3538
Quincy: Glenn d’Entremont (781) 344-5857
Springfield: George C. Kingston (413) 525-6742
Sunday, December 20
Cape Ann: Jim Barber, Jim Berry
Cape Cod: Blair Nikula
Greater Boston: Robert Stymeist
Northhampton: Jan Ortiz and Janice Jorgensen
Saturday, December 26
Cobble Mountain: Seth Kellogg (413) 569-3335
Westminster: Charles Caron
Sunday, December 27
Greenfield: Mark Fairbrother (413) 367-2695
Marshfield: Sue MacCallum (781) 837-9400
Nantucket: Ken Blackshaw (508) 238-0209 and Edie Ray (meeting the night before)
Newburyport: Tom Young (603) 424-4512
Taunton/Middleboro: James Sweeney
Friday, January 1
Southern Berkshire: Rene Laubach (413) 623-8803
Saturday, January 2
Quabbin: Scott Surner (413) 256-5438
Uxbridge: Strickland Wheelock
Sunday, January 3
Concord: Norman Levey (website)
