FCAS Presents

JJ Audubon

"I ate no butcher's meat, lived chiefly on fruits, vegetables, and fish, and never drank a glass of spirits or wine until my wedding day. To this I attribute my continual good health, endurance, and an iron constitution."

J. J. Audubon, engraved by H. B. Hall, based on a painting by Henry Inman. Engraving from The Life of John James Audubon, the Naturalist, edited by his widow. New York: G. P. Putnams' Sons, 1894.

"Christmas Bird Count"

Fort Collins: Saturday, Dec. 17th, and
Loveland: Sunday, January 1st
Rawhide Power Plant, TBD


CBC participants by Audubon.org

The 117th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2016 to January 5, 2017. The CBC is the longest running citizen science survey in the world, and it provides critical data on bird population trends. Tens of thousands of participants know that it is also a great way to make new friends and have fun! Volunteers are assigned in teams to cover designated areas within a 15-mile diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day. This year, the Fort Collins CBC is scheduled for Saturday, Decem- ber 17, and will be coordinated by Tom Hall (redbear44@msn.com). The Loveland count will be on Sunday, January 1, and coordinated by Nick Komar (quetzal65@comcast.net) and Denise Bretting (dbretting@swloveland.com). And finally, the Rawhide Power Plant CBC will be organized by Doug Kibbe (dpkibbe@msn.com), but the date was not set in time for announcing it in this newsletter. Contact Tom, Nick, or Doug if you want to participate in these fun events. Advanced birding skills are not required; beginners can be paired with more experienced birders. Volunteers who live within a count circle that just wish to record what comes to their backyard feed- ers also are welcome to participate; they should contact the CBC coordinator for details.