Lafayette Christmas Bird Count 2024. The christmas bird count began in 1900 when frank chapman suggested that teams change their tradition of shooting birds as a christmas sport to simply taking a census of them. Savannah sparrow, image by dana j.
Crisscross teatown lake reservation compiling data for the national audubon society’s 124th annual christmas bird count. The audubon christmas bird count involves over 70,000 volunteer bird counters in 2,400+ locations, providing crucial data for bird population health at a scale that professional.