Join the Coast Fork Birders in the Cottage Grove Christmas Bird Count! All levels of bird enthusiasts are encouraged to take part in this opportunity to contribute to a great citizen science effort while learning bird identification from experienced birders. This event is coordinated by Grace Fowler-Gore and each count section will be led by a Coast Fork Birders member.
Participants will gather at 6:30am at the Vintage Inn Restaurant, 1590 Gateway Blvd, Cottage Grove, for a morning breakfast meeting to organize into teams. Birders will head into the field by 7:30am.
The end of day “countdown” will take place at 4pm at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 725 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove.
Be sure to bring your birding gear, weather appropriate clothing and lunch to get you through the day.
To participate:
Please contact Grace by email
R3JhY2VMb3Zlc0JpcmRzMSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t (please provide a contact telephone within your email) or 817-975-4936 as soon as possible to optimize placement into a birding sector of your preference. We have plenty of varied habitats to choose from: two lakes, river, creek, farm fields, forest, urban, suburban and rural.
People who would like to participate by counting the birds in their own yards are encouraged to contact Grace as well. “Feeder Counters” are a valuable part of the Christmas Bird Count data. This way, you don’t have to commit to an entire day of birding to make a contribution to our Cottage Grove CBC.
Accessibility -There are zones and parts of zones that anyone with limited mobility can participate in. Please, if you want to partake, then join us!
Also check out other Meetups in Cottage Grove.
