New York State
Ornithological Association

For the birders and birds of the Empire State

126th New York State
Christmas Bird Count
2025-2026  Schedule
December 14, 2025 - January 5, 2026
CBC Coordinators:
Last Updated 12/14/25
Please send us the date and contact information for your CBC.  You can use our handy ONLINE FORM.
We'll let you know via email as soon as your information has been posted, usually within a day or so.
 
Find a New York Count Circle
In the drop-down list below, an asterisk preceding a circle code indicates information is available on this page; click the count and check under the date indicated. Conversely, no asterisk indicates we don't have any information about that circle for this season's count.

National Audubon's map of CBC circles

 

Note:  The annual Christmas Bird Count is a project of the National Audubon Society.  NYSOA presents the schedule here to assist CBC volunteers and coordinators in planning.

 

Glaucous Gull, photo © Pranav Kumar

Glaucous Gull
photo © Pranav Kumar, then age 14
a youth member of NYSOA's NYS Young Birders Club

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CBC Participants:
Your help with this year's CBC is greatly appreciated!  Check out the information below to decide which circle or circles you'd like to work on.  Once you pick a circle, please contact the CBC coordinator to sign up. 
Email is the preferred contact method, so please try that first before calling.


 

All information listed in the calendar below has been confirmed for this winter's CBC season.
Only those circles for which we have received specific information are shown.
 

Counts shown against a color background are for non-NY or partially non-NY circles

 

Count
Code
Count Name
Contact
Email
Phone
Sunday, December 14, 2025
NYAC
Albany County

John Askildsen
  
NYCA
Captree L.I.
Brent Bomkamp or Taylor Sturm
 
CTGR
Greenwich-Stamford
Cynthia Ehlinger /
Ryan MacLean
 
NJLH

New Jersey-Lower Hudson

Alan Mapes and Scott Stoner
646-993-2431 (call only) 
NYND
Northern Dutchess
John Askildsen
  
NYOS
Oswego-Fulton
Melinda and
Bob Fisk
315-751-3465
NYOT
Oneonta
Sandy Bright
607-287-4465
NYQU
Queens County
Corey Finger
 
NYRC
Rockland County
Alan Wayne Wells
845-942-5751
Thursday, December 18, 2025
NYSC
Southern Columbia County
Frank Smith
 
Saturday, December 20, 2025
NYCM
Chatham
Chris Franks
914-987-9397
NYDC
Dutchess County
Debbie van Zyl
 
NYEO
Eastern Orange County
Karen C Miller
NYLS
Letchworth-Silver Lake
Matt Nusstein
 
NYML
Mohonk Lake-Ashokan Res
Steve M. Chorvas
845-246-5900
NYNN
North Nassau
Jennifer Wilson Pines
 
NYPE
Peekskill
Sean Camillieri
 
845-337-0142 
Sunday, December 21, 2025
NYQW
Quogue-Water Mill L.I.
Steven Biasetti
 
Saturday, December 27, 2025
NYCS
Central Suffolk County L.I.
Katie Kleinpeter
 
NYFP
Fort Plain
Charlie Scheim
607-434-4880
NYGH
Granger-Hunt
Matt Nusstein
 
NYSM
Smithtown L.I.
David LaMagna
631-766-9860
NYSR
Southern Rensselaer County
Naomi Lloyd
518-596-5964 
NYUD
Ulster/Dutchess
Mark DeDea
  
Sunday, December 28, 2025
NYBW
Bronx-Westchester
Michael Bochnik
914-953-7409
Thursday, January 1, 2026
NYEL
Elmira
Bill Ostrander
607-207-0000
NYHV
Pawling (Hidden Valley)
CT: Angela Dimmitt
NY: Carena Pooth
CT: 860-355-3429
Friday, January 2, 2026
NYSE
Schoharie County
Zachary Timmins
315-720-4715
Saturday, January 3, 2026
NYHE
Hamburg-East Aurora
Thomas O'Donnell
 
NYSN
Southern Nassau County L.I.
Patricia Lindsay
 
Sunday, January 4, 2026

 
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