January 2, 2010
Post count tally and chili feed at my place (225 N. Lincoln, Poky) at 6:30 after the count. BYOB.  PVAS pays all fees.

Dennis Austin: 435-245-4177 / 435-245-5261

January 4, 2010
If you are interested in helping please contact him at 435-245-4177 or 435-245-5261, I'm sure he would be happy to have some help from Idaho birders. Bear Lake is in the far southeastern corner of Idaho and the closest town of any size is Montpelier. It would be interesting to find out what is in this corner of Idaho in the winter.

RL Rowland: 208-336-9808 / boisebirdguy@aol.com

Sunday, December 20, 2009
Meet: 7 AM, for all day trip
Location: Boise, ID
Cost: $5
Meet at 7 am at the Idaho Fish and Game Department, 600 South Walnut, Boise. Bruce Ackerman 208-342-0896 backerman1@aol.com Potluck dinner afterwards at Sue Norton’s house.

You're never far from a coffee shop or café on this count. Escape the Christmas shopping and help RL cover the varied habitats and neighborhoods in our capital city. Sue Norton will host the after-count chili dinner.

Jan Rose: 664-5318 or avianplts@coldreams.com

Friday December 21,2007
Check with Jan for time and meeting location

Larry Ridenhour: 384-3334 Cell (208) 863-5596 ridenhour.larry@gmail.com

Saturday, January 2, 2010
Meet: 7 AM, for all day trip
Meeting Location: Boise BLM Office
Cost: $5.00
Meet at 3948 Development Ave., Boise.  This is expedition quality birding at CJ Strike Reservoir and the Snake River from below the dam to Bruneau Dunes State Park. Be prepared for bitter cold and relentless wind (and great birds!).

Miriam Austin: red_willow@mindspring.com

Dec. 14, 2009
Contact Miriam for details.

Shirley Sturts: 664-5318 or shirley.sturts@gmail.com

Saturday December 19, 2009
Meet for Breakfast at 6:00 a.m. Michael D's Eatery or 7:00 a.m. to join your team

Mike Munts: michael_munts@nps.gov

Friday December 18, 2009
With the count circle at 6000 feet and some of us topping 7500, this one of the highest in the region.  If anyone has any questions contact Mike Munts at michael_munts@nps.gov.  By the way the circle is Blaine and Butte Counties so both Snake River and Prairie Falcon Chapters can include it.

Spencer Walters: spencerw100@yahoo.com

December 16, 2009
We will be doing the Garden Valley CBC on Wednesday, December 16 this year. We're hoping that by doing it a couple weeks earlier we will have less snow so we can access more of the area.

Sarah Harris: 208-734-2645 or sjharris@cableone.net

Saturday December 19, 2009
Plan to join fellow birders for a day of fun and some of the best winter birding in Idaho! The Hagerman Valley Idaho Count will begin at 8:00 AM (unless your group is owling) at the Highway #30 Rest Area just west of the WMA. We will undoubtedly see 80 to 90 species, a rarity or two, and thousands of individual birds (mostly waterfowl). Our count circle includes a 15 mile stretch of the Snake River, portions of Billingsley Cr., Riley Cr., Sand Springs, Ritter Island, Hagerman Fossil Beds, and the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area. The weather will be cold, windy, and possibly snowy. Warm food and drinks will await you at the compilation, to be held in Hagerman. Contact Sarah Harris for your count area assignment by phone (208)734-2645 or email (sjharris@cableone.net).

Kit Struthers: 208-529-2028 or kit619@ida.net

December 30, 2009 (tentative)
Contact Kit for details.

Mark Delwiche: 208-525-9414 or mark_delwiche@q.com

Saturday December 19, 2009
The Idaho Falls Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Saturday, December 19. The count area is a 15 mile diameter circle centered near the Idaho Falls airport.

We need birders in the field and people to keep track of the birds that come to their feeders. Birds seen during count week, the three days before and after count day, are also reported. If you would like to participate but can’t come to the planning meeting, please contact Mark Delwiche at 525-9414 or delwiche@srv.net. There will be a $5 per person participation fee to partially offset National Audubon’s costs.

I hope you can participate—either in the field or at home watching your feeders!

Don Heikkila 659-3389 or donhei@imbis.net

Monday January 4, 2010
(Harrison -Heyburn State Park)- Kootenai and Benewah Counties
Team organizers Shirley Sturts 664-5318 / shirley.sturts@gmail.com- and Lisa Hardy 783-1262 / basalt@earthlink.net
Meet and time - plans made will be made by each participating team

Karl Ruprecht: 208-736-8648 or ruprechtjk@hotmail.com

Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009
Contact Karl for details.

Zeke Watkins: 208-731-1471 or scottywarbler@yahoo.com

Friday, Jan. 1, 2010
Contact Zeke for details.

Saturday January 2, 2010
The 11th annual Lewiston-Clarkston count is being coordinated by Terry Gray. Everyone is welcome to participate. P l e a s e c o n t a c t T e r r y (clgtlg@moscow.com) for information.

Dave Holick: daveholick@moscow.com or
 Tom Weber: tweber@wsu.edu

December 19, 2009
The Christmas Bird Count is a fun day for both the birding enthusiast and the novice alike. Held between December 14 and January 5 each year, the CBC is an opportunity to see wintering birds rarely seen by most people. All count data is incorporated into a national database. This will be the 109th annual Christmas Bird Count and the Palouse Audubon Chapter's 38th year of participation. The count is being coordinated by Dave Holick and Tom Weber. Everyone is welcome to participate. Please contact Dave (daveholick@moscow.com) or Tom (tweber@wsu.edu) for details.

Lynn Davenport: Bigbirder@clearwire.net
208-468-0292

Saturday, December 19, 2009
Meet: 7 AM for all day trip
Meeting Location: Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, Nampa, ID
Cost: $5.00
The Nampa Area Christmas Bird Count will be held December 19.  We will meet at the Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge Headquarters at 7:00 to 7:45 am for instructions and area assignments.  We would like to extend an invitation to any birders who might be in the Nampa Area or want to travel to our area to join us.  Dress warm and bring a lunch.  The groups of counters will meet back at the refuge headquarters at 5:00 pm for collection of data.  We will furnish soup/chili/hot bread dinner for all counters who wish to stay while we talk about the day's sightings.  

If you are planning on participating in the Nampa Christmas Bird Count, please be aware that the Upper Embankment dam road will be closed to all vehicles in early December.  Currently the new road is under construction and should be completed very soon.  I think they plan to stripe the new road this next week.  The new entrance to the refuge visitor center is farther west, located at Indiana and Roosevelt.  From Hwy 55, go past Lake Avenue towards Caldwell.  Turn left on Indiana.  Follow Indiana to the refuge entrance.

From Iowa Street, drive past the old entrance to the upper dam.  Follow the road as it parallels the dam before turning away from the dam.  The first road you will come to is Roosevelt.  Turn left on Roosevelt and continue to Indiana.  Turn left into the refuge.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Saturday December 22, 2007
We meet at Audrey's Restaurant on Highway 2 on the westside of Newport, WA at about 6:30 a.m. We carpool and put novices with experienced people so everybody has a good time. Meet at the same place about 4:00 p.m. for roundup and hot chocolate. Count includes 15 miles of the Pend Oreille River, mostly in WA; and associated conifer forest in the north and Little Spokane River on the south side of the circle.

Saturday December 19, 2009
Post count tally and chili feed at Chuck Trost's place (225 N. Lincoln, Poky) at 6:30 after the count. BYOB.  PVAS pays all fees.

Darren Clark: clarkd@byui.edu / 208-356-0026 (evenings)

Saturday, January 2, 2010
The Rexburg CBC is going to be held later than usual this year. We are going to hold it on Saturday, January 2, 2010. Anybody that is interested in helping out is welcome. Contact me for more information.

Contact Rob for details.

Contact Hadley for details.

December 19, 2009
Contact Rich Del Carlo for details.

Saturday January 2, 2010
Meet for Breakfast at 6: a.m. Rustler's Roost, , Hayden Lake Highway 95 and Hayden Avenue, or 7:00 a.m. to join your team.

Brian Sturges: bsmagpie@cox.net

Saturday, January 2, 2010
Meet at the Picabo store at 7:30 am for assignment. We will regroup again at the Picabo store at 4:30 for tally. Contact Brian Sturges at bsmagpie@cox.net for more information.

January 3, 2010
Contact Susan for details.

Jeff Ruprecht: 208-733-9639 or ruprecht@bridgemail.com

January 3, 2010

Shirley Sturts has shared some Idaho CBC trivia with us:

The first CBC was in Moscow December 25, 1914
3 participants, 8 species of birds:

Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker
Merrill's Song Sparrow
Hepburn's Leucosticte
Gray-crowned Leucosticte
crossbill sp.
Short-eared Owl
Western Meadowlark
Pale Goldfinch