96th Annual Memphis Christmas Bird Count
December 15
The historic Memphis Christmas Bird Count has been held since 1928 and has birding groups that cover different areas of the city from the Mississippi River east to include most of Shelby Farms Park. See the count circle here.
For more information about participating in the Memphis CBC, including specific meeting times and locations, contact compiler Anita Vincent at avin1129@gmail.com or one of the group leaders below:
Overton Park – Margaret Jefferson at mjefferson100@hotmail.com
Raleigh – Ryan Pudwell at rpudwell@gmail.com
Shelby Farms – Meet at 7:15 a.m. at the Shelby Farms Disc Golf Course parking lot. George Payne at gpayne@fisherarnold.com
T.O. Fuller State Park/Ensley Bottoms – Jim Varner at jamescvarner@gmail.com
This is the 125th year for the CBC, the world’s longest running Citizen Science survey, and the 96th year for the Memphis CBC.