The Big Sit!

All or part of the day Saturday and Sunday. Observe birds from within a 17-foot circle anywhere. Report via eBird.

• Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count is on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
• If you live inside our circle, you may want to count at your feeders this year. See the map below for a view of our circle. If you can’t tell whether you are inside the circle or not, please contact the compiler, Valerie Barnes, or look at the more detailed map. To count at your feeders, please sign up well in advance with Marguerite Fries.
• We will not hold a tally dinner. The compiler will connect with the zone captains to record the results. Results will be posted on our Observation Records page.
• Contact: Valerie Barnes  to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your zone captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Val will assign you to a zone and the zone captain will contact you.

Download field reporting form

Download feeder reporting form and instructions

Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count Circle

Download (9 MB) detailed map

• Christmas Bird Count in Franklin/Fulton Counties: Buchanan Trail CBC
• Contact Vern Gauthier to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your area captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Vern will assign you to an area and the area captain will contact you.
• All Day. For any additional information, contact Vern Gauthier

PABT Franklin/Fulton County CBC Map

• Christmas Bird Count in Newville area.
• All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier

• Christmas Bird Count in York Springs area
• All Day. For information, contact Tim Johnson.

• Conservation Count and fundraiser organized by Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO)
• All day for one or more of the 11 days, Join a team for fundraising opportunities, and/or sponsor one or more teams.
• PSO will select the organizations that will benefit.
• See www.breedingbirdblitz.org for info.
• Contact: Vern Gauthier