Benicia Christmas Bird Count – Monday, December 16, 2024

The 77th Benicia CBC – Monday, December 16th, 2024.
The Benicia Count was founded by Benician Emerson Stoner in 1930, 94 years ago! This year we will be counting all the birds we can find in the Benicia CBC circle which includes the communities of Benicia, East Vallejo, Cordelia, West Suisun City, as well as parts of Grizzly Island and Grizzly Bay. If all goes well, we’ll even send a boat out into the Benicia Straits! For the count we would like to have as many teams as possible and would encourage everyone to participate regardless of your level of birding expertise. Our teams will have experienced leaders to guide you and the more pairs of eyes that are on a team the more birds we will find. The routes we use for the count will have a range of hiking difficulty from flat paved surfaces to steeper hills and trails so let us know which type of surface might be best for you and we will match you to a count team that is suited for you. So, if you can join us for a day, or even half a day of birding, join us on Dec. 16th for this year’s Christmas Bird Count adventure. At the end of the day, we will be serving a hot meal at our compilation dinner where we will gather to discuss the birds we’ve seen and share the highlights of our day. Our dinner will be tentatively held at the Florence Douglas Senior Citizen Center located at 333 Amador St. Vallejo, CA 94590. This year, Robin Leong will be assisting Tom Slyker in organizing this fun event!  If you think you can participate in this year’s Benicia CBC please let Tom and/or Robin know.  Tom can be reached at or 707-771-1918 and Robin’s email address is . Hope to see you there!