The Christmas Bird Count, on the other hand, has grown to include some 80,000 yearly participants at nearly 25,000 locations in Canada, the U.S., South America and the Caribbean.

Each year, the Fort Cavazos Adaptive and Integrative Management Team participates in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, helping to contribute valuable avian data.

Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild and most have been detected among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows.

Other birds noted included 90 crows, 88 ravens, 91 blue jays, 49 mourning doves, 538 rock doves (pigeons), 290 black-capped chickadees, 20 white-breasted nuthatches, 43 red-breasted nuthatches and ...

Ohio reports first probable human case of bird flu by: Jordan Unger Posted: Feb 12, 2025 / 06:31 PM EST Updated: Feb 13, 2025 / 05:53 AM EST ***Watch previous coverage on bird flu above*** ...

In the 1960s, birders who did the Christmas Bird Count each year in Atlanta discontinued the count because they said it had become too difficult to find birds amid the city’s expanses of ...