The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count will take place from December 14 to January 5.   Tens of thousands of volunteers throughout North America will brave winter weather to add a new layer to over a century of data.

"Audubon was a social network before the world ever heard the term," notes David Yarnold, Audubon President & CEO. "Each December the buzz from our social network goes up a few decibels, as people with the knowledge and the passion for birds provide what no organization alone can."

"It's a globally recognized example of crowd-science," says Gary Langham, Audubon's Chief Scientist, who took his young daughter and wife on last year's CBC. "Audubon's Christmas Bird Count is also a tradition that does good things for families, communities, and the conservation movement."

For more information on bird conservation issues in Pennsylvania, visit the PA Audubon website.  Consider a visit to John James Audubon’s first home in this country at Mill Grove in Montgomery County.

12/3/2012