Participate
This year’s count will be held Sunday, December 22, 2024.
There is no one meeting place for this event. Regional leaders assign areas to groups or individuals. To participate, contact an area leader below in early December.
Send an email to bochnikm@cs.com and asked to be added to the count mailing list. An email will be sent in December with the details.
AREA LEADERS
Area Leader Contact Info
Rye Tom Burke 914-967-4922
Scarsdale: (including Bronxville, Doug Bloom 914-834-5203
Tuckahoe, Larchmont,
New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon, etc.)
Yonkers Michael Bochnik 914-953-7409 (cell)
BochnikM@cs.com
Hudson Valley: (includes David McIntyre (650) 946-7164
Hastings, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry) dcmcintyre@icloud.com
Cc: Lawrence McIntyre lctmcintyre1@optonline.net
East Bronx: (East of Bronx River) Richard Aracil 347-835-3438
rvaracil@gmail.com
West Bronx: (West of, and Andrew Baksh cell: 917-968-7412
including Bronx River) birdingdude@gmail.com
Kings Point: (Northern Nassau) Stephane Perreault
sperreault@greentreefdn.org
There will be a hybrid compilation, both in person and on Zoom. The compilation dinner will be at Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers. 19 Dudley Street. Dinner will start at 6 PM. Doors will be open by 4:30 with refreshments for those who need a place to warm up and add up their numbers. Food is again from San Martino's. Cost is $20 per person.
The Zoomed compilation will start at 7:30 PM (internet willing). Zoom Link to be sent out just prior to the count.
The count presentation will include the graphs on years past on many species as well as real time computation of the results. It should be an eye-opening and enjoyable meeting.
I hope to see you on this year's count and online or at the compilation. Good luck and good birding. More information is available at https://www.hras.org/bronx-westchester-count . Printable check lists and area maps are available for downloading See Side Bar to the right .
How the count is organized
The Bronx-Westchester count circle (radius 7.5 miles) is divided into 7 regional areas; East Bronx, West Bronx, Yonkers, Hudson Valley (Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Ardsley), Rye (Rye and Harrison), Scarsdale (Scarsdale, Pelham, Eastchester, Bronxville, Hartsdale, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck) and Kings Point on Long Island. Each regional area has a leader; who in turn assigns parts of their area to different teams or "parties". See Area Maps. Each party canvases their assigned area. They identify and count every bird they see. They note time spent in field; distance travelled. If they see a rarity, they must supply supporting details.
We also encourage counting at feeders. See Feeder List. You don't count every bird which comes to your feeder - we assume the same individual will return several times. You count the number of birds of each species you see at the same time at your feeder. Example: you see 4 House Sparrows at 12:30 pm; at 1 pm you see 2. Your count is 4 House Sparrows - the highest number seen at once.
Michael Bochnik - Head Compiler
Next Dates for the
Bronx Westchester Christmas
Bird Count
Sunday December 28, 2025
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Forms for Area Leaders
Party Hours
Party Roster Sheet
Tally Sheet for Area Leaders
Supporting Details Rarities