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T
he Minnesota Christmas Bird Count has a rich history dating back to the 6th count in 1905.
Minneapolis and Red Wing were the locations of that first Minnesota census. The Minneapolis count was conducted by the Kenwood Bird Club,
and recorded eight species, while the Red Wing Count - conducted by Charles Borgen and Nels Phillips - recorded seven.
O
ver the next 101 years the Christmas Bird Count has been conducted uninterrupted in the state
and has grown to include almost 70 census circles and involved over 28,000 particpants. Over 1,000 participants
contribute each and every year. These participants have logged nearly 77,000 total hours, traveling approximately 548,000 miles.
Over 8.5 million birds of 201 species have been recorded on the Minnesota CBC.
T
his website was designed to help promote and coordinate the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in the State of Minnesota.
It is possible to explore the data that has been collected in the Minnesota CBC.
Information is presented to answer your questions about the CBC, and resources are provided to assist the local compilers
with the operation of a census.
Explore The Data
Bird Species
Location
Weather
Count Year