The SE Volusia Audubon Society will hold its annual Ponce Inlet Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on January 2, 2010. The nation-wide count has been held continuously since 1900.

The data gained from the last 40 years of CBC was recently used by scientists to correlate the warming trend in the U.S. with the tendancy of birds to winter farther north than previously. Analysis of this and complementary data will be important in determining the health and survivability of specific species and their habitats.

If you would like to participate, meet us at the Brannon Center at 7a.m. for assigment to teams. Binoculars and field guides will be helpful. You do not have to be an expert birder to participate. A fee of $5 is collected from adult participants to help defray the cost of maintaining the national CBC database.

For more details please visit our website at: www.sevolusiaaudubon.org.