Location | The Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count is centered at 40.3833 degrees North by -83.05 degrees West, which is approximately the center of Delaware Reservoir. The count circle includes the Delaware Reservoir and Wildlife area as well as the city of Delaware and surrounding suburban and rural areas. |
History | The Delaware Reservoir CBC has been conducted annually since 1988. |
Cumulative History | Click on the link to the left to see a spreadsheet showing the number of species for each each year that the count has been conducted. (The spreadsheet is in Microsoft Excel format.) |
Contact | Rich Bradley |
Detailed Annual Reports
January 29, 2020
On this cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 60 species and 8,788 individual birds, down considerably from last year.
February 5, 2019
On this seasonably cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 71 species and 14,759 individual birds. Read on to see some of the highlights.
January 16, 2018
On this seasonably cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 71 species and 14,759 individual birds. Read on to see some of the highlights.
February 1, 2017
The day started inauspiciously with a pre-dawn sheet of ice on the roads. It was treacherous enough that some groups didn’t venture out, or began counting […]
January 1, 2016
This year’s Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count (ODHR) was a great success. We had a return to “normal winter weather” just in time for the count. […]