| Location | The Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count is centered at 40′ 12 N, 82′ 5 W, which is near Interstate 71, 7.5 miles north of Ohio Route 161. It includes Hoover and Alum Creek Reservoirs; parts of the Olentangy River; Highbanks, Inniswood and Sharon Woods Metro Parks; and Camp Mary Orton, as well as suburban and rural areas. |
| History | The Hoover Reservoir CBC has been conducted annually since 1955. |
| 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 | Lee McBride |
Detailed Annual Reports
March 19, 2019
2018 Columbus CBC Weathers Strange Winter Conditions. On December 16, 75 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different areas of Columbus. Relatively […]
December 31, 2013
Location and Time 40′ 12″ N, 82′ 5″ W (as described in 1975; center I-71, 7.5 mi. n. of Rt. 161). December 14, 2013; 7:45 am […]
December 31, 2012
Basics and Highlights December 15, 2012, marked the 57th Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. Highlights of the count included setting 12 new record highs (or tie […]
December 18, 2011
Basics The Hoover Reservoir, Ohio (OHHR) Christmas Bird Count took place Saturday, December 17, 2011. The Circle includes parts of Northern Franklin County and Southern Delaware […]
December 19, 2010
December 18, 2010, marked the 55th Anniversary of the Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. Over the last decade the circle’s teams and their area of coverage […]
December 31, 2009
2009 marked the 54th Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. The Hoover Reservoir Circle includes Hoover Reservoir, Alum Creek Reservoir, Westerville Reservoir, areas along the Olentangy River, […]
December 21, 2008
December 20, 2008, marked the 53rd Anniversary of the Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. Highlights We set 4 new record highs for individual species: Double-crested Cormorant […]
December 16, 2007
Hoover Reservoir CBC Teams Brave the Storm to Find Birds December 15, 2007 marked the 52nd Anniversary of the Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. Highlights of […]