| 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
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 […]