The 123rd Rochester Christmas Bird Count (RCBC) will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2026. Please consider contributing to this
national birding event, which is a beloved annual RBA tradition.

Participation in the RCBC enables in-field skill development, connections within the birding community, and the ability to contribute to a citizen science project that directly influences
National Audubon Society policy.

The location and time of the count dinner will be shared in the December 2026 Little Gull.

We need your help and welcome all skill levels. Please join us!!! These sector leaders (below) have agreed to coordinate the field work “boots-on-the-ground” for the count. To participate in the
count, contact them or Nick Kachala. Be sure that your sector leader gives you an individual
or group assignment.

John Boettcher   585-298-3404 Braddock Bay to Long Pond Road
Greg Lawrence                               Long Pond Road to Dewey Avenue; Dewey Avenue to
Charlotte Harbor
Andy Garland    585-329-1577    Summerville to Culver Road & Seneca Park
Sheryl Nash Gracewski                Culver Road to Baker Road (Webster)
Charlie Plimpton                           Parks and neighborhoods (Highland, Genesee Valley,
Mt. Hope Cemetery)
Robin Morey    973-715-6049    Maplewood & Turning Point Parks, Holy Sepulchre and Riverside                                                                  cemeteries
Brian Morse    585-269-9576    West of airport/south of the canal/north of the river
Rob Buckert    585-269-4206    Crow Roost

Nick Kachala, Compiler   585-750-5536