Little Lakes Christmas Bird Count 2024

An Opportunity to Be a Part of the Birding Community!

Save the date of Sunday, December 29 to participate in the 73rd bird count of the Little Lakes area!

This year marks the 125th count nationwide and the 73rd count for the area. The count date is Sunday, December 29, 2024. Birds seen during the count week of December 26th through January 1st may
be called in to the leaders for inclusion in the tally. The center of the 15 mile diameter circle is the outlet of Hemlock Lake, at the north end of the lake. The circle includes all of Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice
and Honeoye Lakes and a large area to the north. The dividing line between the areas is the height of land between the lakes. It is important for the coverage in each of the five areas to be as consistent as possible, year to year, for meaningful evaluation of the count area. Your participation in this worthy endeavor would be greatly appreciated. New birders can be paired with experienced birders. If you are interested, please contact one of the leaders. The afternoon compiling meeting will be held at 4:30 pm at the American Hotel, located at the SE corner of NY 15A and US 20 in the village of Lima. As an expression of our appreciation for letting us meet at this location, please order something from the menu. They are known for their tasty soups.

Area                                             Leader (with email link)/Phone
Conesus Lake                             Jim Kimball 519-9211
Hemlock Lake                             Kevin Koss 314-8306 & Sheila Mumpton 346-0292
Canadice Lake                            Phil Opdycke 259-6932
Honeoye Lake                            John Boettcher 298-3404
Northern Area                            Robert Buckert 269-4206

Pat Martin, Compiler
Cell: (585) 301-5485