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The 124th Christmas Bird Count Summary

December 14, 2023 to January 5, 2024

By Cooper Farr

Community Science Manager

Published November 08, 2024

As I sit down to write the summary of the 124^th Christmas Bird Count, I can’t help but reflect on my own experience with this wonderful program over the years. Like so many other birders, the Christmas Bird Count has touched my life in many ways. When I was first getting into birding, the CBC was the very first event that I reached out to my local Audubon chapter to join. I dragged my boyfriend along to what turned out to be an exciting (and frigid) day of birding around Lawrence, Kansas with the sector leader and his adorable 4-year-old daughter. We counted so many great birds that day, and I can still remember being blown away by the bright little Eastern Bluebirds that contrasted so perfectly with the gray Kansas winter.

During my young adulthood, I moved around the country for different jobs and school, and I joined the Christmas Bird Count wherever I happened to be each winter. When I started to pursue a career in wildlife conservation, the CBC became more than just an annual tradition to look forward to. I began seeing its impact in the scientific papers I was reading; papers that used this incredible dataset to further our understanding of the birds of the western hemisphere. I saw its impact as CBC data were used to make decisions about bird conservation. I also found an incredible community of birders who came together each year to bundle up, brave the weather, and count some birds. I am honored to help facilitate a program I’ve loved for so many years, and I am humbled to be following in Geoff LeBaron’s footsteps to write this summary. For nearly 40 years, he stewarded the CBC with great care and thoughtfulness and was always able to sum up each count in an entertaining and thorough narrative. Geoff retired earlier this year after decades of growing and maintaining this wonderful Audubon community science program.

So, let’s get into the summary. The 124^th Christmas Bird Count was a record-breaker in many ways. Participation seems to have fully recovered from the dip during Covid, and there were 2677 counts completed (470 in Canada, 2019 in the United States, and 188 in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands). This surpasses the previous high count of 2646 in the 120^th CBC. Each year we welcome new counts into the program, and we established 43 new circles for the 124^th CBC (6 in Canada, 12 in the United States, and 25 in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands, Table 1). Cuba had an especially large expansion, with 16 new circles added.

We also had a record number of participants in the 124^th CBC: 83,186 (72,129 field observers and 11,057 feeder watchers), which surpassed the record high of 81,601 in the 120^th Count by over 1500 people. Breaking down these numbers further, we had 15,470 observers in Canada (11,848 field observers and 3622 feeder watchers), 63,657 observers in the United States (56,440 field observers and 7217 feeder watchers), and 4059 observers in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Pacific Islands (3841 field observers and 218 feeder watchers). The effort to organize this tremendous group of birders falls to the compilers, who have done an excellent job with, in some cases, very large numbers of participants collecting data across their circles. Table 2 lists the 90 Christmas Bird Counts that had 100 or more participants in the 124^th CBC.

Although we didn’t break any records for species numbers, we still tallied a solid number of species on the 124^th count. Participants documented 2380 species, plus 407 identifiable forms and hybrids. This is up from last year’s tally (2244 species), but fewer than many recent years (2554 during the 122^nd, 2566 during the 120^th, and 2638 during the 119^th). Counts in Canada reported 301 species, and counts in the United States reported 667 species, 80 infraspecific forms, and 40 exotic species. The Mottled Owl at Falcon Dam S.P., Texas, was a new species for a U.S. CBC. The Gray-collared Becard and Fan-tailed Warbler at Brownsville, Texas, were also new, but they were only found during Count Week.

We added some great new species to our Christmas Bird Count list this year. These additions are due in part to the recent growth we’ve had in the number of CBC circles in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands, as well as some exciting new finds from existing counts in these regions. The new species we tallied in the 124^th CBC include an Amazonian Black-Tyrant, documented in Triángulo del Puma, Meta, Colombia, a Bearded Screech-Owl in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Duida Woodcreepers in both Tinajillas y Siete Iglesias, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, and Rio Upano, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, a Gray-throated Warbler in San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia (a new circle this year), a Pacific Swift on Rota, C.N.M.I., and 6 Zapata Sparrows in Cayo Coco, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba (a new circle this year).

As with every year, bird species and their occurrence patterns depend on the weather and environmental conditions both during and in the months leading up to the count. December 2023 and January 2024 were generally warmer than average with varying precipitation throughout the CBC region. We saw our warmest December on record across much of the western hemisphere. Early January was also generally warmer and wetter, with a few serious storms that occurred mostly after the CBC season had finalized. The Southwest, Northern Plains, Gulf Coast, and Great Lakes regions of the United States and eastern Brazil had significantly below-average precipitation, while we had above-average precipitation in the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest and along the East Coast of the United States, in the Northwestern part of Canada, and in Argentina.

These warmer winter conditions across North America seemed to have kept some birds around later in the season and even over the winter. The 124^th Christmas Bird Count documented quite a few migratory species that stuck around at higher latitudes or showed up in interesting places. In the Eastern United States, species such as the Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler were documented on CBCs from South Carolina and up through the mid-Atlantic and New England. Lewis’s Woodpeckers were spotted at two circles in Montana, having overwintered regularly in recent years. North Carolina had an exciting first CBC record, a Roseate Spoonbill that was the first wintering spoonbill record for the state.

The middle of North America also had good years for warblers and other migratory species, with Tennessee, Palm and Orange-crowned Warblers showing up or sticking around in midwestern states, and Black-throated Blue, Tennessee, and Yellow-throated Warblers appearing on counts in western states. Texas alone tallied 22 species of warblers. California had a great year for wintering flycatchers, with Eastern Phoebes, Tropical Kingbirds, Western Kingbirds, Dusky-capped Flycatchers, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (the first state winter record), and a new high count for Vermillion Flycatchers. Hummingbirds also dazzled CBC counters this year, from Kentucky’s first Allen’s Hummingbird documented on the Somerset CBC, to three overwintering Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in New Jersey, to a Calliope Hummingbird in Virginia and a Black-chinned Hummingbird that overwintered in Manhattan.

A notable weather event affecting the 124^th CBC was Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 storm that hit Florida at the end of August. Strong winds from the storm blew American Flamingoes off course during their migration from Cuba to Yucatán, Mexico, and they began showing up in all sorts of places throughout the eastern half of the United States. Flamingoes likely lingering from the storm were counted on several CBCs in Florida and one in South Carolina – a first record for this species in the state.

During this count, we continued to observe the recent northward expansion of Limpkins across the United States. This species originally occurred in the southernmost parts of the United States and into Central and South America, but the warming climate and new food resources have enabled Limpkins to push much further north. Limpkins were counted on CBCs across North America in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana (first CBC record for the state), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (first CBC record for the state), Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina (first CBC record for the state), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (a big expansion over the three seasons), Virginia, West Virginia, and Ontario, Canada. Although their range may be expanding, their actual population numbers may not be. Florida had a decrease in Limpkin numbers over four of the past five seasons, with 855 individuals on 51 counts in the 124^th CBC compared with numbers in the 1000-2000 range for past seasons.

One benchmark for Christmas Bird Counts (at least for folks who are lucky to do their counts in areas of high diversity) is documenting 150 species or more. All of the Christmas Bird Counts that tallied at least 150 species are listed in Table 3. Participants can also strive to find the most species in their region, regardless of whether 150 species is a possibility. These High Species Counts by Region can be found in Table 4, and might reflect effort, weather and local conditions on count day, and of course, luck.

Finally, we have the total number of birds. During the 124^th Christmas Bird Count, participants counted 40,871,030 birds. This includes 36,853,154 birds in the United States, 3,549,046 in Canada, and 464,913 in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands. Although slightly up from last year’s 40,298,635 birds, this number is alarmingly low. Each year, we increase the effort and geographic coverage of the Christmas Bird Count, and yet we continue to see overall declines in the total birds counted. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who has been following the state of the birds in our hemisphere, but it should be alarming, heartbreaking, and – most of all – catalyzing. There are choices we can make to change this pattern and bend the bird curve to secure their future. Even small changes like avoiding pesticides and plastics, drinking bird-friendly coffee, planting native plants around our homes, and making our windows bird-safe can have meaningful and significant impacts for our bird populations.

After spending this time reviewing and summarizing the 124^th Christmas Bird Count, I am left with a feeling of deep gratitude. To all of the participants, compilers, and regional editors who spend hours each year counting birds, compiling, submitting, and reviewing data to make this program a success – thank you! We truly couldn’t do this without you.

Tables

Table 1. New counts in the 124^th (2023-2024) Christmas Bird Count

Count Code	Count Name
Canada
ABTV	Tawatinaw Valley, Alberta
NBMN	Minto, New Brunswick
NUIQ	Iqaluit, Nunavut
ONCW	Coldwater, Ontario
QCAM	Amos, Quebec
SKRL	Redberry Lake, Saskatchewan
United States
CATS	Shingletown, California
KYBK	Breckinridge County, Kentucky
MIMK	Mio, Michigan
MNCW	Clearwater, Minnesota
MOCA	Cass County, Missouri
MOGP	Grand Pass, Missouri
PAMV	Mon Valley, Pennsylvania
SCYE	Yemassee, South Carolina
TNGV	Greeneville, Tennessee
TXHE	Henderson County, Texas
VADR	Dragon Run, Virginia
WIBC	Beaver Creek Reserve, Wisconsin
Latin America
CLFM	Funza-Mosquerq-Madrid, Cundinamarca, Colombia
CLLD	La Dorada, Caldas, Colombia
CLLR	La Pedrera-Parque Nacional Natural Río Puré, Amazonas, Colombia
CLTQ	San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia
CLVG	Camino real Guadas-Villeta, Cundinamarca, Colombia
CRTS	Térraba-Sierpe, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
CUCA	Ciego de Ávila, C. de Ávila, Cuba
CUCC	Cayo Coco, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
CUEI	Ensenada del Inglés, Cienfuegos, Cuba
CUGC	Guayos, Cabaiguán, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
CUGU	Guardalavaca, Holguín, Cuba
CUHE	Habana del Este, La Habana, Cuba
CUHO	Holguín, Holguín, Cuba
CUIT	Isla de Turiguanó, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
CULT	Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba
CUMA	Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba
CUMC	Monte Cabaniguan, Las Tunas, Cuba
CUMV	Mataguá, Villa Clara, Cuba
CUSA	San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba
CUSC	Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
CUSM	Songo-La Maya, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
CUSR	Sierra del Rosaria, Artemisa, Cuba
GMPT	Punta Trifinio, Guatemala-El Salvador-Honduras
MXCD	Córdoba, Veracruz, México
MXVE	Veracruz Metropolitano, Veracruz, México

Table 2. Counts with 100 or more participants in the 124^th (2023-2024) Christmas Bird Count

Code	Count Name	# Observers	(Field + Feeder)
ABED	Edmonton	535	(292 + 243)
BCVI	Victoria	405	(361 + 44)
ORPD	Portland	349	(247 + 102)
WASE	Seattle	331	(250 + 81)
SCHH	Hilton Head Island	326	(247 + 79)
NJLH	Lower Hudson	311	(311 + 0)
CAOA	Oakland	304	(267 + 37)
OREU	Eugene	291	(190 + 101)
MACO	Concord	285	(173 + 112)
MANO	Northampton	255	(214 + 41)
ORRD	Redmond	252	(23 + 229)
ABCA	Calgary	247	(130 + 117)
MAGB	Greater Boston	241	(130 + 111)
PAPI	Pittsburgh	233	(185 + 48)
WIMA	Madison	228	(199 + 29)
DCDC	Washington	224	(223 + 1)
ECNM	Mindo-Tandayapa, Pichincha, Ecuador	209	(132 + 77)
COCS	Colorado Springs	204	(180 + 24)
WAOL	Olympia	199	(96 + 103)
CASF	San Francisco	193	(191 + 2)
ONOH	Ottawa-Gatineau	193	(161 + 32)
BCGS	Galiano-North Saltspring	189	(156 + 33)
CAPR	Point Reyes Peninsula	186	(185 + 1)
COBO	Boulder	182	(182 + 0)
BCVA	Vancouver	178	(151 + 27)
CARI	Richmond	174	(166 + 8)
VAFB	Fort Belvoir	174	(158 + 16)
MDSE	Seneca	173	(157 + 16)
CASB	Santa Barbara	170	(169 + 1)
NYIT	Ithaca	170	(159 + 11)
CASD	San Diego	169	(169 + 0)
VACL	Central Loudon	168	(167 + 1)
WAEV	Everett-Marysville	167	(92 + 75)
WAED	Edmonds	164	(106 + 58)
ONLO	London	156	(135 + 21)
CAOC	Orange County (coastal)	152	(152 + 0)
IDBO	Boise	152	(114 + 38)
CAPA	Palo Alto	150	(143 + 7)
BCPM	Pitt Meadows	149	(139 + 10)
ONTO	Toronto	149	(134 + 15)
AKAN	Anchorage	147	(109 + 38)
CODV	Denver (urban)	147	(138 + 9)
WASD	Sequim-Dungeness	147	(122 + 25)
ONKG	Kingston	143	(64 + 79)
FLSR	Sarasota	142	(140 + 2)
NSHD	Halifax-Dartmouth	142	(108 + 34)
UTSL	Salt Lake City	142	(137 + 5)
AKFA	Fairbanks	139	(79 + 60)
NYBR	L.I.: Brooklyn	137	(135 + 2)
CASC	Santa Cruz County	135	(130 + 5)
FLGA	Gainesville	135	(125 + 10)
BCPI	Pender Islands	131	(106 + 25)
COEI	Evergreen-Idaho Springs	129	(86 + 43)
NYBW	Bronx-Westchester Region	129	(126 + 3)
AZTV	Tucson Valley	127	(121 + 6)
BCSS	Sidney-South Saltspring	127	(111 + 16)
TXSC	Spring Creek	125	(104 + 21)
MBWI	Winnipeg	124	(86 + 38)
COFC	Fort Collins	123	(106 + 17)
MIAA	Ann Arbor	123	(98 + 25)
QCQU	Quebec	121	(116 + 5)
CLSB	Sabana de BogotÃ¡, Cundinamarca, Colombia	119	(119 + 0)
CODE	Denver	119	(110 + 9)
FLEB	Estero Bay	117	(115 + 2)
CARS	Rancho Santa Fe	116	(110 + 6)
MNMW	Minneapolis (west)	116	(115 + 1)
OHCF	Cuyahoga Falls	116	(111 + 5)
CAMR	Morro Bay	115	(111 + 4)
CRLS	La Selva, Lower Braulio Carillo N.P., Costa Rica	114	(114 + 0)
MTMI	Missoula	113	(91 + 22)
CASJ	San Jose	112	(112 + 0)
CAVE	Ventura	112	(101 + 11)
ONAL	Algonquin P.P.	112	(111 + 1)
OHLK	Lakewood	111	(95 + 16)
CAOV	Oceanside-Vista-Carlsbad	110	(109 + 1)
ONHA	Hamilton	110	(100 + 10)
BCDU	Duncan	109	(103 + 6)
BCLA	Ladner	109	(102 + 7)
VAWI	Williamsburg	109	(58 + 51)
BCWR	White Rock-Surrey-Langley	108	(91 + 17)
CRMO	Monteverde, Costa Rica	108	(108 + 0)
CAWS	Western Sonoma County	107	(103 + 4)
OHCI	Cincinnati	106	(103 + 3)
CACS	Crystal Springs	105	(103 + 2)
OHCO	Columbus	104	(102 + 2)
TXMM	Matagorda County-Mad Island Marsh	104	(104 + 0)
ORSA	Salem	103	(66 + 37)
CTHA	Hartford	102	(98 + 4)
FLVE	Venice-Englewood	101	(100 + 1)
MAGO	Groton-Oxbow N.W.R.	101	(81 + 20)

Table 3: Counts with 150 or more species recorded in the 124th (2023-2024) Christmas Bird Count

Table 3a: Counts north of the United States-Mexican border

Count Code	Rank	Count Name	Species Recorded
1	TXMM	Matagorda County-Mad Island Marsh	225
2	CASD	San Diego	223
3	TXGF	Guadalupe River Delta-McFaddin Family Ranches	222
4	TXFR	Freeport	207
5	CARS	Rancho Santa Fe	197
6	CATO	Thousand Oaks	195
7	CAPR	Point Reyes Peninsula	194
7	CASB	Santa Barbara	194
8	CACS	Crystal Springs	193
8	CAOV	Oceanside-Vista-Carlsbad	193
9	CAOC	Orange County (coastal)	190
10	CACB	Centerville Beach to King Salmon	187
10	CAMR	Morro Bay	187
11	CAMD	Moss Landing	186
11	CAOA	Oakland	186
12	CARI	Richmond	185
13	TXJC	Jackson-Calhoun Counties	184
14	CAAR	Arcata	183
14	TXCC	Corpus Christi	183
15	CAVE	Ventura	179
16	CAHF	Hayward-Fremont	178
16	CALB	Long Beach-el Dorado	178
16	CAMP	Monterey Peninsula	178
16	CASF	San Francisco	178
17	CALA	Los Angeles	176
18	FLGA	Gainesville	174
19	CASJ	San Jose	173
19	FLSR	Sarasota	173
20	CASC	Santa Cruz County	171
21	CAWS	Western Sonoma County	170
22	CACN	Carpinteria	168
22	CAMC	Marin County (southern)	168
22	CAPP	Palos Verdes Peninsula	168
22	TXGA	Galveston	168
23	TXLA	Laguna Atascosa N.W.R.	166
23	TXWG	West End Galveston Island	166
24	TXWS	Weslaco	165
25	CACT	Cheep Thrills	164
25	CAPS	Pasadena-San Gabriel Valley	164
26	CAPA	Palo Alto	163
26	FLJA	Jacksonville	163
26	SCLP	Litchfield-Pawleys Island	163
26	TXCF	Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff)	163
27	CASZ	Sonoma Valley	162
27	SCWB	Winyah Bay	162
27	TXCT	Coastal Tip	162
27	TXHG	Harlingen	162
28	TXCK	Choke Canyon	161
29	CADN	Del Norte County	160
29	NCWI	Wilmington	160
30	GASV	Savannah, GA-SC	159
30	NJCM	Cape May	159
30	TXAP	Attwater Prairie Chicken N.W.R.	159
30	TXSB	San Bernard N.W.R.	159
31	FLNP	North Pinellas	158
32	CASA	Santa Ana River Valley	156
32	NCMC	Morehead City	156
32	TXPO	Powderhorn	156
33	CACC	Contra Costa County	155
33	DECH	Cape Henlopen-Prime Hook	155
33	LALT	Lacassine N.W.R.-Thornwell	155
33	LAPI	Palmetto Island	155
34	AZGV	Green Valley-Madera Canyon	154
34	CAAN	AÃ±o Nuevo	154
34	CAON	Orange County (northeastern)	154
34	FLNR	West Pasco (New Port Richey)	154
34	TXBR	Brazoria-Columbia Bottomlands	154
35	CAMU	Malibu	153
35	ORCV	Coquille Valley	153
35	SCSI	Sea Islands	153
35	TXFD	Falcon Dam and S.P.	153
36	FLWP	West Palm Beach	152
36	VACC	Cape Charles	152
37	CASL	San Jacinto Lake	151
37	CASM	Sacramento	151
37	TXPA	Port Aransas	151
38	CARC	Rio Cosumnes	150
38	CASX	Sherman Island	150
38	FLSB	South Brevard County	150
38	FLSP	St. Petersburg	150
38	NCBP	Bodie-Pea Island	150
38	ORTB	Tillamook Bay	150
38	TXBP	Bolivar Peninsula	150

Table 3b: Counts south of the United States-Mexican border

Count Code	Rank	Count Name	Species Recorded
ECSN	1	Sumaco, Napo, Ecuador	412
CRLS	2	La Selva, Lower Braulio Carillo N.P., Costa Rica	372
CRMO	3	Monteverde, Costa Rica	363
ECNM	4	Mindo-Tandayapa, Pichincha, Ecuador	335
ECLI	5	Reserva Biológica Limoncocha, Sucumbíos, Ecuador	288
CRCT	6	Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica	285
MXSB	7	San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico	277
GMLT	8	Laguna del Tigre N.P.-Las Guacamayas Biological Station, Petén, Guatemala	272
BLSL	9	Spanish Lookout, Cayo, Belize	265
ECYE	10	Yacuma Ecolodge, Napo, Ecuador	259
RPPC	11	Pacific Canal Area, Panama	253
ECCH	12	Chiles-Chical, Carchi, Ecuador-Colombia	251
CROP	13	Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica	250
ECHL	14	Humedal La Segua, Chone, Manabi, Ecuador	241
ECRU	15	Rio Upano, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador	231
RPCC	16	Central Canal Area, Panama	228
CLBB	17	Rio Barbas-Bremen Natural Reserve, Quindío, Colombia	221
BLCB	18	Cockscomb Basin, Belize	218
ECMA	19	Machalilla-Ayampe, Manabí, Ecuador	217
BLMF	20	Maya Forest Corridor, Belize District, Belize	214
TRTR	21	Trinidad	207
CRPV	22	Palo Verde N.P., Guanacaste, Costa Rica	205
BLBC	23	Belize City, Belize	201
GMCO	23	Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala	201
ECTS	24	Tinajillas y Siete Iglesias, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador	200
CRSR	25	Santa Rosa - Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica	197
CLTQ	26	San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia	194
MXBB	27	Bahia Banderas, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México	191
CRCO	28	Corcovado N.P., Puntarenas, Costa Rica	187
BLBE	29	Belmopan, Belize	186
BLPG	30	Punta Gorda, Belize	184
BLGJ	31	Gallon Jug, Belize	183
ECCC	32	Cumandá, Chimborazo, Ecuador	182
MXSP	33	San Pancho-La Cruz-Punta de Mita, Nayarit, México	180
MXCZ	34	Coast of Central Veracruz, México	178
CLIZ	35	Ibague Zona Central, Tolima, Colombia	176
GMTK	35	Tikal, Guatemala	176
CLFC	36	Farallones de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia	174
CRCA	37	Cacao-Area de Conservacion Guancaste, Costa Rica	173
CLCO	38	Cordillera Occidental, Valle del Cauca, Colombia	171
MXES	39	Ensenada, Baja California, México	168
ECRG	39	Runahurco-Gualaquiza, Morona Santiago, Ecuador	168
MXVE	40	Veracruz Metropolitano, Veracruz, México	166
MXCD	41	Córdoba, Veracruz, México	165
NIRJ	42	Reserva El Jaguar, Jinotega, Nicaragua	163
ECSU	42	Sucua, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador	163
RPAC	43	Atlantic Canal Area, Panama	162
MXAL	44	Alamos, Sonora, México	160
MXLN	44	Laguna de Chapala, Jalisco, México	160
MXMM	45	Reserva Monte Mojino (REMM), Sonora, México	159
MXSA	46	Sierra del Águila, Jalisco, México	158
MXMN	47	Morelos Norte, Morelos, México	157
MXNY	47	Northeastern Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Rio Lagartos), México	157
ECGP	48	Galbula Pastaza, Fatima, Pastaza, Ecuador	156
ECRA	49	Rancho Aleman, Guayas, Ecuador	154
CLVV	49	Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia	154
NIPI	50	Paso del Itsmo Biological Corridor, Rivas, Nicaragua	152
CLAS	51	Antioquia Sur, Colombia	151
MXLP	51	Lago de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México	151

Table 4: Regional high counts for the 124th (2023-2024) Christmas Bird Count

Region	# of CBCs	Highest Count (species total)
Alaska	38	Kodiak (80)
Alabama	13	Gulf Shores (140)
Arkansas	30	Holla Bend N.W.R. (117)
Arizona	37	Green Valley-Madera Canyon (154)
California	129	San Diego (223)
Colorado	52	Pueblo Reservoir (129)
Connecticut	19	New Haven (131)
Washington, D.C.	1	Washington (100)
Delaware	7	Cape Henlopen-Prime Hook (155)
Florida	78	Gainesville (174)
Georgia	28	Savannah, GA-SC (159)
Iowa	36	Saylorville Reservoir (102)
Idaho	28	Boise (108)
Illinois	69	Rend Lake (108)
Indiana	46	Western Gibson County (105)
Kansas	27	Lawrence (98)
Kentucky	41	East Allen County (97)
Louisiana	29	Lacassine N.W.R.-Thornwell (155) and Palmetto Island (155)
Massachusetts	33	Mid-Cape Cod (144)
Maryland	25	Ocean City (143)
Maine	34	York County (101)
Michigan	75	Monroe (87)
Minnesota	86	Duluth (61) and Excelsior (61)
Missouri	33	Dade County (114)
Mississippi	17	Jackson County (139)
Montana	31	Missoula (86)
North Carolina	53	Wilmington (160)
North Dakota	17	Fargo-Moorhead (67)
Nebraska	17	Harlan County (94)
New Hampshire	18	Coastal New Hampshire (118)
New Jersey	28	Cape May (159)
New Mexico	28	Caballo (121)
Nevada	18	Truckee Meadows (115)
New York	76	L.I.: Southern Nassau County (146)
Ohio	69	Caesar Creek-Spring Valley (91) and Millersburg (91)
Oklahoma	17	Red Slough (121)
Oregon	47	Coquille Valley (153)
Pennsylvania	82	Southern Bucks County (107)
Rhode Island	4	South Kingstown (136)
South Carolina	29	Litchfield-Pawleys Island (163)
South Dakota	17	Pierre (80)
Tennessee	30	Duck River (136)
Texas	122	Matagorda County-Mad Island Marsh (225)
Utah	24	Salt Lake City (117)
Virginia	53	Cape Charles (152)
Vermont	20	Ferrisburg (87)
Washington	46	Sequim-Dungeness (147)
Wisconsin	108	Madison (94)
West Virginia	22	Morgantown (95)
Wyoming	18	Casper (58)
Alberta	54	Calgary (54)
British Columbia	85	Ladner (146)
Manitoba	22	Winnipeg (50)
New Brunswick	47	Cape Tormentine (72)
Newfoundland & Labrador	10	St. John's (68)
Nova Scotia	33	Halifax-Dartmouth (118)
Northwest Territories	4	Hay River (17)
Nunavut	2	Iqaluit (6)
Ontario	131	Long Point (113)
Prince Edward Island	3	Hillsborough (61)
Quebec	41	Quebec (79)
Saskatoon	27	Saskatoon (45)
Yukon Territory	11	Whitehorse (25)
Bahamas	7	Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas (91)
Belize	7	Spanish Lookout, Cayo, Belize (87)
Bermuda	1	Bermuda (102)
British Virgin Islands	2	Tortola, British V.I. (52)
Colombia	47	Rio Barbas-Bremen Natural Reserve, Quindío, Colombia (221)
Costa Rica	9	La Selva, Lower Braulio Carillo N.P., Costa Rica (372)
Cuba	20	Cayo Coco, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba (86)
Dominican Republic	2	Puerto Escondido, Dominican Republic (101)
Ecuador	16	Sumaco, Napo, Ecuador (412)
El Salvador	1	Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, El Salvador (111)
Guam	2	Southern Guam, Guam (25)
Guatemala	5	Laguna del Tigre N.P.-Las Guacamayas Biological Station, Petén, Guatemala (272)
Hawai'i	14	Hawai'i: North Kona (59)
Mexico	48	San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico (277)
Nicaragua	4	Reserva El Jaguar, Jinotega, Nicaragua (163)
Pacific Islands	3	Saipan, C.N.M.I. (33)
Panama	4	Pacific Canal Area, Panama (253)
Puerto Rico	5	Cabo Rojo (127)
Tobago	2	Delaford, Eastern Tobago, Tobago (78)
Trinidad	1	Trinidad (207)
U.S. Virgin Islands	3	St. John, USVI (66)