Compiler: Dan Cooper. Contact: dan[at]cooperecological.com or lathrotriccus[at]gmail.com. On count day, contact by text to (323) 397-3562.

Email Dan if you would like to bird as a “dispersed group” in the following locations: Del Rey Lagoon, Playa Del Rey; Kenneth Hahn Park, near Culver City or Echo Park Lake. Otherwise:

(Even) if you have done this CBC last year/before, please contact Dan and let him know if you would like to do the same area you covered in the past.

If you would like a new area, contact Dan and let him know that too.

If this is your first time on the Los Angeles count (or if you were with a group before and now want to go solo), please either:

Count in your neighborhood, or

Contact Dan for ideas on where to go.

The CBC procedures on count day is as follows:

Count birds within the Los Angeles Count Circle all morning (see figure; preferably using eBird “hotspots”);

Text Dan at some point to let him know if you got any rarities, or missed any common birds you were pretty sure you would find (we can discuss this in advance)

Enter your sightings – including all photos and details on rarities – to eBird using your own username/account;

SHARE your eBird checklist(s) with the following username: LosAngelesCBC

Click “Share w/ Others in Your Party” on the right-hand side, and share with the username LosAngelesCBC

Note: Some people continue to count in the afternoon/evening (areas that weren’t well covered, or later for owls), or will chase birds that were found that morning. Just note the time you counted in your eBird checklist.

Once again, share your count day list(s) with: LosAngelesCBC

Please DO NOT share your lists with “Dan Cooper”, “lathrotriccus@gmail.com”, dan@cooperecological.com” or “dcooper137”

If you cannot figure out eBird, just send Dan a list of your total species and individuals, and he will enter them for you. Dan will post a summary of the count a few days afterward, but you’ll always be able to see your sightings, and others’ who did the count, in eBird.