2025 Christmas Bird Count Results

The 2025 Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 20th. The Brattleboro count is part of the longest running community science project in the world. Birders all over the world are out documenting the status of bird populations during the count window, held this year between December 14, 2025 and January 5, 2026. The Brattleboro circle is below, and can also be viewed online here: CBC Circles 

The 2025 count was conducted by 35 field observers who canvassed  the 15-mile diameter count circle from sunup to sundown. Birders walked 32.2 miles and drove another 291 miles looking for birds throughout the day. Another 20 birders conducted feeder counts by watching bird feeders during count day. In total, the team found 4,324 birds of 52 different species. Notable finds included an Eastern Phoebe in Newfane (the first in Brattleboro count history), a Great Horned Owl in Western Brattleboro (only the 7th sighting in count history) and a winter wren (only the 3rd time in count history). High counts were observed of  Eastern Bluebird (198). 

The results from this count will be used by researchers to understand bird distributions and changes to population trends. While more modern and rigorous research methods exits, none have results that date back more than a century. This unique feature enables long term comparisons. Thank you to everyone who was able to help us count this year! Check out the full results below: 

Photos: Top: Birders in Marlboro, Jack Widness; Left Column, Top to Bottom: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Cat Abbott), Carolina Wren (Mick Baisley), Great Horned Owl (Tabitha Vittum), Northern Mockingbird (Mick Baisley) and birders in Marlboor (Jack Widness).