In 1900, Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists started the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day. You can participate in this historic bird count and help scientists see where birds are spending their time for the same period every year and how many there are. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Get more info and sign up here for an official bird count in your area.