Burrowing Owl

Hernando County Christmas Bird Counts Track Changes in Local Winter Bird Population, with Speaker Clay Black

Socializing: 6:45 p.m.

Meeting starts: 7 p.m.

Program starts: 7:15 p.m.

About the presentation: Clay Black will discuss the history of the Brooksville and Aripeka-Bayport Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) and the changes that have occurred in Hernando County’s avifauna as revealed by the count data. He will look at native species that have experienced significant increases or declines during that period, as well as those that have been extirpated from the county. He will assess the impact of recently introduced non-native and exotic species and discuss some of the theories that have been advanced to explain perceived changes in CBC data and bird populations.

Clay Black with Dave Wilson, past Hernando Audubon President

About the speaker:   Clay Black has birded in Hernando County since moving here in 1986. He was the second Compiler of the Brooksville Christmas Bird Count, serving in that capacity for 20 years. He continues to serve as an area leader in both the Brooksville and Aripeka-Bayport CBCs.

Loggerhead Shrike