[EBB Sightings] Sign up: Oakland CBC Dec 14, San Francisco CBC Dec 30

Hello, Bay Area Birders (with apologies for cross-posting):

Golden Gate Audubon Society sponsors two Christmas Bird Counts:

	Oakland -- Sunday, December 14
	San Francisco -- Tuesday, December 30

Invitations to these counts have been emailed to everyone who  
participated in either count in recent years.

This note invites new participants to join the counts.  You'll have a  
chance to sample the bird life in an area that fits your interests  
and abilities, under the leadership of an experienced birder.  At the  
end of the day you can attend the "count dinner," to learn what birds  
others have found, and where.  A rarity or two usually turns up;  
learning of them on the day of discovery can help you see them, too.

It's easiest for you, and for the compilers, if you sign up online.   
Go to

christmasbirdcount.htm>

and follow the links to sign up for either count, and to download  
sign-up forms for the count dinners.  Early sign-ups pay a reduced  
price for dinner.

However, if you prefer, you can call Golden Gate Audubon Society at  
510-843-2222 to request sign-up forms and/or dinner reservation forms  
for either count.  Act soon -- sign-up deadlines are November 19 for  
the Oakland CBC and December 8 for the San Francisco CBC.

For further information, contact one of the compilers:

San Francisco -- Dan Murphy, sfbirdcount at yahoo.com, 415-564-0074
                            -- Alan Hopkins, ash at sfo.com, 415-664-0983

Oakland -- Dave Quady, davequady at att.net, 510-704-9353
                  -- Bob Lewis, Bob at wingbeats.org, 510-845-5001

Hope to see you at the counts!


Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net