Birders in the back row Roger Harris of Corte Madera, Rusty Scalf of Berkeley and Richard Clark of San Rafael and in the front of them Brooke Jackson of San Rafael count birds at the Richmond Bridge viewing platform during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. The Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running community science bird project in the nation. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Birders Roger Harris of Corte Madera, Rusty Scalf of Berkeley and Brooke Jackson of San Rafael count birds on the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Group leader Rusty Scalf of Berkeley records data in his phone during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Birders Richard Clark of San Rafael, Brooke Jackson of San Rafael and Rusty Scalf of Berkeley watch for birds along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Birders Roger Harris of Corte Madera, left, Rusty Scalf of Berkeley, Richard Clark of San Rafael and Brooke Jackson of San Rafael watch for birds along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Birder Richard Clark of San Rafael records the sounds of a bird to help identify it while watching for birds along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Black-necked stilts are spotted in a pond along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Bird counting group leader Rusty Scalf of Berkeley looks for birds through a spotting scope along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Birder Brooke Jackson of San Rafael watches for birds along the Bay Trail during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
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Birders in the back row Roger Harris of Corte Madera, Rusty Scalf of Berkeley and Richard Clark of San Rafael and in the front of them Brooke Jackson of San Rafael count birds at the Richmond Bridge viewing platform during Marin Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. The Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running community science bird project in the nation. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
