The 103rd CBC was another record count—see all the details in American Birds. Hard work on the part of Compilers and Participants allowed rapid analyses of this season’s data to help document the effects of the West Nile virus on bird populations.

 

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The Contents of American Birds, Summary of the 103rd Christmas Bird Count.

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The 103rd Christmas Bird Count (100k) by Geoffrey S. LeBaron
Christmas Bird Count Canada: 2002-2003 (50k) by Richard J. Cannings
Citizen Science and Bird Conservation: An Overview of Audubon’s Long-Range Commitment (70k) by Greg Butcher
Determining Impacts of West Nile Virus on Crows and Other Birds (65k) by Carolee Caffrey
Christmas Bird Count Data Suggest West Nile Virus May Not Be A Conservation Issue in Northeastern United States (200k) by Carolee Caffrey and Charles C. Peterson
Combined Data of Project FeederWatch and the Christmas Bird Count Indicate Declines of Chickadees and Corvids: Possible Impacts of West Nile Virus (700k) by David N. Bonter and Wesley M. Hochachka
New Information on Wintering Birds of Northwestern Chihuahua (185k) by J. Scott Dieni, William H. Howe, Stephanie L. Jones, Patricia Manzano-Fischer, and Cynthia P. Melcher
Enjoying Christmas Bird Count Data on the Internet (186k) by Greg Butcher
Diary of a Mad Counter: The Challenging Adventure of a Christmas Bird Count Marathon (270k) by Kelly J. McKay
Alphabetical Index to Regional Summaries (27k)
Regional Summaries of the 103rd Christmas Bird Count (1.7 MB)
Count Circles, Codes, and Compilers in the 103rd Count (107k)
Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for Canada (107k) by Richard J. Cannings
Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for the United States (60k) by Brent Ortego.