WEEKEND — Bird count in Port Townsend on Saturday

Published 12:01 am Friday, December 14, 2012

Volunteer birdwatchers count bird species at Kah Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during last year's Christmas Bird Count
Volunteer birdwatchers count bird species at Kah Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during last year's Christmas Bird Count

PORT TOWNSEND — The public can participate along with Admiralty Audubon members in the National Audubon Society’s 113th annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday.

The Christmas Bird Count is a census of birds performed annually by volunteer bird-watchers.

The purpose is to provide population data for use in science, especially conservation biology, though many people participate for recreation.

A potluck will follow the counting at Rosewind Commons, 3131 Haines St., at

6 p.m.

For information about the Christmas Bird Count and to sign up to participate, contact Dan Waggoner at danwags57@gmail.com or Dick Johnson at 360-385-5418.