The 117th Christmas Bird Count is held during the National Audubon Society designated period December 14, 2016 through January 5, 2017. This schedule always encompasses three weekends. At present, ten of nineteen Connecticut CBCs have shared their count dates. As more CBC compilers submit dates and contact addresses/phone numbers, the COA website will list all count information. Here’s what is known: Saturday, December 17, 2016: New Haven CBC Storrs CBC Sunday, December 18, 2016: Hartford CBC Litchfield Hills CBC Quinnipiac Valley CBC Salmon River CBC Greenwich-Stamford CBC Monday, December 26, 2016: Barkhamsted CBC Stratford-Milford CBC Sunday, January 1, 2017: Pawling, NY/Hidden Valley, CT CBC Steve Broker Cheshire