Register for the 46th Annual Birding Symposium!
At the 46th Annual Birding Symposium, taking place on 15 December 2025, Shlomit Lifshitz—one of the leaders of the Annual Bird Count project—will present insights and changes from operating the project over the years. Register and join us!

On 15 December 2025, the 46th Annual Birding Symposium will take place at the Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University.
This year, the Annual Bird Count project will be featured as well. After more than twenty years, Shlomit Lifshitz, one of the project’s leaders, will present the changes and insights gained from running the project throughout its many years. It promises to be both exciting and fascinating—come and listen.
Header image credit: Uriel Levy, iNaturalist
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