For the second year in a row, a team of 86 volunteers hosted by the Ohlone Audubon Society and the Alameda Creek Alliance performed a “Christmas Bird Count” to assess over-wintering birds in a section of Eastern Alameda County. The survey area was comprised of 31 public parcels as well as backyard feeders within a fifteen-mile circle centered near Highway 84 in Livermore — so chosen because of the region’s diverse bird population and potential habitat for everything from falcons to finches. Results were somewhat inconclusive due to inclement weather, but generally positive.