191213-N-HH853-0033 PORT HADLOCK, Wash. (Dec. 13, 2019) Admiralty Audubon Society members Thea, 11, left, and Gary Perless, right, visit Naval Magazine Indian Island for the conservation society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. An early national Audubon Society member first proposed the bird count in 1900 as an alternative to the tradition of hunting birds on Christmas Day, and the count has continued across the country ever since. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emilia Hilliard/Released)