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Nature: Chandlersville Bird Count in Ohio yields more than avian species, thanks to The Wilds Jim McCormac, Special to The Columbus Dispatch © Jim McCormac Two day old male Southern White Rhinoceros, with mother, at the Wilds Last Saturday was the Chandlersville Christmas Bird Count and, as for the past decade, I was there. Chandlersville is a rural Muskingum County community southeast of Zanesville. Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) began in 1900 and are run under the auspices of...

GREAT BEND TRIBUNE More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Cheyenne Bottoms, Quivira complete Christmas Bird Counts A pine siskin is pictured on a tree in central Kansas. Pam Martin with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks noted the species isn’t common in this area but she’s seen as many as 100 at her home feeders periodically since O...

Jeff and Allison Wells Wed, 12/23/2020 - 8:15am For the authors, a highlight of the 121st annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count was close observations of pine grosbeaks, an unusual winter visitor from Canadian Boreal Forest. Courtesy of Jeff Wells The day started with the temperature in the single digits. It was the day of the 121 st annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The CBCs take place in the period spanning from mid-December through early January. The count was started as a s...

The Audubon Society’s annual bird count wasnt going to be missed this year. Early Saturday morning, a group of nearly 10 people met at SCICON to count the birds as part of a collective international effort to track the bird populations globally. For three weeks, in December and early January, bird watchers around the globe go out into nature to count and log different species of birds. Nancy Bruce, Lead Teacher for SCICON, explained the SCICON count, as well as the Circle J Ranch count tha...

At the Pond: Yolo Audubon has 50th annual Christmas Bird Count 3 minute read This male mallard coming in for a landing was among the 36 species spotted on a recent Friends of North Davis Ponds bird stroll. Ed Hubbard/Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism This slideshow requires JavaScript. It’s the 50th anniversary of Yolo Audubon’s participation in the Christmas Bird Count, a one-day winter census of birds counted in a 15-mile diameter circle on Dec. 20. The first count was in 1900, but...

Elkhart County Parks host annual Christmas Bird Count By: Larionna Green Photo Courtesy of Elkhart County Parks ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – Elkhart County’s Christmas Bird Count is set to take flight on Saturday, January 2. The Elkhart County Parks will host the 25 th annual Elkhart Christmas Bird Count and volunteers are invited to take part and help track and report bird...

121st Audubon Christmas Bird Count Staff report GREENVILLE — From Dec. 14 through January 5 each year tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas brave snow, wind, or rain, and take part in the effort. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this long-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations, and to help guide conservation action. Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt....