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Nature Smart: A memorable experience in this year’s Christmas Bird Count

Every year, around the holidays, I participate in a long-time traditional bird count, called the Christmas Bird Count or (CBC). This is a world-wide effort ...

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Nature Smart: A memorable experience in this year’s Christmas Bird Count

Every year, around the holidays, I participate in a long-time traditional bird count, called the Christmas Bird Count or (CBC). This is a world-wide effort by volunteers to take a day to go and count birds within a pre-defined area. I got out last month and had a memorable experience with this event, again.

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