The Christmas Bird Count is the nation's longest running community science bird project. It provides ample data which is useful for both the scientific community and everyone at large.
For more information on the tentative Christmas Bird Count at Icelandic State Park, contact Seth Owens at sowens@pheasantsforever.org or Keith Corliss at kcor708@gmail.com.
The NLC hoped to receive a $6.5 million bonding bill request from the state, but Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass the projects bill in May of this year.
Seth Owens is a lifelong North Dakotan whose love of birds began at a very young age. He picked up photography in the spring of 2021 and now has merged those two interests.
Birders now come from all walks of life, and each has a reason for pursuing birds. And the hobby is fast becoming a popular pastime for many Americans.
Since coming to the University of North Dakota in 2019, the birdwatcher and aspiring wildlife photographer has taken his passion to a new level, exploring Grand Forks and the surrounding area with keen ears, keen eyes and a Nikon camera with a very large lens, to observe and photograph birds.
From Dec. 14 through Jan. 5, birdwatching enthusiasts in communities across North America and beyond gather to count and identify as many bird species as they can find on a given day within a designated 15-mile radius known as a count circle. This year marks the 121st anniversary of the Christmas Bird Count.
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