Indian Cave to host Christmas Bird County 122
Bird lovers across the Western Hemisphere will report sounds and sights of birds over a 24-hour period
By News Channel NebraskaSHUBERT – Indian Cave State Park is hosting the Christmas Bird Count on Thursday, Dec. 30.
Participants will meet at the park office at 9 a.m. A free soup feed is scheduled at noon.
Kids will have opportunity for a craft before the bird count begins and after the noon meal.
The Christmas Bird Count is a citizen scientist project organized by the National Audubon Society. Bird counters in many countries of the Western Hemisphere report birds they see or hear over a 24-hour period.
The count includes the surrounding area including the towns of Shubert, Stella, Nemaha, Barada and Verdon.
https://netapp.audubon.org/cbcobservation/
Last year, participants reported 980 snow geese, 230 Canadian geese and 92 mallards, as well as an Eastern screech owl, seven bald eagles, 56 American crows, 110 dark-eyed juncos and 41 tufted titmouses.