Building Better Birders: Christmas Bird Count
Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Join us at Hitchcock Nature Center on Thursday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. for Building Better Birders: The Ultimate Winter Bird Survey, A Summary of the First Ever Christmas Bird Count Marathon. This presentation gives an overview and history of the Christmas Bird Count Program. We describe the successful completion of the first CBC Marathon by discussing each individual count and highlighting noteworthy birds identified. Information on local CBC compilers will be available if people are interested in participating.
This is a free program that will be conducted by Kelly McKay with the BioEco Research and Monitoring Center, with assistance from Mark Roberts from Clinton County Conservation and Brian Ritter with Nahant Marsh Education Center. This program is open to all ages but is geared toward participants age 12 & over.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited. For questions not answered online please call 712-545-3283. Funding for this workshop was provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection – Conservation Education Program (REAP – CEP).
This is the first of three Building Better Birders workshops scheduled for Thursday, December 2nd at Hitchcock Nature Center. Attendees may register for all programs or may select the ones that most interest them:
- 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Guided Birding Hike
- 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. - Owl Prowl
- 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - The Ultimate Winter Bird Survey, A Summary of the First Ever Christmas Bird Count Marathon
Please meet at the Loess Hills Lodge.
*In the event of cancellation due to inclement weather participants will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
This event is not pet friendly, service animals are always welcome.