Sherburne NWR Christmas Bird Count

A Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on Wednesday, December 20 starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Oak Savanna Learning Center (16797 289th Ave NW, Zimmerman, MN 55398). Sherburne NWR Volunteers survey winter bird species within a circle with its center on the refuge (corner of CR 9 and CR 5) and its radius extending 7.5 miles in all directions. Although CBC Coordinator, Andy Beim, reports that no more volunteers are needed for the count, the refuge could still use your help in another way! If you live in or near the count area, it would be greatly appreciated if you cleaned and filled your bird feeders a few days before the count. Also please be aware that on the 20th vehicles may be driving past your home with their occupants fixing their binoculars on your property. Please don’t be concerned! The observers are only interest in the species and numbers of birds on your property. The Christmas Bird Count is a nation-wide activity organized by the National Audubon Society. Reports from all participating groups are tallied by Audubon and other birding organizations such as the Minnesota Ornithological Union. The final tally provides information on the number of bird species inhabiting each corner of the country during that window of time.