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Crookston Bird Count Coming Up

By Bill Dubensky Dec 2, 2025 | 5:44 AM

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service image)

 

(KNOX) – The Rydell and Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuges will be hosting their 11th Annual Christmas Bird Count on Thursday, December 18th. This public event is administered by the National

Audubon Society and is the longest running citizen science bird project in the U.S. This year marks the 126th year of the Christmas Bird Count.

Counts are held in designated areas between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 each year. In recent years, counts were annually completed in over 2,500 locations, including Canada and Latin America.

More than 75,000 people participate in the counts and more than 50 million birds are tallied each year.

Information from the count provides important information on winter ranges of birds, population trends, and how a changing climate alters winter bird distribution.

Please RSVP no later than December 15th to Wildlife Biologist, Ben Walker at 218-230-5563 or benjamin_walker@fws.gov. Ben can also help if you have questions about the count or need more information. If the Rydell and Glacial Ridge NWRs Count doesn’t fit your schedule, be aware that the Bemidji Count is on Sunday, December 14th and the Crookston Count is on Saturday, December 20th this year.

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