Summary
Columbia's birders look forward to a pair of major bird counts each year. The turnout for each is the largest in the state. The coordinator for the pair is the matriarch of the birding community - Susan Hazelwood.
At the Christmas bird count held the third Saturday in December, Susan sends an army of 90 birding enthusiasts of varying abilities into eight zones within a count circle with a diameter of 15 miles.See the full content of this document
Extract
Hazelwood Ready to Lead Another Migratory Count
On the second Saturday in May, Susan will have her army covering the entire county doing the annual migratory bird count.
The two counts are alike, yet quite different. In each, the observers count every bird. The Christmas count, now well into its second cent...See the full content of this document
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