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NEW ULM Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Ulm Area Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Dec. 19 included 17 counters in 10 field count parties and six feeder count reports.
“Well done everyone. We had a good turn-out for the count. We were able to cover the whole count circle pretty well,” said New Ulm Bird Count organizer Elaine Poulson.
She said 36 species were observed with a total population of 2,645. Those numbers compare favorably to last year’s count of 32 species with a population of 1,185 with 13 counters in the field and four feeder counters.
“Dick and I were out around 9:15 a.m. and found it to be very quiet,” Poulson said. “I had a hard time seeing the birds due to the cloudy skies. As there was no snow, I think it was harder to see into the field areas.”