Christmas Bird Count at Chimney Rock - 96 Species Identified

This week, naturalists participated in another year of the Lake Lure Christmas Bird Count, part of the 124th Audubon Christmas Bird Count! Birders throughout the western hemisphere now join in this annual census of bird species to help researchers monitor how bird populations are doing in various regions. On January 2nd, naturalists conducting the Chimney Rock State Park portion of the count spotted 96 birds from 21 different species.