Minden Bird Count is slated for Jan. 3

The 6th annual Minden Christmas Bird Count and Feeder Watch will be held on Saturday, Jan. 3. This effort to identify and count all the individuals and species of birds in a 15 mile diameter circle is the longest ongoing scientific survey in the United States. The survey results have shown the rise and fall of bird populations, given early warnings for bird populations that are crashing, shown new increase of bird populations, tracked the int