Counting On Birds

How did a Christmas-time tradition of shooting birds change to one of counting them? Willem Lange travels to Keene & Errol, NH, Ecuador and Cuba to meet people dedicated to the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

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