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Middle Peninsula bird count results similar to 2019

This eastern towhee was observed at Woods Cross Roads in Gloucester. (Photo by Tom Crockett) This hermit thrush was spotted at Woods Cross Roads in Gloucester. (Photo by Tom Crockett)

The second annual Middle Peninsula Audubon Christmas Bird Count occurred on Sunday, Dec. 27, in three counties of the Middle Peninsula. Thirty-seven observers counted birds in the 15-mile diameter circle that covered parts of Middlesex, King and Queen and Gloucester counties. This is the 121st year that the Audubon Christmas Bird Count has taken place all across the country during a three-week period in December and January.

The compiler for the count, Susan Crockett of Gloucester, reports that 78 species were identified…

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