SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) needs birders to help with the Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

The MDC is looking for experienced Missouri birders to help with the bird count.

The CBC is an annual bird census where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and other countries go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5. The data on winter bird populations help track the long-term status of species and large-scale trends.

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(Story by Tony Nguyen, ozarksfirst.com)