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Kids Bird Count-Crab Orchard Refuge 

Date(s): 
  1/12/2013 
Time(s): 
9 AM until noon, Saturday 
Description: 
Kids + Birds = Family Fun!  This kid friendly version of the annual Christmas bird count; teams of birders spend the day counting birds on wildlife refuges.  Kids will learn how to use binoculars at the bino-bootcamp, form birding teams, search variety of habitats for birds,  and enjoy hot chocolate and snacks as the teams meet up to see how each did and tally the results.
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Event Type: 
Birding Event/Bird Walk; Family Event; Hiking; Nature; Outdoor Event 
DNR Region(s): 
5 
Location: 
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Address: 
8588 Rt. 148 
City, State ZIP: 
Marion  IL  62959 
Directions: 
 
Contact person/email: 
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge  /  
Phone/Fax: 
618-998-5933  /  
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