Northland Nature: Christmas Bird Count records 32 species

Northland Nature: Christmas Bird Count records 32 species

On Dec. 30, about a dozen residents of Carlton County participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count. Though the word Christmas is part of the title, it does not have to do with Christmas; instead, it is a local winter bird survey done each year at about this time. The site for the count, known as the count circle, is the same each year. This circle with a diameter of 15 miles is centered in eastern Carlton County and includes Cloquet, Carlton …