On Sunday, December 20, 2020, I participated in the Grand Rapids Minnesota Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count is a nationwide, 121-year-old citizen science project sponsored by the Audubon Society.  Here’s a link if you would like more information about it.  <a href="https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count">https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count</a>.  Near the end of each year, volunteers split up the area within a 15-mile diameter circle and count all the birds they see on one day.  As you might expect, many common birds are seen and counted.  In my section, I counted 45 Black-capped Chickadees.  Combining the counts from all participants, our circle had over 400 Chickadees.