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The 3rd annual Nebraska Birding Bowl – Win valuable prizes just for watching birds in May- Celebrate Nebraska Bird Month during May by competing in the 3rd annual Nebraska Birding Bowl!. Get outside and identify the birds you see between May 1st and May 31st. You will also help contribute data for bird research during this free, statewide birding competition. Gather your friends and family or go solo and choose from four competition categories: Fledgling Birders (K-12), Backyard Birders, Dabbling Birders, and Competitive Birders. Enjoy the month of May tallying the birds you see and you could win valuable prizes such as Vortex binoculars, backyard bird feeders, and cash prizes up to $1000.00. Visit NEBRASKA BIRDING BOWL beginning.April 1st, 2025. for more details, rules, and to register. You may register anytime during April or May. This birding event is sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Wild Bird Habitat Stores & Audubon Great Plaines
Nebraska Migratory Bird Month – Nebraska Bird Month is an annual celebration throughout the month of May – a time when birders and nature lovers come together to appreciate the more than 400 bird species that live or pass through Nebraska. A variety of birding and bird related activities will happen across Nebraska. Find out what bird activities will be happening in your area beginning May 1st, 2025 and run through May 31st, 2025. Visit NEBRASKA BIRD MONTH. Let us know if you are having a bird event, walk, or activity and we will get your event on the Bird Month calendar. Contact Dave at
Birding Nebraska – Enjoy Nebraska’s rich birding heritage – Go out and enjoy the spring bird migration. Hundreds of different bird species can be seen this time of year sporting their brightest breeding plumage which is a remarkable sight to see. Many are as colorful as birds you’d find in the Tropics. Talk a walk down a trail, city park, cemetery, a nature center, woodlands, lakes, wetlands. Birds will be everywhere. Enjoy the show. Where to go Bird Watching in Nebraska
Nebraska Birding Guide / Nebraska Flyway / Nebraska Ornithology Union / eBirdÂ
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Merlin Bird ID APP – Includes bird ID wizard
Merlin Photo ID Bird APP – Take a picture to ID birds
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