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Go Big Challenge: Bird Walk with Dr. Nicholson

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Dr. Charles P. Nicholson. Photo submitted

ONEIDA, TN - Kick off the 19th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival with a bird walk on April 27 at 8 a.m. (ET). Meet Dr. Charles Nicholson at the Bandy Creek swimming pool for an easy walk through the woods. Dr. Nicholson has over 35 years of birding experience on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, including the Big South Fork area. He is an active member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and has served as president and editor of its journal. Dr. Nicholson studied birds for his PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology and is the author of the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Tennessee, the comprehensive source book on the distribution and biology of the birds nesting in this state. He has also taught a course in bird-watching at the University of Tennessee for several years and led numerous birding field trips.

This is a great opportunity to earn several Go Big Challenge points under the “Birding Section” of this year’s Go Big Challenge book. The Go Big 2019 Challenge is a year-long, park-wide event designed to motivate visitors to go out and explore their park! Participants will earn points by answering questions about the nature and history of the park that will require exploration in search of site-specific information. Points will also be given for miles hiked, biked, paddled, or equestrian-ridden. Pick up a book at Bandy Creek Visitor Center or download it.

For more information about this special event, as well as other events, call the Bandy Creek Visitor Center at (423) 286-7275, or visit online at www.nps.gov/biso.

Published April 5, 2019



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