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Natural resources report: 75 bird species at Nickajack Trace; volunteers logged nearly 2,700 hours
Summary
The commission heard an annual natural-resources update noting a contractor survey at Nickajack Trace recorded 75 species and more than 1,000 individual birds; staff also summarized volunteer program metrics for 2025, including 956 registered volunteers, 1,126 shifts and over 10,000 pounds of trash collected.
Caitlin May, natural-resources staff, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that a contractor ornithologist surveyed Nickajack Trace in Black Fox Wetlands and recorded 75 bird species and more than 1,000 individual birds at the site. Notable observations included two chimney swifts (a…
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