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1962 Nature Camp Another Success

Published in 1962

A total of 53 campers attended Blanche Dean’s Nature Camp held June 7-14 at Cheaha State Park. The leaders of the Bird Section were three of our able A.O.S. members, Blanche Chapman, Idalene Snead and Cecil Hornady. An excellent list of 81 species of birds was identified and studied by this enthusiastic group. The high spot of each day was the song of the Oven Bird heard just an dusk.


Author:
Volume Number: 10 Year Published: 1962
Issue Number: 2-3
Page Number: 7

Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1962/Vol 10 No. 2, 3_1962_p7.pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://www.aosbirds.org/A total of 53 campers attended Blanche Dean's Nature CampAlabamaBirdlife/1962/Vol 10 No. 2, 3_1962.pdf
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Published on:
January 19, 2018

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