Toledo Magazine: Christmas Count 4 Kids

The event - the Christmas Count 4 Kids - is an offshoot of the official Christmas Bird Count where the National Audubon collects data from across the country on bird populations and their distribution.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Grace Korte, 5, left, and her mom Alison Korte, of Sylvania, looking at a Cooper's Hawk. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sarah Parker, of Berkey, looking at a Downy Woodpecker in the park. [She is the daughter of Robin Parker, an ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Kate Zimmerman, of Oak Harbor and educational director at Black Swamp Observatory, left, and Grace Korte, 5, work together to ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Diane DeYonker, of Whitehouse, left and rear, points to the location of a Downy Woodpecker to Kate Zimmerman, of Oak Harbor. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sarah Parker, of Berkey, left, and Melanie Coulter, of Toledo, with a bird guide. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Robin Parker, of Berkey, an assistant manager at Olander, left, looks at the photo of a bald eagle taken by ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Canada Geese, Mallards, and Pied-Billed Grebes on the pond at Olander Park. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Melanie Coulter, of Toledo, and an assistant manager at Olander Park, left, and Sarah Parker, of Berkey, study the trees. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Robin Parker, of Berkey, an assistant manager at Olander, left, records the latest sightings information brought to her by Kate ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER