The month of May is Nebraska bird month

HARTINGTON — May is Nebraska Bird Month, a unique opportunity for NRDs and the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission to encourage state residents to explore the diverse bird species that call Nebraska home or are passing through. Nebraska offers a rare chance to see over 400 species of birds, with a record of over 454 species setting foot or taking flight in the state, according to the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union. Nebraska is a birding paradise in the southern edge of nesting grounds for northern species and on the northern edge for southern breeding species.