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First Day of Winter: Bird Count

Name: First Day of Winter: Bird Count
Start: 2026-12-21T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-21T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Lake Norman State Park

Lake Norman State Park · North Carolina

Next time

Monday, Dec 21 · 7:00 AM

Local time at the park

Official details on events.dncr.nc.gov

About this program

Elevation at the start: 793 ft
Nearest trail: Alder Trail; 0.2 mi from the start · dirt · 0.5 mi long · 75 ft of climb

Elevation from USGS.

Upcoming dates

Monday, Dec 217:00 AM

Schedule from the NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.

At the park that day

Typical for the date

51° / 28°

Rain about 1 day in 3. 30-year NOAA average at Statesville 2 Nne, NC, 9.9 mi away.

Sunset

5:15 PM

Monday

No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.

Getting there

Directions in Google Maps Apple Maps

Trailhead: Trailhead

Parking and trailhead are for Alder Trail, the trail nearest the start. The event may meet elsewhere, so check the official page.

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