28 Nebraskaland • May 2020
Outdoor Nebraska
By Renae Blum
Ready to get outdoors? This is a great month for it. Here
are just a few suggestions of where to go and what to
do. Stay up-to-date with park off erings at
OutdoorNebraska.org.
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Record bird sightings
on eBird
Throughout the month | Statewide
Birders have a great tool at their disposal:
the free eBird app. As you're out birding
this month, use eBird to fi nd more birds
and share and track your sightings.
eBird has many nifty features, including
dynamic maps of birding hotspots and
customizable alerts of bird sightings
submitted by other users.
YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD
PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
NEBRASKA
STAR
PARTY
AT
MERRITT
RESERVOIR
SRA
PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
Get some exercise – go hiking
Throughout the month | Statewide
Not only is hiking good for your mental and emotional health, it's also
a great form of exercise, off ering a whole-body workout. In Nebraska,
you can fi nd a range of trails to meet the needs of almost any hiker.
Visit OutdoorNebraska.org/hikingtrails to learn about some of the
state's most popular trails.
HIKING
TRAIL
AT
SCHRAMM
PARK
STATE
RECREATION
AREA
PHOTO
BY
JENNY
NGUYEN-WHEATLEY
