The great backyard bird count

REGION — The Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society asks you to take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count run by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on February 14 to 17. You will be asked to count birds on those days and submit your counts.

Scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing where birds are. Now that winter has gripped much of the continent, what are our birds doing? Bird populations are dynamic. They are constantly in flux. The data that you collect will be combined with the Christmas bird count and Project FeederWatch data to give a detailed picture of our winter birds. Every year the data collected gives an important and meaningful picture of bird population.

If you would like to take part, log on to www.birdsource.org or if you have any questions call Bob at 570/676-9969.

Annual seedling program

LIBERTY, NY — Orders for seedlings through the Annual Cornell Cooperative Extension Seedling Program are now being taken. Landowners interested in planting evergreens such as spruce, pine, larch, and fir as well as hardwoods such as black locust, black walnut, hybrid poplar and red oak can request a form by calling the Cornell Cooperative extension office at 845/292-6180.

This program operates in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Conservation. Seedling distribution is generally a Friday and Saturday in April at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center in Liberty. Program participants will be notified of further details by mail at a later date.