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Photo by Gary Tyson
Pictured in this photograph taken by Tiadaghton Audubon Society member Gary Tyson are mourning doves. These birds live in Tioga County year-round.

On Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, New Year’s Day, the Tiadaghton Audubon Society is holding its 54th Annual Wellsboro-Mansfield Circle bird count.

The center of the circle is the intersection of Whitneyville and Charleston roads. The bird count areas included in the circle are: North – Ives Run Campground; South – Arnot and South Elk Road; West – Route 6 and Heise Run Road; and East – Mansfield University.

People willing to volunteer their time to help with the circle count or to count birds in their own backyards are asked to email their names and email addresses before 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27 to tasmember@yahoo.com or for more information to call Sean and Robin Minnick at (570) 948-9052.

All volunteers will receive an area assignment via email. It is not necessary to be a member of the Tiadaghton or the National Audubon Society to participate in this bird count.

“We are hoping more people will volunteer to help with the count because of concerns about the impact climate change may be having on the bird population in this area,” said Sean Minnick of the Tiadaghton Audubon Society based in Wellsboro. “The more counters there are, the more birds will be seen and counted,” he said.

When Frank Chapman started the Christmas Bird Count in 1900, no one could have predicted how important it would become as a resource and tool for conservation. The nationwide count has helped document the comeback of the previously endangered bald eagle and significant increases in waterfowl populations, both the result of conservation efforts.

Diane Eaton
dianetn@ptd.net
(570) 724-3800