The third free guided bird walk is this Saturday, April 15. Participants will meet at the Hills Creek State Park office at 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, Pa. 16901-9676 a little before 8 a.m. and drive to the nearby starting location promptly at 8 a.m.

Fourteen people went on the second free guided Saturday Morning Bird Walk on April 8 at Hills Creek State Park located on Hills Creek Road in Charleston Township, about seven miles northeast of Wellsboro. “I was surprised by the number of people who went,” said Sean Minnick, a Tiadaghton Audubon Society member who is leading the April walks. “It was cold and sunny.”

Eight of the 14 were Tiadaghton Audubon Society members. “Bob Edkin of the Bureau of State Parks went with us and so did five other adults from the public.

“We did not see the red headed ducks this time but did see or hear 33 types of birds, including a horned grebe, which was migrating through, heading to its breeding grounds.”

The other walks will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturdays, April 22 and 29 and May 6, 13, 20 and 27. They are all free and open to the public. Registration is NOT required.

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