Dear Friends, The Bloomsburg area Christmas Bird Count will be held on December 19, the first Sunday of the count period. Diana McFadden is coordinating the local effort (reach her at dmcfadde@husky.bloomu.edu).  On December 1st, there will be an organizational meeting for the Christmas Count. We will meet at Captain Jack's Restaurant along U.S. Route 11 near the Route 80 Lime Ridge exit, starting at 6:30 that evening. We'll meet in the back of the restaurant where we will have some tables to ourselves. Please invite other birders to the organizational meeting so we can involve others in this very enjoyable event. It is a great way to recruit new birders. After the Christmas Count, we'll also meet at Captain Jack's for our post-count tally and celebratory meal and hot beverages.  I'll give you more information later on. Thanks to Nancy Dennis for making the CJ arrangements and to Diana for volunteering to organize the Christmas Count this year. We would appreciate any help we can get in organizing the count and assisting Diana to get every local birder involved in the event. Good Birding, Doug Gross PGC Wildlife Biologist - Endangered Bird Specialist PSO Special Areas Project 144 Winters Road, Orangeville,PA 17859 570-458-4564 (home office) dougross@sunlink.netPlaces To Go Birding: Ricketts Glen State Park Pennsylvania State Parks Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Pennsylvania Virtual Birding Site Middle Creek Wildlife Refuge, for more about Middle Creek click here