Local bird enthusiasts will take to the back roads and back woods during the 4th annual Pocahontas County Christmas Bird Count on Friday, December 16th 2011. This event gives birders a chance to get together and have a good time while gathering information on winter bird diversity and abundance in the area. Participants will meet [...]

Do you think it a bit odd I’m writing about birds when there is 7 to 10 inches of snow on the ground? I agree, it is, but I have a point, really. The Marlinton Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest has developed some pretty amazing maps for finding birds, when the weather gets [...]