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bcoupland@tribtoday.com MECCA — With their binoculars and long-lens cameras, area bird-watchers did their part this holiday season to record the number of different species of birds they saw as part of the annual Christmas bird count. A small group gathered at the Mosquito Creek Waterfowl Management Division of Wildlife area where they recorded everything from trumpeter swans to eagles. Howland resident Carole Babyak said the bird count is held around the winter solstice with bird-watchers to record the birds they see between Dec. 14 and Jan. 2. “There is a specified time period to record...

When: Saturday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Shenango River Lake, Chestnut Run Swim Beach, Mercer County Details: Corps Shenango office, (724) 646-1115 or Facebook page TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. As the number of bald eagles continue to soar in the state, so are the numbers of the previously endangered raptors congregating at local waterways in the winter. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Shenango River Lake near Hermitage in Mercer County is inviting the public to visit and potentially see m...