GAME COMMISSION OFFERS TIPS ON BIRDING;
HARRISBURG - With the arrival of spring in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is offering tips on how residents can take advantage of the many wildlife-viewing opportunities that will soon be literally flying into their backyards in April and May.
"All winter, Pennsylvanians have been enjoying cardinals, downy woodpeckers and black-capped chickadees, birds that make our state their year-round home," said Dan Brauning, Game Commission Wildlife Diversity Section supervisor. "Now that's changing with the increasing arrival of many songbirds that either are migrating through the state or coming to here to nest. Whatever the reason, though, it's really an exciting time to watch birds, regardless of whether you're a novice or a veteran. It's great fun for families, too.
GAME COMMISSION OFFERS PRODUCTS TO ASSIST BIRDWATCHERS
To assist beginning and long-time bird-watchers, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is offering a number of items through the "The Outdoor Shop" in the upper right-hand corner of its website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us).
"About five million Pennsylvanians participate in wildlife-associated recreation, such as bird-watching, which is a growing number," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "The mission of the Game Commission is to manage all wild birds and mammals and their habitats for current and future generations. Part of that responsibility includes encouraging Pennsylvanians to connect with wildlife, and what better way to do that then to get outdoors and look at the abundance of bird life that inhabits our state."
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=173918
