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THIS WEEK: DEC. 14 to 20, 2012

Christmas Bird Count, the 113th annual event. Participate by counting winter birds through Jan. 5. Call 675-9900 to sign up.

Make a Treat for the Birds, string peanuts and make peanut-buttered pine cones for your backyard birds. Wild Birds Unlimited, Dallas Shopping Center, Dallas Memorial Highway. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Free. 675-9900.

Pinchot Trail Hike, 6.5 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315, Dupont 11:45 a.m. Sunday. 655-4979.

Pocono Mountain Christmas Bird Count, the annual event with birders taking to the field to identify and count birds in designated areas. All skill levels welcome. Sunday. To participate, call 629-3061.

Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a walk through the Florence Shelly Wetland Preserve to join in the 113th annual bird count. Meet at the parking lot, one mile north of Thompson on Route 171 opposite Stack Road. 2 p.m. Sunday. 756-2497.

Birding in the Kirby Park Natural Area, with the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. Meet in the parking lot at Market Street and Dawes Avenue, Kingston. 8 a.m. Dec. 23. Free. 542-5948.

Broad Mountain Lookout Hike, 11 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 309 near Blackman Street, Wilkes-Barre. 9:45 a.m. Dec. 23. 825-7200.

Frank Gantz Trail Hike, 8.5 moderate miles with the Susquehanna Trailers. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315 and Oak Street, Dupont. 9:45 a.m. Dec. 30. 825-7200.

New Year’s Eve 5K Run and Walk. Ring in the new year by running through the streets of Bloomsburg and along the river. Bloomsburg YMCA, 30 E. Seventh St. Dec. 31 with registration at 5 p.m. and race at 7 p.m. $20, $25 after Dec. 24. 784-0188.