LOCAL POET: One of The Era’s subscribers and a Coudersport resident, Randy Lane, has published his own book of poetry. As we make this announcement during National Poetry Month, we want to offer kudos for his accomplishment.

Titled “From Within,” the book is available on the Amazon Kindle app.

Paperback versions will go on sale in the future.

BIRDS: The 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count was an incredible success. For those who participated, the following results were released:

— 6,436 species of birds identified

— 190 participating countries

— 379,726 eBird checklists submitted

— 479,842 Merlin Bird IDs submitted

— 151,393 photo submissions to Macaulay Library

— More than 300,000 estimated global participants

“No matter where your literal backyard was, our global backyard connected us to each other and the birds,” Bird Count officials said.

To see a more in-depth summary of the 4-day event and engage with interactive world maps, visit https://www.birdcount.org/2021-final-results/.