By Jack McShane

At noon on Sunday, December 13,  over twenty people, made up primarily of our local hiking fraternity, along with friends and many dogs, met at the Rail Trail Depot with a variety of bird treats to place on a specific tree further down the Rail Trail. This event, which has become an annual ritual, was organized by the intrepid hiker Nick Verni, with help from the one and only Ann Roberti, founder of the Rail Trail and other popular Andes hiking trails. A beautiful day: The trail hiked, bird goodies hung, all returned to the historic trail station and enjoyed some human treats.~