Every spring students from schools across the area flock to the Carbon County Environmental Education Center in Summit Hill.

In the winter it's a different group that flocks to the center. Birds.Not only are there birds in enclosures, but wild birds also flock to the feeders that the staff at the center fill daily during the winter."This time of year their food is often under snow," naturalist Franklin Klock said, "but it's important to let them find their own food the rest of the year."As well as educating students throughout the year, the center is also licensed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Department to rehabilitate wildlife that is injured in the wild. They rehabilitate an average of 500 animals each year.If animals cannot be rehabilitated to the point of release, they become residents, and some can be used for educational purposes.Not only does the center host educational classes, it also often takes the show on the road.The center currently houses approximately 25 birds of prey. Two of the most popular are Rennie and Miss Charles, a bald eagle and a golden eagle that have both been at the center since 2001. The center is licensed by the federal government to house the eagles.While the center invests a lot of time rehabilitating birds, they also are licensed to rehabilitate other wildlife."Birds do take up a lot of our rehab time, but in the spring and summer we also see a large number of baby rabbits and squirrels," Klock said.