Download the 2025 LCBC Programs & Field Trips Brochure in PDF format covering all club events in 2025!

Are you a beginner birder? Don’t miss our Beginner Birder Trips meant to introduce new birders to the hobby, including bird identification, binocular use and mobile apps. Check them out here!

  • Monthly Club Meeting – Cerulean Warbler Habitat in the Kittatinny Ridge

    North Museum of Nature and Science 400 College Ave, Lancaster, PA, United States

    Club Meeting - North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603 Presented by Jennifer Sliko, Audubon Mid-Atlantic Cerulean Warblers, once widespread in the eastern U.S., have declined by about 70% since 1966 due to habitat loss and degradation. The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape (KRCL) provides critical breeding habitat, and targeted forest management—such as…

  • Riverfront Park Field Trip

    Riverfront Park Pavilion 551 Vinegar Ferry Road, Marietta, PA, United States

    Emily Broich (717-333-9146 or emilybroich@gmail.com) will lead a field trip to Riverfront Park (north of Marietta). Meet at 10 a.m. at the park's main parking lot near the pavilion and boat launch off Vinegar Ferry Road. Dress warmly to scan the river for mergansers and winter waterfowl. We will walk a short distance to look…

  • Beginner Birder Trip – Safe Harbor Dam & Observation Site Road

    Safe Harbor Dam & Observation Road 1 Powerhouse Rd, Conestoga, PA, United States

    Sarah Gotwols will lead a field trip to Safe Harbor Dam and Observation Site Road for beginner birders or for individuals who would like to experience birding for the first time. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Safe Harbor Dam parking lot. Target species include waterfowl, Bald Eagles, other raptors and winter migrants. These special…

  • Riverwatch for Waterfowl and Gulls at Columbia Crossing River Trails Center w/ Light Refreshments

    Columbia Crossing River Trails Center 41 Walnut Street, Columbia, PA, United States

    Join Sarah Gotwols and members of the Lancaster County Bird Club to experience winter birding on the Susquehanna River and get some scope views of some of the different species of waterfowl and gulls that spend their winter on the Susquehanna in Lancaster County. Members will have spotting scopes set up under the covered deck…

  • Monthly Club Meeting – Exploring the North Museum’s Ornithology Collection & Member Social with Refreshments!

    North Museum of Nature and Science 400 College Ave, Lancaster, PA, United States

    Join us for this unique once-a-year social opportunity that features refreshments and an opportunity to explore the North Museum and their world-class ornithological collection. There is no cost for the evening and light refreshments will be provided for all attendees. Attendees will then have the opportunity to explore the entire museum and enjoy the museum’s…

  • Field Trip to Middle Creek WMA – Waterfowl and More!

    Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center 100 Museum Road, Stevens, PA, United States

    Contact: Craig Boyhont (717-368-5986 or cboyhont@gmail.com) Craig Boyhont will lead this late winter field trip to Middle Creek WMA. Meet at 8 a.m. at Stop No. 1 along Kleinfeltersville Road between the museum pond and the main lake. Waterfowl will be the target species on this trip and there should be plenty to see. We will…

  • Beginner Birder Trip to Middle Creek WMA

    Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center 100 Museum Road, Stevens, PA, United States

    Beginner Birder field trip to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area for individuals who would like to experience birding for the first time or who would like to further their birding observation skills. We will meet at the Visitors Center and introduce attendees to the many species of birds that gather at Middle Creek during this…