Download the 2026 LCBC Programs & Field Trips Brochure in PDF format covering all club events in 2026!

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  • Ironville Park Raptor Watch

    Ironville Community Park 711-725 Prospect Rd, Columbia, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead the count at a hawk watch that will take place in the Ironville Community Park parking lot off Prospect Road starting at 9:30 a.m. The viewing…

  • Noel Dorwart Park Field Trip

    Noel Dorwart Park 408 Parklawn Ct, Lancaster, PA, United States

    John Lahr will lead a field trip to Noel Dorwart Park to look for fall migrants at this popular suburban birding location. This park, in East Hempfield Township, is easy…

  • BIG SIT at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (Rain Date Oct 11)

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

    New location this year... Willow Point Pavilion! Bruce Carl will conduct a “Big Sit” at Middle Creek WMA from the pavilion located at Willow Point on Oct. 10 (rain date…

  • Beginner Bird Walk at Chestnut Grove

    Chestnut Grove Natural Area 43 Chestnut Grove Rd, Conestoga, PA, United States

    Sarah Gotwols will lead our final beginner birder walk of the year at Chestnut Grove Natural Area. Meet the leader at 9 a.m. at the preserve’s main parking lot. This trip is for…

  • State Game Lands 220 Field Trip

    State Game Lands 220 - Swamp Church Rd Parking Lot 115 Swamp Church Rd (vicinity), Reinholds, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead a field trip to State Game Lands (SGL) No. 220 to search for late migrants and early winter arrivals. Some of the target birds include any…

  • Conewago Rec Trail Field Trip

    Old Trolley Line Park (Meetup Location) 475 Beverly Rd., Elizabethtown, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead this easy walking field trip west along the trail with a stop at the Hershey Trust Wetlands overlook, and then continue west with views of open…