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  • Safe Harbor Park Field Trip

    Safe Harbor Park Tennis Courts (Meetup Location) 5365 River Rd., Conestoga, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead a field trip at Safe Harbor Park. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Safe Harbor Park tennis courts. The focus will be on different habitats within…

  • Chickies Rock Warbler Walk

    Chickies Rock Breezy View Overlook (Meeting Location) 770 Breezyview Dr., Columbia, PA, United States

    Marie Johnston will lead a field trip to Chickies Rock County Park. Meet at 7 a.m. at Breezy View Overlook along Rt. 441 just north of Columbia. After birding Breezy…

  • Middle Creek WMA Warbler Walk

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

    Doug Anderson will lead a field trip looking for spring migrants and resident species in the various habitats at Middle Creek. Good weather and good bird activity may lead to…

  • Pumping Station Road Warbler Walk

    Horseshoe Trail Parking Lot at U.S. Route 322 & Pumping Station Road 80 Pumping Station Rd., Lititz, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead the Pumping Station Rd. Warbler Walk. Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot at Rt. 322 and Pumping Station Road. The morning will be spent…

  • Northwest River Trail Field Trip

    Conoy Wetlands Preserve (Prescot Road) Prescot & River Rd, Bainbridge, PA, United States

    Warren and Nina Wolf will lead a field trip on the Northwest River Trail. Participants should plan to meet at the Conoy Wetlands Preserve / Prescot Road Parking Lot. In…

  • Muddy Run Recreation Park Field Trip

    Muddy Run Recreation Park (last parking lot on left past Observatory) 172 Bethesda Church Rd W, Holtwood, PA, United States

    Larry Bernhardt will lead a field trip to Muddy Run Recreation Park near Holtwood. Meet at the last parking lot on the left past the Ryan Observatory by 7 a.m.…

  • Beginner Birder Trip to Flory Park

    Flory Park (Meet at Clark Pavilion) 416 Dohner Rd., Lancaster, PA, United States

    Sarah Gotwols will lead a morning spring migration beginner birder walk along Mill Creek at East Lampeter Township's Flory Park. Meet the leader at 8 a.m. at the Clark Pavilion. This…

  • Millport Conservancy Field Trip

    Millport Conservancy 737 E Millport Rd, Lititz, PA, United States

    Doug Anderson will lead a field trip through Millport Conservancy. Meet at 7 a.m. in the main parking area located just off 737 E Millport Rd., Lititz. This will be…

  • Susquehannock State Park Field Trip

    Susquehannock State Park Overlook 1880 Park Dr., Drumore, PA, United States

    Larry Bernhardt and Tom Amico will lead a field trip to Susquehannock State Park. Meet at 7 a.m. at the Hawk Point Parking Lot / Susquehanna River overlook at the…

  • Birding in Juniata County (Members-Only Trip Offering)

    Karl B. Guss Picnic Area Licking Creek Rd, Lewistown, PA, United States

    Carl Groff will lead a field trip to Juniata County for spring warblers and other migrants. Target species include both Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers. This trip covers several areas of…

  • Ferncliff Preserve & Bald Eagle Road Field Trip

    Ferncliff Preserve Wildlife Preserve Rd., Drumore, PA, United States

    Ted Nichols will lead a field trip exploring Lancaster Conservancy's Ferncliff Preserve and nearby Bald Eagle Road checking out some of Lancaster County's prime breeding bird habitat. Meet at 7…

  • Conoy Wetlands Preserve Field Trip (Prescot Rd.)

    Conoy Wetlands Preserve (Prescot Road) Prescot & River Rd, Bainbridge, PA, United States

    Sarah Gotwols will lead a summer walk through a forested area along the Susquehanna River. We will meet at 7 a.m. in the parking area located at the end of…

  • Clark Nature Preserve Field Trip

    Clark Nature Preserve 400 House Rock Rd, Pequea, PA, United States

    Sarah Gotwols will lead a walk through the Clark Nature Preserve to explore the meadow and woodlands for summer birds such as buntings, vireo, and tanagers. Meet in the parking area at the end of House Rock Road at 7 a.m. There will be a moderate intensity walk along the Ralph H. Goodno Trail and…

  • Chestnut Grove Field Trip

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

    Larry Bernhardt will lead a field trip to Chestnut Grove Natural Area (CGNA). Meet at the preserve’s main parking lot (directions below) at 7 a.m. CGNA is an ideal place to view wildlife and observe nature due to habitat diversity, which includes stream corridors, wetlands, open water, grasslands, and forested uplands, as well as its…

  • Monthly Club Meeting – “Sparrows Simplified: Making Sense of LBJ’s”

    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 Michael Moore, retired Biology professor and past president of the Delaware Ornithological Society  Many birders struggle with identifying sparrows, referring to them as LBJ’s (little brown jobs) or sparrow sp. This talk will help you tackle this difficult group.…

  • 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 area is level and comfortable. Bring chairs and a lunch. The site has public restrooms and a pavilion. Target species will include Broad-winged Hawk, American…

  • 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 walking on well maintained trails. Meet the leader at 8 a.m. in the parking lot on Good Drive which is located just north of the…

  • Monthly Club Meeting – “The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet” w/ Scott Weidensaul

    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 Scott Weidensaul, author of "The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet" At a time when the news for birds – for the planet – has rarely seemed more grim, there is reason for hope. We’ve…

  • Big Sit being conducted at Middle Creek WMA

    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 Oct. 11). He will start before dawn and go into the evening.  The public may stop by at any time to assist him with identifying…

  • 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 all ages and open to anyone who is new to birding. Participants can expect to learn proper use of binoculars, field guides and apps to…