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SUMMARY:State Game Lands 220 Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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 lingering warblers\, White-crowned Sparrow\, Purple Finch\, Chipping Sparrow\, Fox Sparrow\, Blue-headed and Philadelphia Vireos\, and maybe a surprise or two.  Meet at 8 a.m. at the SGL No. 220 parking lot located along Swamp Church Road just outside of Reinholds. GPS coordinates for parking lot are: 40.272869\, -76.119807. No restrooms available. Contact Carl at fledge19@verizon.net or 717-471-9969 if you have questions or want to make a reservation to attend. \nIMPORTANT NOTE: Attendees must wear blaze orange for this field trip per new Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations requiring wear on Game Lands Oct. 1 through Jan. 31. \n\nLocation: SGL 220 Parking Lot\, Near 115 Swamp Church Road\, Reinholds\, Pa\, 17569 \nContact: Carl Groff\, 717-471-9969 or fledge19@verizon.net 
URL:https://lancasterbirdclub.org/event/state-game-lands-220-field-trip/
LOCATION:State Game Lands 220 – Swamp Church Rd Parking Lot\, 115 Swamp Church Rd (vicinity)\, Reinholds\, PA\, 17569\, United States
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SUMMARY:Conewago Rec Trail Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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 fields\, woodland\, and creeks. The walk will be out and back\, probably a distance of 2-3 miles\, depending on the wishes of the group. You may turn around at any time to go back to the parking lot. Note: You can no longer park along Rt. 743. From Lancaster take Rt. 283 west to the Elizabethtown Rt. 743 exit. Turn right onto Rt. 743 towards Hershey. Go about 1/4 mile and turn right on Beverly Road. A parking area for the Conewago Trail is on the left side of the road at Old Trolley Line Park. There is a porta-john in the parking lot.  Meet Carl at 8 a.m. in the parking lot and bring water and snacks. Contact Carl at (717-471-9969 or fledge19@verizon.net) by 6 p.m. the day before if you have questions or would like to attend. \nMeeting Location: Old Trolley Line Park\, 475 Beverly Rd.\, Elizabethtown\, PA 17022 \nContact: Carl Groff (717) 471-9969 or fledge19@verizon.net
URL:https://lancasterbirdclub.org/event/conewago-rec-trail-field-trip/
LOCATION:Old Trolley Line Park (Meetup Location)\, 475 Beverly Rd.\, Elizabethtown\, PA\, 17022\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monthly Club Meeting - “In Search of 10\,000\, and 10\,000\, and 10\,000 Birds”
DESCRIPTION:Club Meeting – North Museum of Nature and Science\, 400 College Ave\, Lancaster\, PA 17603 \nPresented by Peter Kaestner\, legendary birder and retired diplomat \nPeter Kaestner relates his life-long quest to see 10\,000 species of birds – a quest that was almost derailed on February\, 2024\, when another birder claimed the record just hours before Peter saw is last bird in the Philippines.  Since then\, Peter has maintained his quest\, ultimately observing 10\,000 species in the eBird and AviList taxonomies. \nPeter is a retired U.S. diplomat and an active independent birder who has spent a lifetime sharing his passion. On February 9\, 2024\, he achieved his ultimate goal when he saw his 10\,000th species of bird\, an Orange-tufted Spiderhunter in Mindanao\, the Philippines on the IOC taxonomy. On October 21\, 2025\, he reached 10\,000 on eBird\, and on November 11\, 2025\, he recorded his 10\,000th species on the new AviList harmonized world bird list. Always a birder\, Peter took his first international trip at age ten\, when he visited the Bahamas with his brother and mentor Hank. As of December 2025\, he has birded in 196 eBird countries and territories. He is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s biggest life lists eBird (10022) and AviList (10\,008) and as the first person to see a representative of every bird family – a feat that he accomplished in October\, 1986. The highlight of Peter’s birding career came in 1989. Just 50 kilometers east of the Colombian capital\, he discovered a bird new to science\, the Cundinamarca Antpitta (Grallaria kaestneri). Peter graduated from Friends School Baltimore\, where he received the William S. Pike science award and all-state honors in lacrosse. He studied Biology at Cornell University\, graduating in 1976. Peter served in the Peace Corps in Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) as a secondary-school science teacher in 1976-1978 and joined the U.S. Department of State in June\, 1980. During his 36-year career as a U.S. diplomat\, he helped negotiate the UN Desertification Convention and a protocol amending the 1916 Migratory Bird Convention with Canada. He represented the United States at Conferences of the Parties of the Ramsar Convention and CITES. Peter has lived in 12 different countries: India\, Papua New Guinea\, Solomon Islands\, USA\, Colombia\, Malaysia\, Namibia\, Guatemala\, Brazil\, Egypt\, Afghanistan\, and Germany. Peter retired in 2016 from the State Department at the rank of Minister-Counselor. Peter loves sharing his passion for birds by writing articles\, leading bird walks and tours\, supporting local conservation efforts\, and giving illustrated lectures on birds around the world. After the Colombian Government made peace with the FARC guerilla group\, Peter helped it bring economic development to rural areas by promoting bird tourism. He also worked with the American Bird Conservancy and a Colombian NGO (Fundación Camaná) to preserve critical habitat of the Cundinamarca Antpitta in the east Andes. In 2019\, Peter became a part-time tour leader for Rockjumper Birding Tours\, in 2021 he became a VIP for Swarovski Optik\, in 2023 he was appointed ambassador of the American Bird Conservancy\, and in 2024 he received the American Birding Association’s Roger Tory Peterson Lifetime Achievement Award. Peter is married to Kimberly Vreeland Kaestner\, and has two grown daughters\, Laurel and Katie.
URL:https://lancasterbirdclub.org/event/monthly-club-meeting-peter-kaestner/
LOCATION:North Museum of Nature and Science\, 400 College Ave\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17603\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monthly Club Meeting - "Wearables for Wildlife: Behind the Scenes with the Evolution of Wildlife Telemetry Technologies"
DESCRIPTION:Club Meeting – North Museum of Nature and Science\, 400 College Ave\, Lancaster\, PA 17603 \nPresented by Club President Andy McGann \nAndy McGann grew up birding in Southcentral Pennsylvania and his early experiences ultimately led to a career in the field of Movement Ecology. His time in academia\, non-profits\, consulting\, and ultimately to a wildlife telemetry tech company spanned a timeframe that saw the science advance from analog radio telemetry to “smart devices” with GPS\, accelerometers\, and global Internet connectivity. In his career\, Andy combined his experiences in ornithology with his love of technology and appreciation for geography in order to help wildlife researchers and organizations around the world obtain the scientific information needed to help conserve some of the rarest birds we have left. Andy will discuss the evolution of the technology\, the current state-of-the-art\, and paint a picture of where we are going.
URL:https://lancasterbirdclub.org/event/monthly-club-meeting-andy-mcgann/
LOCATION:North Museum of Nature and Science\, 400 College Ave\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17603\, United States
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