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

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  • 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 a.m. at the main parking lot for Ferncliff Preserve located on Wildlife Preserve Road, Drumore. Please contact Ted at 717-856-3851 or tanicholsii@gmail.com by 6 p.m.…

  • Monthly Club Meeting – “How Citizen Science Can Help Pennsylvania’s Purple Martins”

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

    Club Meeting - Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, PA 17578 Presented by: Will Krohn, Master's in Wildlife Ecology Student, Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delawre North America's largest swallow, the Purple Martin, is in decline. This talk will discuss the life history of the Purple Martin and some…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…