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Dec
3
Sat
2022
First Saturday Bird Walks
Dec 3 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
First Saturday Bird Walks
  • SOAR (Studying Ornithology Around the Region) walks, 8:00 AM first and third Saturdays; various locations in Franklin County.
  • Larry and Sharon Williams, 717-655-7414; see Buttonwood Nature Center, 717-762-0373 for schedule.
Dec
12
Mon
2022
Gen Mtg, Dec: The Movement Ecology of Vultures: Tracking Nature’s Essential Workers
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gen Mtg, Dec: The Movement Ecology of Vultures: Tracking Nature’s Essential Workers
  • The Movement Ecology of Vultures: Tracking Nature’s Essential Workers
  • Speaker will present via Zoom from a remote location. Attendees may watch in-person at St. Luke or via Zoom from home.
  • Presented by: David Barber, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
  • Organized by: Lisa Coombs
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

 

Winter Field Trip for Short-eared Owls – Date TBD
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Winter Field Trip for Short-eared Owls - Date TBD
  • Field Trip date: TBD.
  • Sign up by December 12 for possible visit to Gettysburg Battlefield area for SHORT-EARED OWLS
  • Provide name and contact information to the leader in advance, so he knows to tell you about when the trip will happen
  • Meeting Place: Norlo Park Community Center
  • Destination: Likely to Gettysburg Battlefield area. Will depend on where the Owls are being seen.
  • Leader: Bob Kochert
Dec
14
Wed
2022
Buchanan Trail Christmas Bird Count 2022
Dec 14 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Franklin/Fulton Counties: Buchanan Trail CBC
  • All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier
Depict the zones in the Buchanan Trail CBC
Buchanan Trail CBC Map
Dec
17
Sat
2022
Chambersburg Christmas Bird Count 2022
Dec 17 all-day
  • We’ve scheduled this year’s Christmas Bird Count for Saturday, December 17, 2022. Again, in this year of COVID-19, things will be a little different. To be safe, participants should count only with folks who are not ill and have not been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus, and should consider wearing masks. If the number of COVID-19 cases spikes dramatically in the weeks leading up to the count, we may cancel it, so please check back here, with your zone captain, or the compiler (Valerie Barnes).
  • If you don’t feel comfortable going out, please let your zone captain know well in advance.
  • If you live inside our circle, you may want to switch to counting at your feeders this year. See the map below for a view of our circle. If you can’t tell whether you are inside the circle or not, please contact the compiler, Valerie Barnes, or look at the more detailed map. To count at your feeders, please sign up well in advance with Marguerite Fries.
  • We will not hold the tally dinner. The compiler will connect with the zone captains to record the results. Results will be posted on our Observation Records page.
  • Contact: Valerie Barnes  to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your zone captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Val will assign you to a zone and the zone captain will contact you.

Download field reporting form

Download feeder reporting form and instructions

Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count Circle

Download (9 MB) detailed map

 

Third Saturday Bird Walks
Dec 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Third Saturday Bird Walks
  • SOAR (Studying Ornithology Around the Region) walks, 8:00 AM first and third Saturdays; various locations in Franklin County.
  • Larry and Sharon Williams, 717-655-7414; see Buttonwood Nature Center, 717-762-0373 for schedule.
Dec
19
Mon
2022
NOT PLANNED FOR 2022: Tally Dinner Chambersburg CBC
Dec 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

NOT PLANNED in  2022: Tally Dinner to report results of Chambersburg Christmas Bird Count. Due to COVID-19 concerns and lack of staffing at normal venue. Zone captains should forward results to the compiler. We may schedule a Zoom meeting for zone captains to discuss the count.

 

Dec
28
Wed
2022
York Springs Christmas Bird Count 2022
Dec 28 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in York Springs area
  • All Day. For information, contact Tim Johnson.
Dec
31
Sat
2022
Newville Christmas Bird Count 2022
Dec 31 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Newville area.
  • All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier
Jan
7
Sat
2023
First Saturday Bird Walks
Jan 7 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
First Saturday Bird Walks
  • SOAR (Studying Ornithology Around the Region) walks, 8:00 AM first and third Saturdays; various locations in Franklin County.
  • Larry and Sharon Williams, 717-655-7414; see Buttonwood Nature Center, 717-762-0373 for schedule.
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