Calendar – Conococheague Audubon

Newville Christmas Bird Count 2022

Dec 31 all-day

Christmas Bird Count in Newville area.
All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier

Categories: Bird Count Tags: birds CBC citizen science

First Saturday Bird Walks

Jan 7 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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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.

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

Third Saturday Bird Walks

Jan 21 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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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.

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

Compelled: The Evolution of Natural Resource Conservation and Law

Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Compelled: The Evolution of Natural Resource Conservation and Law
Presented by the author and former Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, H. Dale Hall,
At the National Conservation Training Center, Byrd Auditorium, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV.

Categories: External meeting Tags: conservation

First Saturday Bird Walks

Feb 4 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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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.

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

Blackwater NWR

Feb 17 – Feb 19 all-day

Destination:Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, near Cambridge, Maryland.
Auto tour for WATERFOWL.
Friday – Sunday, 17 February – 19 February, 2023. Leave from Martins’ home at 1:00 PM Friday.
Make your own motel arrangements.
Bring scopes, binoculars, and lunch.
Leaders: Eric and Rhetta Martin

Map showing location of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
(near Cambridge, MD)

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

Third Saturday Bird Walks

Feb 18 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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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.

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

Middle Creek WMA for Waterfowl

Mar 4 @ 6:30 am – 4:00 pm

Destination: Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lancaster County.
Auto tour for migrants. Hoping for large numbers of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans; also many ducks and other waterfowl.
Bring scopes, binoculars, and lunch.
Be prepared to take the PA Turnpike.
Meeting place: Park & Ride, Scotland, Exit 20, I-81 northbound
Leaders: Eric and Rhetta Martin

Map showing location of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area — Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
(near Kleinfeltersville, PA)

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

First Saturday Bird Walks

Mar 4 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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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.

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds

American Woodcock

Mar 6 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

Field Trip: To see and hear the mating rituals of AMERICAN WOODCOCKS.
Drive to Heisey Road orchard.
Witness the annual mating flight of these woodland birds.
Bring flashlight.
Be prepared for tall, wet grass.
Meeting place: Park & Ride, Scotland, Exit 20, I-81 northbound. Meet at the Park & Ride at 5:45 PM , or go directly to Heisey Road orchard on your own and be there by 6:00 PM
Destination: Heisey Road orchard. Note: birders are welcome, despite the Posted signs.
Leader: Bob Kochert

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds migrants

December 2022 – March 2023 Dec 2022 – Mar 2023