• Topic:Where the Birds Are: A Review of eBird Data for Franklin County  [Note: This topic and speaker were originally scheduled for March]
  
• Speaker: Ron George.
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church.
• In-person and via Zoom.

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Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
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• 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

• Topic: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s PA Farmland Raptor Project [Note: this speaker was originally scheduled for February with a slightly different topic]
• Presenter: Bracken Brown, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
• Speaker will be in person.
• Attendees may view via Zoom at St. Luke or from home.
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church.
• Organized by: Terri Kochert.

Zoom info

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• Annual Business Meeting: Reports and elections. Need a quorum, so please vote! All chapter members welcome.
• Ballot:
  • New Directors: TBD
  • Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.
  • Please vote in person at the meeting, by sending an email, or calling Valerie Barnes.
• Main Program: The Birds and the Bees
• In-person meeting. Also available via Zoom.
• Presented by: Tracy Snyder, Penn State Bee Monitoring Program
• Organized by: Anne St. John
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Also available via Zoom

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Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
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• Field Trip: Fort McCord area for SPRING ARRIVALS/MIGRANTS
• Bring binoculars and lunch
• We will make several stops. Some walking.
• Meeting place: North Pointe Center, US 11 north of Chambersburg.
• Destination: Fort McCord area in western Franklin County, PA
• Leader: Bill Oyler

• New Time and New Date – 13 May, 8 AM
  
• Stillhouse Hollow, Heisey Road Orchard, and some local farms for SPRING MIGRANTS. Bring scopes, binoculars, and lunch.
• Meet: Keener’s home, 5207 Heisey Road, Shippensburg.
• Destination: area near Heisey Road Orchard.
• Leader: Bob Keener, 717-532-9723 or 717-658-8765.

• Birding Belize
• Presented by: Chris and Rebecca Payne
• Zoom or in-person
• Organized by: John Greer
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09
• Meeting ID: 721 120 3928Passcode: cardinal20

• 6:45 PM: Youth Contest Bird Photos & Lists due
• 7:00 PM: Main program – Birding Antarctica
• Zoom or in-person meeting.
• Presented by:Mike and Cheryl Saylor
• Organized by: Dave Ebbitt
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Meeting ID: 721 120 3928

Passcode: cardinal20

• Field Trip: Join us at Pine Grove Furnace State Park as we look for fall migrants and learn about the secret history of the area. Meet in the parking lot of the Park office at the intersection of Rt. 233 and Centerville Rd. We will bird the area and then drive a short distance to Camp Michaux, site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, a World War II Prisoner of War camp, and a church camp. We will also check out the nearby bird blinds newly installed by the Bureau of Forestry.Update:  The leader of the Camp Michaux Recognition and Development project for the Cumberland County Historical Society has volunteered to lead us on a historical tour, which will follow our birding outing at Pine Grove Furnace State Park.   Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the natural and human history of the area.

  Wear sturdy shoes. Bring binoculars.

• Location: Pine Grove Furnace State Park
• Leader: Contact in advance: John Greer.