• 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

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• Bird Banding
• Program focus: Cape May Raptor Banding Project generally and the changes seen in the fall migration over 5 decades of banding. Speaker will present photographic slides live. No Zoom.
• Presented by: Paul Engman
• Organized by: Dave Ebbitt
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
• NO Zoom

• 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.