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Dec
7
Sat
2024
First Saturday Bird Walks
Dec 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.
Dec
14
Sat
2024
Chambersburg Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 14 all-day
  • Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count is on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
  • If you live inside our circle, you may want to count 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 a 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

 

Dec
17
Tue
2024
Buchanan Trail (Franklin/Fulton Counties) Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 17 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Franklin/Fulton Counties: Buchanan Trail CBC
  • Contact Vern Gauthier to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your area captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Vern will assign you to an area and the area captain will contact you.
  • All Day. For any additional information, contact Vern Gauthier

PABT Franklin/Fulton County CBC Map

PABT Map
PABT Franklin/Fulton CBC Map

 

Dec
21
Sat
2024
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Dec 21 @ 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
28
Sat
2024
Newville Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 28 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Newville area.
  • All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier
Dec
30
Mon
2024
York Springs Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 30 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in York Springs area
  • All Day. For information, contact Tim Johnson.
Jan
4
Sat
2025
First Saturday Bird Walks
Jan 4 @ 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.
Jan
18
Sat
2025
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Jan 18 @ 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.
Jan
30
Thu
2025
NEW DATE! Nature Film: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story (CAMS)
Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Photo of PBS film case
PBS Film

 

  • NEW DATE! Nature Film: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story, PBS.
  • Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti.
  • Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
  • Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)
Feb
1
Sat
2025
First Saturday Bird Walks
Feb 1 @ 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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