Dec
14
Sat
2024
- 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
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Dec
17
Tue
2024
- 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
Feb
14
Fri
2025
- Destination:Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, near Cambridge, Maryland.
- Auto tour for WATERFOWL.
- Friday – Sunday, 14 February – 16 February, 2025. Leave from Martins’ home at 9:00 AM Friday.
- Make your own motel arrangements.
- Bring scopes, binoculars, and lunch.
- Leaders: Eric and Rhetta Martin
(near Cambridge, MD)
Mar
1
Sat
2025
- 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
(near Kleinfeltersville, PA)
Mar
13
Thu
2025
- Field Trip: To see and hear the mating rituals of AMERICAN WOODCOCKS at the abandoned Heisey Road Orchard.
- Head to 5207 Heisey Road, Shippensburg, but park 0.10 mile off of Stillhouse Hollow Rd next to abandoned orchard.
- Bring flashlight.
- Be prepared for tall, wet grass.
- Destination: Heisey Road orchard. Note: birders are welcome, despite the Posted signs.
- Leader: Bob Keener
May
3
Sat
2025
- Horse Valley for SPRING MIGRANTS. Bring lunch and binoculars. Many stops, in and out of cars frequently. Please try to carpool. Not a lot of walking.
- Meet at: North Pointe Center, US 11 north of Chambersburg.
- Destination: Horse Valley area
- Leaders: Valerie Barnes, 717-352-4397 or Donna Hocker, 717-491-2171.
May
8
Thu
2025
May 8 @ 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
- 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.
May
17
Sat
2025
- 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
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