Calendar – Conococheague Audubon

First Saturday Bird Walks

Jan 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

Third Saturday Bird Walks

Jan 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

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)

Categories: Film Tags: birds

First Saturday Bird Walks

Feb 1 @ 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 14 – Feb 16 all-day

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

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

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds migrants

Third Saturday Bird Walks

Feb 15 @ 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

First Saturday Bird Walks

Mar 1 @ 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 1 @ 8:00 am – 5:30 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 migrants

Nature Film: Frogs: The Thin Green Line (CAMS)

Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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Nature Film: Frogs: The Thin Green Line, PBS.
Scientists try to save populations of frogs, as large-scale die-offs of the amphibian continue around the world.
Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

Categories: Film Tags: conservation

American Woodcock

Mar 13 @ 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm

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

Categories: Field Trip Tags: birds migrants

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