Calendar

Mar
9
Mon
2026
Gen Mtg., March: Results of Recent MD & DC Breeding Bird Atlas
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

  • Program: Results of Recent MD & DC Breeding Bird Atlas
  • Presented by: Gabriel Foley
  • Arranged by Dave Ebbitt.
  • Available in-person or via Zoom
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=84919235627

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

Mar
15
Sun
2026
Open House at Bluebird Trail
Mar 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Eastern Bluebirds on nest box
    Eastern Bluebirds

    There will be an Open House at the bluebird Gazebo by the golf cart kiosk on March 15 and March 16 from 3:00-4:30. There will be free info about bluebird monitoring, attracting bluebirds to your yard, and the latest in nest box and feeder designs. We are also available to arrange tours of the trail for prospective monitors. Contact Lynn and Dorian Runt at adamsmail@centurylink.net or 717-352-2069.

Mar
16
Mon
2026
Open House at Bluebird Trail
Mar 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Eastern Bluebirds on nest box
    Eastern Bluebirds

    There will be an Open House at the bluebird Gazebo by the golf cart kiosk on March 15 and March 16 from 3:00-4:30. There will be free info about bluebird monitoring, attracting bluebirds to your yard, and the latest in nest box and feeder designs. We are also available to arrange tours of the trail for prospective monitors. Contact Lynn and Dorian Runt at adamsmail@centurylink.net or 717-352-2069.

Mar
19
Thu
2026
American Woodcock
Mar 19 @ 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
American Woodcock
  • Field Trip: To see and hear the mating rituals of AMERICAN WOODCOCKS at the abandoned Heisey Road Orchard. Tentative date, pending arrival of birds.
  • 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
Mar
21
Sat
2026
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Mar 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.
Mar
23
Mon
2026
Executive Committee Budget Meeting, Zoom Only
Mar 23 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

 

  • Executive Committee Budget Planning Meeting (officers)
  • Only via Zoom
  • Leader: Donna Hocker, Treasurer
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=81966074277

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

Mar
28
Sat
2026
Conservation Clean-Up
Mar 28 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Work Day: Adopt-A-Highway clean-up on 2 miles of Route 997 (Black Gap Road) west from I-81.  Pick up trash on section with wide shoulders, easy walking.  Supplies provided.

Meet at Scotland Park & Ride, I-81 exit 20.

Sign up with Joe & Vanessa Miller, 717-377-6507 (Joe), millerhouse@embarqmail.com.

Apr
4
Sat
2026
First Saturday Bird Walks
Apr 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.
Apr
11
Sat
2026
Norlo Garden Work Day
Apr 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
13
Mon
2026
Gen Mtg., April: Business Mtg + Conservation of the Eastern Bluebird
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

  • Topic 1 Annual business meeting and elections.  All chapter members welcome.
  • Topic 2: Conservation of the Eastern Bluebird
  • Presented by: Lynn and Dorian Runt and Jim Hook
  • Arranged by: Jim Hook
  • Available in-person or via Zoom
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=81642544088

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

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