• 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.

• Field Trip: FALL MIGRANTS.
• Bring binoculars and snack.
• One mile walk in wet grass at Heisey Orchard. Then by car on Michaux SF roads with additional walk(s) of up to half mile, with trip ending between 12 and 1 PM.
• Meeting place: Park & Ride, Scotland Exit 20, I-81 northbound.
• Destinations: Heisey Rd Orchard and Michaux State Forest.
  
• Leader: Bill Oyler

• Field Trip: For FALL MIGRANTS. Easy walk along part of  Cumberland Valley Rail Trail in Chambersburg.
• Bring binoculars.
• Location: Meet at Big Lots, 184 Southgate Mall, parking lot next to Washington Street Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail.
• Leader: Debby Hook

• Nature Film:  Nature’s Fear Factor, PBS.
• A bold experiment to bring rare and fierce African Wild Dogs back to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique reveals how predators – and the fear they trigger – play a surprising and crucial role in keeping wild ecosystems healthy.
• Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
• Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

• 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

• Nature Film:  Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas, PBS.
• Showcasing the natural magic of an extraordinary part of the border between the United States and Mexico over four seasons, this film explores Rio Grande’s Big Bend – a vast unspoiled wonderland of serene beauty and astounding desert landscapes which are home to some of North America’s most enchanting animals.
• Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
• Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

• 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 with Bob Keener.
• Bring flashlight.
• Be prepared for tall, wet grass.
• Meeting place: Park & Ride, Scotland, Exit 20, I-81 northbound. Meet at the Park & Ride at 6:45 PM, or go directly to Heisey Road orchard on your own and be there by 6:55 PM.
• Destination: Heisey Road orchard. Note: birders are welcome, despite the Posted signs.
• Leader: Bob Kochert

Dr. Doug Tallamy, will present his program Nature’s Best Hope, at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center, 475 Lancaster Dr., Shippensburg.  This event is in conjunction with Shippensburg State University’s participation in the Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, held April 1-8th, and is funded partly by Pepsi Sustainability Funds. Free and open to the public. No reservations required.