Calendar

Jan
17
Sat
2026
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Jan 17 @ 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.
Feb
7
Sat
2026
First Saturday Bird Walks
Feb 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.
Feb
9
Mon
2026
Gen. Mtg., February: Notes from PA Atlas Observations
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

  • Program: Notes from PA Atlas Observations
  • Presented by: Member Doug Powless
  • Arranged by: Valerie Barnes
  • Available in-person or via Zoom
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=86258641550

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

 

Feb
20
Fri
2026
Field Trip: Blackwater NWR
Feb 20 – Feb 22 all-day

Binoculars

  • Field Trip
  • Destination:Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, near Cambridge, Maryland.
  • Auto tour for WATERFOWL.
  • Friday – Sunday, 20 February – 22 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)
Feb
21
Sat
2026
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Feb 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
7
Sat
2026
First Saturday Bird Walks
Mar 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.
Middle Creek WMA for Waterfowl
Mar 7 @ 8:00 am – 5:30 pm

Binoculars

Map showing location of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
(near Kleinfeltersville, PA)
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.

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