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Mar
6
Thu
2025
Nature Film: Frogs: The Thin Green Line (CAMS)
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Photo of PBS film case
PBS Film

 

 

  • 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)
Mar
13
Thu
2025
American Woodcock
Mar 13 @ 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.
  • 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
15
Sat
2025
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Mar 15 @ 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.
Apr
5
Sat
2025
First Saturday Bird Walks
Apr 5 @ 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
19
Sat
2025
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Apr 19 @ 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.
May
3
Sat
2025
Horse Valley for SPRING MIGRANTS
May 3 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Horse Valley for SPRING MIGRANTS
First Saturday Bird Walks
May 3 @ 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.
May
8
Thu
2025
SPRING MIGRANTS – Stillhouse Hollow, Heisey Rd Orchard, local farms
May 8 @ 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
SPRING MIGRANTS - Stillhouse Hollow, Heisey Rd Orchard, local farms
  • 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.
WHIP-POOR WILLS and BOBOLINKS – Edenville area
May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
WHIP-POOR WILLS and BOBOLINKS - Edenville area
  • Field Trip: 5:00 PM Edenville/Portico Road area for WHIP-POOR-WILLS and BOBOLINKS. Note: This is an evening trip! Whip-poor Wills start calling at or after dusk, so be prepared for a late evening.
  • Leave from Sunnyway Foods parking lot, 49 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg.
  • Bring scopes and binoculars.
  • Destination: Edenville/Portico Road area (Bobolinks) and farther west (Whip-poor Wills).
  • Leaders: Eric and Rhetta Martin, 717-597-8675.
May
17
Sat
2025
Fort McCord area for Spring Arrivals/Migrants
May 17 @ 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
NEW DATE! Spring Migrants - Little Cove
  • 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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