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Feb
1
Sat
2025
First Saturday Bird Walks
Feb 1 @ 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
10
Mon
2025
Gen. Mtg., February: Humming With the Hummingbirds: Small Is Beautiful
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

  • Program: Humming With the Hummingbirds: Small is Beautiful
  • Presented by: Members David & Joyce Leaman
  • Arranged by: Rhetta Martin
  • Available in-person or via Zoom
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=82841338471

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

 

Feb
14
Fri
2025
Blackwater NWR
Feb 14 – Feb 16 all-day

Binoculars

  • 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)
Feb
15
Sat
2025
Third Saturday Bird Walks
Feb 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.
Feb
24
Mon
2025
Joint Executive Committee / Board of Directors Meeting, February
Feb 24 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

  • Joint Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting
  • Committee/project chairs also invited.
  • Others welcome.
  • In-person or via Zoom
  • Leader: Valerie Barnes, president
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81817133091?pwd=oCaChQg9b4B44HrewsHDjijbGzkNP5.1

Meeting ID: 818 1713 3091
Passcode: 063249

Mar
1
Sat
2025
First Saturday Bird Walks
Mar 1 @ 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 1 @ 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
10
Mon
2025
Gen Mtg., March: Birds with a Gettysburg Address
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

  • Program: Birds with a Gettysburg Address
  • Presented by: Bonnie Portzline
  • Arranged by: Lisa Coombs
  • Available in-person or via Zoom
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=82084516488

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

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.
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