Calendar

Nov
14
Thu
2024
Nature Film: Islands of Wonder: Madagascar (CAMS)
Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Photo of PBS film case
  • Nature Film:  Islands of Wonder: Madagascar, PBS.
  • The oldest island on Earth, Madagascar has been isolated longer than any other place in the world. Life here has had time to evolve in unusual ways, resulting in more unique wildlife than possibly any other island on the planet.
  • Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
  • Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)
Dec
14
Sat
2024
Chambersburg Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 14 all-day
  • Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count is on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
  • If you live inside our circle, you may want to count at your feeders this year. See the map below for a view of our circle. If you can’t tell whether you are inside the circle or not, please contact the compiler, Valerie Barnes, or look at the more detailed map. To count at your feeders, please sign up well in advance with Marguerite Fries.
  • We will not hold a tally dinner. The compiler will connect with the zone captains to record the results. Results will be posted on our Observation Records page.
  • Contact: Valerie Barnes  to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your zone captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Val will assign you to a zone and the zone captain will contact you.

Download field reporting form

Download feeder reporting form and instructions

Chambersburg Area Christmas Bird Count Circle

Download (9 MB) detailed map

 

Dec
17
Tue
2024
Buchanan Trail (Franklin/Fulton Counties) Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 17 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Franklin/Fulton Counties: Buchanan Trail CBC
  • Contact Vern Gauthier to sign up to count (if you didn’t count last year). Your area captain should contact you if you counted last year. If you are new to the count, Vern will assign you to an area and the area captain will contact you.
  • All Day. For any additional information, contact Vern Gauthier

PABT Franklin/Fulton County CBC Map

PABT Map
PABT Franklin/Fulton CBC Map

 

Dec
28
Sat
2024
Newville Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 28 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in Newville area.
  • All Day. For information, contact Vern Gauthier
Dec
30
Mon
2024
York Springs Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 30 all-day
  • Christmas Bird Count in York Springs area
  • All Day. For information, contact Tim Johnson.
Jan
13
Mon
2025
Gen Mtg, Jan: Covered Dish Dinner and Members’ Photo Show
Jan 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

  • Pot luck dinner and members’ photo show. All are welcome.
  • Note the start time is 6 PM.
  • Members typically contribute one dinner item (casserole, meat, vegetable, salad, pasta, fruit, rolls, etc.) and/or a dessert. Coffee, tea, and jugs/pots of water will be provided.
  • Bring your own table setting, including napkin, flatware, plate, bowl, and mug/cup. Let’s try to avoid plastic and disposable items!
  • Bring a few photos you wish to share (no more than 15, please) on a USB thumb drive.
  • No Zoom. In-person only.
  • Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jan
30
Thu
2025
NEW DATE! Nature Film: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story (CAMS)
Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Photo of PBS film case

 

  • NEW DATE! Nature Film: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story, PBS.
  • Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti.
  • Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
  • Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)
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

 

 

  • 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)
Apr
28
Mon
2025
Field Trip Planning Meeting, Zoom Only
Apr 28 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Field Trip Planning Meeting, Zoom Only
  • Field Trip Planning Meeting
  • All field trip leaders please plan to participate. Immediately following this meeting, there will be a Joint Executive Committee / Board of Directors meeting.
  • Only via Zoom
  • Leader: Lisa Coombs, Vice President
  • Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=87840755485

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

Jun
6
Fri
2025
PA Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation
Jun 6 – Jun 16 all-day
PA Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation
  • Conservation Count and fundraiser organized by Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO)
  • All day for one or more of the 11 days, Join a team for fundraising opportunities, and/or sponsor one or more teams.
  • PSO will select the organizations that will benefit.
  • See www.breedingbirdblitz.org for info.
  • Contact: Vern Gauthier
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