The State of Pennsylvania’s Birds with Doug Gross
Doug will review the recent successes in bird conservation with species such as the Bald Eagle, Osprey, and Peregrine Falcon, and our current challenges with endangered and species of greatest conservation need. Some of these include Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Golden-winged, Cerulean, and Blackpoll warblers, Wood thrush and Swainson’s Thrush. Recently retired as a Wildlife Biologist and …
First Saturday Walk (North Branch Canal Trail)
Meet at North end of parking lot behind Paneras, at 7:30am. Then carpool to the walk. Be there at 8:00am. Will walk all or part of trail (North Branch Canal Trail) near Danville on Old Bloomsburg Road Trail is 2.2 miles long not circular so probably to long to walk entire trail and back through …
Wildlife in Need
Most compassionate people find it hard to turn away from a suffering and obviously incapacitated animal, whether it be domestic or wild. With domestic animals though, at least you know where to turn. Local animal shelters such as the Lycoming County SPCA are staffed and ready to help with those situations. But with wildlife it …
Bird Walk (McCall Field by R.B. Winter)
Meet at the usual location at the north end of the Weis parking lot in Lewisburg at 7:30am. to carpool to the location at McCall Field outside of R.B. Winter. We will arrive around 8am. at the parking lot off of Black Gap Rd. between McCall Dam Rd and McCall Field Trail Rd. We will …
July First Saturday Walk (Trail of Trees)
Meet at the north end of the Weis Parking lot, behind Panera’s. Then carpool to the Trail of Trees near Selingsgrove. Walk Leader will be Kay Cramer. http://www.snydercounty.org/Depts/Conservation_District/Pages/SelinsgroveGrounds.aspx
Saturday Bird Walk (Allenwood Game Lands)
Meet at the Weis Parking Lot behind Panera Bread at 7:30am or meet us at Allenwood Game Lands around 8am. We will carpool to the Allenwood State Game Lands off Rte 44. The trails will likely be very wet from all of the recent rains so boots would be a good idea. <iframe src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3004.8994793795623!2d-76.96167958914224!3d41.13672029494145!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89cf09009bdc4ebd%3A0x434d07e2f72a7ca1!2s1884-2198%20Alvira%20Rd%2C%20Allenwood%2C%20PA%2017810!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1583077696103!5m2!1sen!2sus” width=”600″ …
The Great Migration (Owen Floody, John and Judy Peeler)
As suggested by the title, the images in this show were taken in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and focus on a particularly dramatic (and hazardous) moment in the Great Migration of wildebeest and other animals.Specifically, they focus on a river crossing though they also include images of birds and animals from elsewhere in the Serengeti.River …
Pennsylvania Migration Count / Birdathon
The annual Pennsylvania Migration Count is this Saturday, May 11. Information is available on the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology home page at <pabirds.org>. Look under the “Projects” tab for details. Either enter your local sightings (Union, Snyder, Northumberland, and Montour Counties) sightings into eBird or get them to Allen Schweinsberg (info@sevenmountainsaudubon.org) as the county compiler. …