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The Great Marsh

For: Late Fall migrants and winter residents Place: 28 Moores Road, Elverson, PA, 8:00 a.m. Leader: Mike Coulter. If you plan to attend please email the Great Marsh Institute at greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to let them know to expect you. Note: Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient […]

The Great Marsh

For: Winter residents Place: 28 Moores Road, Elverson, PA, 8:00 a.m. Leader: Mike Coulter. If you plan to attend please email the Great Marsh Institute at greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to let them know to expect you. Note: Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial marsh and the […]

Evening Woodcock Walk, Marsh Creek State Park, PA

For: American Woodcock Place: Marsh Creek West Side Outdoor Classroom parking lot, 5:45 p.m. Leader: Mariana and Andy Pesthy (610-525-2392, pesthya@yahoo.com, please leave message) Note: This is a joint trip with BCDC. Holly Merker is out of town. MAP: Marsh Creek State Park West Side Outdoor Classroom

The Great Marsh

For: Winter residents & Early Spring Migrants Place: 28 Moores Road, Elverson, PA, 8:00 a.m. Leader: Mike Coulter. If you plan to attend please email the Great Marsh Institute at greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to let them know to expect you. Note: Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient […]

The Great Marsh

For: Spring Migrants & Resident Birds Place: 28 Moores Road, Elverson, PA, 8:00 a.m. Leader: Mike Coulter. If you plan to attend please email the Great Marsh Institute at greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to let them know to expect you. Note: Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial […]

George Lorimer Nature Preserve, Malvern, PA

For: Vireos, warblers and other passerines Place: Lorimer Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Rain date: April 25, 2020. Leaders: Grant Lashbrook (610-883-6807) and Dean Lashbrook (610-213-0602, forestgreen39@hotmail.com ) Note: Half-day trip. This is a fairly easy walk of about 2 miles that goes down and back up a slight grade that will take around 3 […]

Binky Lee Preserve, Chester County, PA

For: Migrants and resident birds Place: Parking lot on Pikeland Road just off Route 113, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Rick Wolf (610-933-6414, randewolf@icloud.com) Note: This will be a 3 to 4 hour walk covering about 2.5 miles with a decent grade at one point. We will be looking for resident and migrating birds including Bobolinks, Yellow-breasted […]

Stroud Preserve, Chester County, PA

For: Spring migrants, butterflies, etc. Place: Stroud Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Leader: Barry Blust (610-458-5616, barryblust@comcast.net) Note: Trip is an approximately two- to three-hour walk covering about 2 miles with some moderate hills. Directions: From West Chester, take Route 162 west for about 2 miles and turn left onto North Creek Road. The parking […]

White Clay Creek, Newark, DE

For: Migrants and resident birds Place: Wedgewood Rd. parking lot, 7:45 a.m. Leader: Bob Murray (610-644-5440, rmurray@murraymicro.com) Note: The walk will be on an abandoned railroad bed, along the banks of White Clay Creek, which forms a section of the Mason-Dixon trail. We will cover a total distance of about 3 miles. There will be […]

E.B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, NJ

For: Shorebirds, herons & spring migrants in general. Place: Forsythe NWR Headquarters, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Tony Fernandes (610-647-7868, jets741@verizon.net) Note: Meet at Forsythe at 8:00 a.m. Minimal walking involved. The trip is a half day trip all within the refuge.  It will not be an all day trip. Directions: Due to Covid concerns, check with […]

The Great Marsh

For: Spring Migrants & Resident Birds Place: 28 Moores Road, Elverson, PA, 7:00 a.m. Leader: Mike Coulter. If you plan to attend please email the Great Marsh Institute at greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to let them know to expect you. Note: Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial […]

Stroud Preserve, Chester County, PA

For: Summer residents, butterflies, etc. Place: Stroud Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Armas Hill (302-529-1876, Armas@focusonnature.com) Note: Trip is an approximately two- to three-hour walk covering about 2 miles with some moderate hills. Directions: From West Chester, take Route 162 west for about 2 miles and turn left onto North Creek Road. The parking […]