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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 […]

West Chester Christmas Bird Count

For: Winter Residents Place: Assigned territories, any time from midnight to midnight. Coordinators: Barry Blust (610-458-5616, BarryBlust@comcast.net) and Tony Fernandes (610-647-7868, jets741@verizon.net) Note: Contact coordinator early for questions or to let him know of your interest so that sector assignments and leaders can be identified. There will be no meeting after the count for a […]

Elverson Christmas Bird Count

For: Winter residents Place: Assigned territories, midnight to midnight. Coordinators: Jim Cook (610-587-7545, escjim@windstream.net) Note: Contact coordinator early for questions or to let him know of your interest so that sector assignments and leaders can be identified.

Western Chester County Christmas Bird Count

For: Winter residents Place: Assigned territories, any time from midnight to midnight. Coordinator: Larry Lewis, (484-340-7672 earlybirdtours@comcast.net) Note: Contact coordinator for questions or to let him know of your interest so that sector assignments and leaders can be identified.

Northern Chester County and Lancaster County, PA

For: Rough-legged Hawks, larks Place: Struble Lake parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Dorothy Bedford (609-658-1894, db@bt9.org) and John Mercer (484-459-2062, mercer1135@aol.com) Note: Bring lunch and snacks to celebrate the New Year. This is an all-day trip. Due to Covid concerns, check with leader to confirm if a participant limit is in effect and if carpooling […]

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 […]