For: Summer residents, butterflies, etc. Place: Okehocking Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Sue Lucas (610-647-4779, sue.lucas@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 3 East.  After passing Route 926, at the next light (DelChester Road) make a u-turn […]

For: Summer residents, butterflies, etc. Place: Stroud Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Bob Pierce (610-594-0625, rwp61@verizon.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 lot […]

For: Summer residents Place: Lot off Rt. 322 just East of the Railroad Bridge, 8:00 a.m. Leaders: Judy White (610-429-1409, jwhite133@comcast.net) and Pat Messner (484-716-7564, patmessner32@gmail.com) Note: Half-day trip, 2.6 miles of fairly flat paved walkway, with benches and plenty of shade. Directions: From Downingtown, take East Rt.322, go under the railroad bridge and look […]

For: Dickcissel and other sparrows Place: Painters Crossing, 7:00 a.m. Leader: Bob Murray (610-644-5440, rmurray@murraymicro.com) Note: Chino Farms is a privately owned tract of land near Chestertown, MD which has been restored to a native grassland. Nesting bird species include Northern Bobwhite, Grasshopper Sparrow and Dickcissel. Bob will also stop along the way home in […]

For: Good times! Place: 3 Lucas Lane Malvern, PA, 6:00 p.m. Host: Sue Lucas (610-647-4779, sue.lucas@comcast.net ) Note: Covered dish picnic. Bring food to share, tableware and lawn chair. Call or email Sue if you plan to attend. Directions: Call for directions.

For: Shorebirds, herons and summer residents Place: Bombay Hook NWR Headquarters, 8:30 a.m. Leaders: John Mercer (484-459-2062, mercer1135@aol.com) Note:  Due to the closure of the bathrooms at Bombay Hook Headquarters, we will only be going around Bombay Hook then heading home. The Wawa in Smyrna does have bathrooms that are open, so plan your arrival […]

For: Fall migrants Place: Willisbrook Preserve Parking lot, Line Road, 8:30 a.m. Leader: Sue Lucas (610-647-4779, sue.lucas@comcast.net) Note: Owned by Natural Lands Trust, it includes over 20 acres of Serpentine Barrens. We will explore the diverse variety of birds and plants. This is a half day trip with about 2 miles of walking over fairly […]

For: Fall migrants, warblers, shorebirds and waterfowl Place for Saturday: Cape May Point State Park Lighthouse parking lot, 7:30 a.m. Place for Sunday: Higbee Beach parking lot, 7:00 a.m. Leader: Barry Blust (610-458-5616, BarryBlust@comcast.net) Note: Contact Barry for details. Please make your own reservations if you plan on staying overnight. Note: This trip involves considerable […]

For: Fall migrants Place: Bucktoe Preserve parking, 9:30 a.m. Leader:  Larry Lewis - Early Bird Tours (484-340-7672, earlybirdtours@comcast.net) Note:  A Big Sit is an all day affair, but everyone is welcome to come and go as they please. It is usually a fun time to see how many birds can be spotted while not moving out of a 15 […]