Events

For: Wildflowers and migrating and resident birds

Place: Westtown School cabin parking lot, 8:30am.

Leaders: Tim and Janny Sterrett (484-678-8528, timsterrett@gmail.com)

Note: This is a half-day trip. This is a walk that will cover about 2 miles over some hilly areas and take around 3 hours.

Directions: From West Chester, follow Route 3 east to Westtown Way road, turn right. Take the next left, follow Walnut Hill Road until you see Westtown School entrance. Turn right then park in first parking lot on the right.

Westtown School

For: Spring migrants

Place: Gordon Natural Area Stadium Road, 8:00 a.m.

Leaders: Lois Bryman (610-701-4613, lbryman25@gmail.com)

Note: There are no bathrooms.  Walk is about 1 mile and should take 1-2 hours. There are some hills.

Directions: Take 926 to New Street (going North). Go approximately 2 miles, make a right on Stadium Road.  At the bottom of Stadium Road, parking is on the left.

For: Waterfowl, snipe

Place: Struble Lake Parking lot, 8:00 a.m.

Leader: Jim Russell (610-399-1580, jrussell73@verizon.net)

Note: This is a half day trip. There is minimal walking involved.

Directions: From Downingtown, take Route 322 west about 7 miles then take a slight right onto Chestnut Tree Road (after Sunoco gas tanks.) In about 3 miles bear left at stop sign onto Morgantown Road. The parking area for Struble Lake is 0.5 miles on the left.

Struble Lake

Marsh Creek State Park

For: Migrants and resident birds

Place: Park at Binky Lee Preserve, 1445 Pikeland Road in Chester Springs, 8:00 a.m.

Leaders: Luc Jacobs (484-706-1999, jacobsluc52@yahoo.com)

Note: This will be a 2 to 3 hour walk covering about 2.5 miles with a decent grade at one point. We will be looking for resident and migrating birds in grass fields, shaded woodland paths and swampy areas.

Directions: Call or email the leader for directions or use the link below.

Binky Lee Preserve

For: Spring migrants, butterflies, etc.

Place: Stroud Preserve parking lot, 8:00 a.m.

Leaders: 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 lot is on the right.

Stroud Preserve

For: Migrants and resident birds

Place: Newlin Township Maintenance Building  8:00 a.m.

Leaders: Cathy Huneke (610-368-2275, cathyhuneke@hotmail.com)

Note: From NLT building, we will walk the fields and woods, with some hills. We will walk the Yellow Trail, about 3 miles. Walk should take 3-4 hours. There is a bathroom near the LenFest center.

Directions: Take Rt 842 south toward Unionville. Second road after Barnard's Orchard take a right on to Cannery Road.  The driveway to the Natural Land's Lenfest Center is on the left.  Park by the center.

Cheslen Preserve