Events

For: Migrants and resident birds

Place: Wedgewood Rd. parking lot, 7:45 a.m.

Leader: Bob Murray (610-644-5440, rmurraymmi@gmail.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 bathroom facilities at the Nature Center, which is at the midpoint of the walk. We will finish up before noon.

Note: The park charges a fee of $8 per vehicle.

Directions: Call leader for directions if not carpooling.

Carpooling: Meet at Painters Crossing, PA, on the northwest corner of US Routes 1 and 202. Departure time 7:00 a.m.

White Clay Creek

For: Summer residents, butterflies, etc.

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

Leader: 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 lot is on the right.

Stroud Preserve

For: Migrants and resident birds

Place: Smith Bridge Parking Lot, 8:00 a.m.

Leader: Carol Majors (484-883-8311, carolmajors@gmail.com)

Note: A walk along the Brandywine Creek in Delaware. The walk is about 2 miles over fairly even terrain.

Directions: Route 202 South to Smithbridge Road. Turn right onto Smithbridge Road. Turn left onto Brandywine Creek Road.  The parking lot is .3 miles on the right. GPS coordinates are 39°49'59.7"N 75°34'29.7"W.  In Google Maps, navigate to "Smith's Bridge Parking Lot, FSNHP Parking".  It is a large parking lot, and we will meet at the south end.  New restrooms have been installed in the parking lot.

For: Shorebirds, herons

Place: Ocean City WC and Forsythe NWR, 8:00 a.m.

Leader: Bruce Piecukonis (610-247-2205, Pterodroma@comcast.net)

Note: NEW ITINERARY: Meet at Ocean City Welcome Center and 8:00 a.m. We will then drive south for a 1-mile beach hike at Corson's Inlet State Park and finish at Forsythe NWR. Bring lunch; this is an all-day trip.

Directions: Meet at the Ocean City Welcome Center (300 W 9th St, Ocean City, NJ 08226).

For: Shorebirds, migrants

Place: Multiple Cumberland County hotspots, 8:00 a.m.

Leader: Bruce Piecukonis (610-247-2205, Pterodroma@comcast.net)

Note: We will visit locations in the state forest and along Delaware Bay looking for passerine migrants and shorebirds. Bring along a lunch.

Directions: Meet at Wawa at the intersection of NJ Routes 47 and 347 (3904 NJ-47, Dorchester, NJ 08316). NOTE: this is a full-service Wawa.

For: Breeding birds

Place: Happy Acres Resort, 1:00 p.m.

Leaders: John Mercer (484-459-2062, mercer1135@aol.com)

Note:  Meet at the Happy Acres Lodge. Check in is at 1:00.  This trip starts Friday and ends Sunday.  We will be trying to visit areas that are undercovered for the PA Breeding Bird Atlas and try to generate data for those blocks.  We will not be trying to find “good” birds instead, we will be travelling the area searching for Breeding Birds.

Directions:  Take the Northeast Extension to route 80 West to Route 15 N to Route 220 W to Route 44 N in Waterville turn right on Little Pine Creek Road to the resort.

Happy Acres Lodge