Events

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

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 Resort. Check in is at 1:00. This trip starts Friday and ends Sunday.  We will be trying to visit areas that are under covered 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

For: The birds that inhabit this rare meadow terrain, such as Chat, Prairie and Blue-winged Warbler.

Place: 165 Center Rd. Douglassville, PA, 8:00 a.m.

Leaders: Jared Brandt (jabrandt@pa.gov), and Sheila Martin (610-858-6005, sheilamartin554@gmail.com)

Note: Join West Chester bird club and State Park Staff for a morning of birding along the ADA accessible Hopewell Big Woods trail. During the walk we will be spotting the birds that inhabit this rare meadow terrain. This trail is plentiful with indigo buntings, yellow breasted chats, and summer season warblers such as prairie and blue winged warblers. This is the best time of year to get a view of these birds! The walk will be easy terrain with some inclines. Binoculars provided for participants who do not have any.

Directions: The most direct route is to take Rt 100 N to Rt 724 W then, just before entering Birdsboro, go left on Center Rd to parking on the left.

Do not use the website below for directions, they will take you to the wrong place.

Hopewell Big Woods