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    Note: This meeting will be held in person at the meeting house and via Zoom. Zoom signon will start at 7:15 to enable the meeting to begin at 7:30.

  • Stroud Preserve, Chester County, PA

    For: Summer residents, butterflies, etc.

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

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    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

  • Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    For: Seasonal birds

    Place: Exton Park, 8:30 a.m.

    Leader: Various leaders in conjunction with Friends of Exton Park

    Note: Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years.

    Directions: From the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, drive west along Route 30 and turn right on Valley Creek Blvd. At the end of the road, make a left on Swedesford Road and park in the gravel parking lot on your left where the perimeter trail starts. This is a 1.5 mile walk and will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

    Exton Park

  • First State National Historic Park (formerly Ramsey Road), Wilmington, DE

    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.

     

  • Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    For: Seasonal birds

    Place: Exton Park, 8:30 a.m.

    Leader: Various leaders in conjunction with Friends of Exton Park

    Note: Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years.

    Directions: From the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, drive west along Route 30 and turn right on Valley Creek Blvd. At the end of the road, make a left on Swedesford Road and park in the gravel parking lot on your left where the perimeter trail starts. This is a 1.5 mile walk and will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

    Exton Park

  • Ocean City and Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, NJ

    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).

     

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    Note: This meeting will be held in person at the meeting house and via Zoom. Zoom signon will start at 7:15 to enable the meeting to begin at 7:30.

  • Fortescue Beach and Belleplain State Forest, NJ

    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.

     

  • Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    For: Seasonal birds

    Place: Exton Park, 8:30 a.m.

    Leader: Various leaders in conjunction with Friends of Exton Park

    Note: Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years.

    Directions: From the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, drive west along Route 30 and turn right on Valley Creek Blvd. At the end of the road, make a left on Swedesford Road and park in the gravel parking lot on your left where the perimeter trail starts. This is a 1.5 mile walk and will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

    Exton Park

  • Blockbusting in Lycoming County, PA Part 1

    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

     

     

     

  • Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    For: Seasonal birds

    Place: Exton Park, 8:30 a.m.

    Leader: Various leaders in conjunction with Friends of Exton Park

    Note: Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years.

    Directions: From the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, drive west along Route 30 and turn right on Valley Creek Blvd. At the end of the road, make a left on Swedesford Road and park in the gravel parking lot on your left where the perimeter trail starts. This is a 1.5 mile walk and will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

    Exton Park

  • Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    Every Thursday Morning Exton Park, Exton, PA

    For: Seasonal birds

    Place: Exton Park, 8:30 a.m.

    Leader: Various leaders in conjunction with Friends of Exton Park

    Note: Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years.

    Directions: From the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, drive west along Route 30 and turn right on Valley Creek Blvd. At the end of the road, make a left on Swedesford Road and park in the gravel parking lot on your left where the perimeter trail starts. This is a 1.5 mile walk and will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

    Exton Park