Lancaster County Bird Club

10/08/2026

Lots in store for Lancaster County Bird Club for October 2026! Please make sure to check out event details on our website as many events require preregistration. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated on our website.

• Oct. 8 - Monthly club meeting at North Museum of Nature & Science at 7 p.m. w/ guest speaker Scott Weidensaul.
• Oct. 10 - Last beginner walk of this year at Chestnut Grove w/ Sarah Gotwols at 9 a.m.
• Oct. 10 - Annual BIG SIT w/ Bruce Carl at Middle Creek’s Willow Point. Annual fundraiser for club with new location this year. Pledge details on website. Event runs from sun up to sun down. Rain date Oct. 11.
• Oct. 18 - State Game Lands 220 Field Trip (near Reinholds) w/ Carl Groff at 8 a.m. Attendees must wear blaze orange per new Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations requiring wear on Game Lands Oct. 1 through Jan. 31.

Complete details on each of our upcoming events and methods to stay updated on club events:
• Check out this month’s email update, there’s an option to subscribe to receive these updates in your inbox as well… http://eepurl.com/BeifccbgnE
• Upcoming events are always posted to the events calendar on our website quarterly, a PDF of our program brochure covering the entire calendar year is also downloadable… https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

📷 of Red-tailed Hawk in the rain at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area by Cameala M. Freed

09/25/2026

NOEL DORWART PARK FIELD TRIP TOMORROW (SATURDAY, 9/26/26): John Lahr will lead a field trip to Noel Dorwart Park to look for fall migrants at this popular suburban birding location. This park, in East Hempfield Township, is easy walking on well maintained trails. Meet the leader at 8 a.m. in the parking lot on Good Drive which is located just north of the railroad crossing and south of Harrisburg Pike. There is a porta-john at this location. Please contact John at (717-205-3030 or [email protected]) by 6 p.m. on the day before if you have questions or to register for the trip. This offering is free and open to all! Complete details on this trip and future club offerings are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/.

📷 by: Cameala M. Freed

09/09/2026

“SPARROWS SIMPLIFIED: MAKING SENSE OF LBJ’S” FEATURED LECTURE AT SEPT 10 BIRD CLUB MEETING: Many birders struggle with identifying sparrows, referring to them as LBJ’s (little brown jobs) or sparrow sp. This talk will help you tackle this difficult group. Mike Moore will discuss and then attempt to blend the two main approaches to identification, the Peterson System and the Cape May School, to lead you to sparrow identification confidence. Each of the 16 species of regularly occurring sparrows in this area will be compared and contrasted with some discussion of finding and identifying rarities. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. on 9/10/26 at the at the North Museum of Nature & Science, 400 College Avenue in Lancaster, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

09/07/2026

Looking to stay updated on club events? Two options at your fingertips!
• Check out this month’s email update, there’s an option to subscribe to receive these updates in your inbox as well… http://eepurl.com/MBo33aBDtV
• Upcoming events are always posted to the events calendar on our website quarterly, a PDF of our program brochure covering the entire calendar year is also downloadable… https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

08/13/2026

Not able to make tonight’s meeting in person? You can tune into the program virtually via TEAMS, by clicking the following link and entering your name to view: https://bit.ly/LCBCAug2026

* Please note the stream will not be filling functional and you may not hear audio until the meeting formally starts sometime after 7 p.m.

“OSPREY: PENNSYLVANIA’S LESS APPRECIATED RECOVERY SUCCESS” FEATURED LECTURE AT AUGUST 13 BIRD CLUB MEETING: Osprey are an incredible success story, but often overshowed by the recovery of bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Patti Barber from the Pennsylvania Game Commission will cover the history of the osprey population in Pennsylvania and reasons for its decline then recovery. We will describe current monitoring efforts, successes, challenges, and failures. Including the current population and distribution in the state. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. on 8/13/26 at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

08/12/2026

“OSPREY: PENNSYLVANIA’S LESS APPRECIATED RECOVERY SUCCESS” FEATURED LECTURE AT AUGUST 13 BIRD CLUB MEETING: Osprey are an incredible success story, but often overshowed by the recovery of bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Patti Barber from the Pennsylvania Game Commission will cover the history of the osprey population in Pennsylvania and reasons for its decline then recovery. We will describe current monitoring efforts, successes, challenges, and failures. Including the current population and distribution in the state. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. on 8/13/26 at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

08/06/2026

CLARK NATURE PRESERVE FIELD TRIP THIS SATURDAY (8/8/26): Sarah Gotwols will lead a summer walk to explore the meadow and woodlands at this Lancaster Conservancy preserve for summer birds such as buntings, vireo and tanagers. The trip will meet at 7 a.m. in the parking area located at the the end of House Rock Road. This will be a moderate intensity walk along the Ralph H. Goodno Trail and “Blue Trail” which leads to Reed Run and the House Rock overlook as well as the newly-opened universally accessible trail. Please bring binoculars, water and be prepared for insects including ticks. Contact Sarah (717-940-3804 call/text or email [email protected]) by 6 p.m. on Friday if you plan to attend. This offering is free and open to all! Complete details on this trip and future club offerings are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/.

📷 by: Cameala M. Freed

07/10/2026

Not able to make tonight’s meeting in person? You can tune into the program virtually via TEAMS, by clicking the following link and entering your name to view: https://bit.ly/LCBCJul26

* Please note the stream will not be filling functional and you may not hear audio until the meeting formally starts sometime after 7 p.m.

“HOW CITIZEN SCIENCE CAN HELP PA’S PURPLE MARTINS” FEATURED LECTURE AT JULY 9 BIRD CLUB MEETING: North America’s largest swallow, the Purple Martin, is in decline. Join Will Krohn, Master’s in Wildlife Ecology Student, Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, who will discuss the life history of the Purple Martin, some reasons for this population decline and his research studying how young martins move between the artificial colonies that they rely on for nesting. The talk will conclude with ways that you can contribute to this project and help protect Purple Martins. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

07/07/2026

“HOW CITIZEN SCIENCE CAN HELP PA’S PURPLE MARTINS” FEATURED LECTURE AT JULY 9 BIRD CLUB MEETING: North America’s largest swallow, the Purple Martin, is in decline. Join Will Krohn, Master’s in Wildlife Ecology Student, Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, who will discuss the life history of the Purple Martin, some reasons for this population decline and his research studying how young martins move between the artificial colonies that they rely on for nesting. The talk will conclude with ways that you can contribute to this project and help protect Purple Martins. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/

06/11/2026

Not able to make tonight’s meeting in person? You can tune into the program virtually via TEAMS, by clicking the following link and entering your name to view: https://bit.ly/LCBCJune2026

* Please note the stream will not be filling functional and you may not hear audio until the meeting formally starts sometime after 7 p.m.

“MONITORING AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS ON THE DELAWARE BAY” FEATURED LECTURE AT JUNE 11 BIRD CLUB MEETING: Breeding populations of American Oystercatchers have been heavily monitored on New Jersey’s ocean beaches since 2003, but little is known about the Oystercatchers nesting along the state’s Delaware Bay beaches…until now. Join Emmy Casper, Wildlife Biologist, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ, to learn how biologists from CWF, The Wetlands Institute, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working together on a new project to unravel the mysteries of this previously understudied population. The meeting is FREE and open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Pa.

Full details on the program — and other upcoming club events — are available at: https://lancasterbirdclub.org/events/