Mountaineer Audubon

07/20/2026

Come to WVU Core Arboretum for our free and public Nature Connection Series talk this Tuesday, July 21, at 6:00 at the Arboretum Amphitheater! This week's speaker is John Anderson, Research Associate at WVU Health Affairs Institute; and his talk is titled Behind the binoculars: Mental health benefits of bird watching. Bring your friends, and don't miss this excellent talk!

06/08/2026

BIRD WALK
June 13, Saturday, 8:00 am: Fort Necessity National Battlefield,
1 Washington Parkway, Farmington, PA.

Meet at the visitor center parking lot. The field trip will take trails through meadows and woods. Prairie Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers are often sighted here. Leader: Alan Clark, (304) 288-9543.

05/27/2026

Old Hemlock Bird Walk for today is canceled due to thunderstorms.

05/17/2026

05/15/2026

BIRD WALK
May 23, Saturday, 8:00am: Forbes State Forest, PA.
Meet at the Subway parking lot, US Route 40, Chalk Hill Village Plaza, Chalk Hill, PA 15421. From the parking lot the trip will drive about a mile to the State Forest. The trip will follow a logging road through young forest where there are many Chestnut-sided
Warblers. Leader: Alan Clark, (304) 288-9543.

05/15/2026

The Morgantown Birding Cup begins TODAY (Friday, May 15) at 6pm and ends tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) at 6pm. Register your team now if you want to participate. It's free and a lot of fun!

Rules and registration are here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/morgantown-birding-cup

We will host an in-person count party on Saturday starting at 6pm at our Outdoor Classroom in Cheat Lake. Directions to the OC are here: https://www.accawv.org/outdoor-classroom.html

Let us know if you have questions, and see you out there birding!

04/04/2026

A small group of Audubon Mountaineers gathered at the Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area to watch the American Woodcock courtship display. We weren't disappointed. The bonus was two whip-poor-wills tuned up. What a treat!

04/03/2026

Woodcock Walk tonight at 7:00 at Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area.

03/29/2026

During last nights Woodcock Walk, I was asked about the longest flight of a Woodcock. Through the work of the Eastern American Woodcock Cooperative, in the photo are the details of the longest documented flight of a woodcock. This was possible with the use of GPS transmitter the bird was wearing.