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Bird Habitat Recognition Program
News & Events
Great Backyard Bird Count activities (Philly region)
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| White-breasted Nuthatch, photo © Howard B. Eskin |
Training Workshop: Saturday, February 6, from 7:30 – 9AM
at the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association’s Four
Mills Nature Reserve, located at 12 Morris Road in Ambler,
PA. It will be led by WVWA board member and noted photographer
Jamie Stewart. This practice bird survey will prepare novice
birders for participation in the Count, teaching you how
to identify different bird species and providing tips on
filling in the Great Backyard Bird Count forms. Pre-registration
is required. Limited to 12 people. Email or
call 215-646-8866.
February 13th - Bird Walks:
Philadelphia Zoo
3400 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
7:30 – 9:00
AM (on the Zoo grounds)
Led by Keith Russell, biologist and Fairmount Park
Outreach Coordinator for Audubon Pennsylvania.
Contact Valerie Peckham via email to
register.
Audubon Pennsylvania
John James Audubon Center
at Mill Grove
1201 Pawlings Road
Audubon, PA
7:30 – 9:00
AM
Led by Tom Reeves, Valley Forge Audubon.
Contact Steven
Saffier at 610-666-5593, x112 or via email to
register.
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Four
Mills Nature Reserve
12 Morris Road
Ambler,
PA
7:30 – 9:00 AM
Led by Jamie Stewart, WVWA board member
and noted photographer.
Pre-registration is required.
Limited to 12 people. Email or
call 215-646-8866.
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
8601
Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
9:00 AM
Led by
Deb Beers. Participants should meet at the Visitors Center.
For reservations,
call 215 365-3118.
For more information about
the Great Backyard Bird Count, see www.birdsource.org/gbbc
Upcoming Classes (Audubon at Morris Arboretum)
Audubon Pennsylvania’s:
Audubon Advisor Training Series
This series of lectures will introduce participants
to the wonderful world of birds, ecological landscaping, and how
the two are intricately connected. Efforts to include
native plants in the landscape will move a yard to a more
sustainable place and provide resources for birds, butterflies,
and other amazing members of the natural world. Contrary
to common belief, esthetics do not have to be sacrificed
in order to experience ecological landscaping (aka: birdscaping).
Participants
who take all four classes will be eligible to become “Audubon
Advisors”, a volunteer program
that offers assistance in backyards in the Wissahickon and
Pennypack Watersheds. Advisors work in teams and conduct
site visits to help homeowners plan for a more sustainable
landscape that protects the watershed and is attractive to
birds.
All classes are held at the Morris Arboretum. Conducted
in partnership with The Friends of the Wissahickon, the Pennypack
Greenway Partnership, and the Morris Arboretum.
Backyard Ecology
+ Audubon Orientation
Tuesday March 16th, 7-9pm
$25/Morris members $30/non-members
Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds
and Butterflies
Weds, March 24th, 7-9pm
$25/members, $30/non-members
Attracting Birds to the Backyard
Sat. March 27, 8:30 – 11am
$25/members, $30/non-members
Tree Identification
Sat. April 24, 10:30-12:30pm
$25/members, $30/non-members
More info here.
Stay tuned for Advisor training coming to Erie PA in the
spring!
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| Tufted Titmouse, photo © Debbie McKenzie |
This site will list native plant sales found throughout
the state beginning in mid-March. |
