Sunday, January 27, 2013

PA Young Birders Gets Kids Involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count



PA Young Birders guides two Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) events in our region! Get involved in this exciting, citizen-science activity - fun for the whole family!  No experience necessary.  Bring binoculars, or borrow on-site. 

These GBBC events are part of a 4-day, international effort that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds, to create a real-time snapshot of bird activity. Participants in the 16th annual Great Backyard Bird Count tally the number of birds seen or heard in a specific location, then enter their observations on the GBBC website: www.birdsource.org.  





Join us at these dates/locations below:
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT, at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19153.
Suitable for ages 8+.  Meet at the Refuge Visitors Center.
For group registration, email payoungbirders@gmail.com.


Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT, at Rushton Woods Preserve
On Delchester Road, just south of intersection with Goshen Road, Newtown Square PA.
For kids ages 7-12.  (Parents welcome too).  Meet at Rushton Woods parking lot/shed.
Please register with Ms. Blake Goll, bhg@wctrust.org.
Check the PA Young Birders website: www.payoungbirders.org for more information about our field trips, programs and partners.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Field Report: Exton Park, January 20, 2013

On Sunday January 20, 2013, Vincent Smith lead a bird walk at Exton Park in West Whiteland township that saw 36 species, including American Black Duck, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Horned Lark, American Tree Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird. The complete list, as submitted to eBird follows:

Canada Goose  150
American Black Duck  2
Mallard  25
Great Blue Heron  2
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  8
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  5
Ring-billed Gull  25
Rock Pigeon  12
Mourning Dove  62
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  75
Horned Lark  3
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Carolina Wren  6
Eastern Bluebird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  150
American Tree Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  12
White-throated Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  150
Rusty Blackbird  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2