* * * HAPPY 2021 !!! * * *
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Gettysburg Winter Wildlife Watching Tour
with licensed battlefield guide Dave Weaver.
TOP reasons to join our Gettysburg outing!
- Get outside!
- Stretch your legs!
- Learn about the Battle of Gettysburg!
- SEE BIRDS! (maybe a Short-eared Owl or two???).
We will follow Dave throughout sections of the battlefield, stopping to listen to his historical recounts as we scan the sky, fields, fences, trees for wildlife.
Masks are required, as well as social distancing when we get out of our vehicles. Meet outside of the Visitors' Center by 1:45. The tour will be 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
NOMINAL FEE REQUIRED
(normally $10 or less, depending on number of attendees).
Inclement weather date is January 30.
Coordinator: Tish Swam 717-235-2578. Call to reserve your spot.
Upcoming ZOOM Meetings
Due to regulations limiting our activities, no in-person monthly meetings are currently scheduled.
However, we will be hosting ZOOM meetings online.
Be sure to send your email address to
sherrylookofsky@comcast.net
in order to obtain the meeting link and instructions
TRY IT . . . IT'S EASY!
All meetings start at 7:00 pm. More info to follow as we get closer to these dates:
Feb. 8, 2021: Join us for a webinar titled, "Birding in Big Bend National Park" presented by Lee Hoy via Wildlife Nature Tours. View stunning landscapes, sunsets, the Milky Way, and BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS! You will want to book a flight to Texas after the pandemic ends!
March 8, 2021: "White-throated Sparrows: A Closer Look at This Common but Not Ordinary Species". Dr. Brent Horton is an associate professor of Biology at Millersville University. He has conducted many years of fieldwork on White-throated Sparrows, examining how hormones and genes determine variation in behavior. Let's learn more about these lovely winter residents.... their songs and coloration differences as Dr. Horton's research reveals!
April 12, 2021: Kevin Loughlin, president and owner of Wildside Nature Tours, presents a webinar titled, "U.S. National Park Treasures: Yellowstone, Tetons, and Glacier"
May 10, 2021: Adrian Binns, of Wildside Nature Tours, presents a webinar titled, " Botswana: Okavango Delta Wildlife".
Baltimore Bird Club's Martin Brazeau has created a new website! If you loved his bird identification video quiz, and enjoyed his presentation at our December meeting, you will love this!
Birding videos and quizzes, topics on bird songs, warblers and more! Check it out! Thanks Marty!
Birding videos and quizzes, topics on bird songs, warblers and more! Check it out! Thanks Marty!