Next ZOOM Meeting coming up!
Due to regulations limiting our activities, no in-person monthly meetings are currently scheduled.
However, we will be hosting some ZOOM meetings online.
Be sure to send your email address to
sherrylookofsky@comcast.net
in order to obtain the meeting link and instructions, or check back here closer to the meeting date.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.......................Baltimore Bird Club's Martin Brazeau will present a fascinating Zoom program titled, "Filming Birds in Australia". His high-definition videos show colorful birds that he filmed in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Great Ocean Road, and Tasmania. Marty will also humorously share his top 10 strategies related to getting good bird footage.
By the way, have you taken Marty's Bird Quiz which he generously allowed us to out on our website? Try it... you'll enjoy it, AND your identification skills will improve!
Can you identify the 101 birds in 17 minutes???
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
Join the 121st Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Saturday, December 19. First conducted in 1900, this is the nation’s longest running wildlife census. Around the USA and 19 other countries, participants join a group that identifies as many species and their numbers within a circle with a 15 mile diameter. Census data are compiled and sent to the National Audubon organization. Results are used by researchers, scientists and wild life agencies to assess the health of bird populations and to guide conservation efforts. The Environmental Protection Agency has used the findings as an indicator of climate change.
The York Audubon circle centers on Lake Marburg in Codorus State Park. Counters form teams and search areas likely to have many and/or unusual birds. Birders of all levels are welcome. If interested, contact Bernie Frick at 717-843-6675 or email at BernardFrick@alum.lehigh.edu. In case of bad weather, our alternate date is Jan 2nd.
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York County Department of Parks and Recreation
Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Are you between the ages of 8 and 18 and would like to participate in a citizens science project to identify and count birds? Experienced birders from York Audubon Society will explain how to use binoculars to identify birds, record them on a check list and submit your findings on the eBird website at Cornell Labs.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
WHERE: Nixon County Park Nature Center, 5922 Nixon Dr, York PA 17403
REQUIREMENTS: -register by calling Nixon Park at 717-428-1961 by December 26.
Registration may be limited.
-bring a parent or adult who will stay with you.
-wear clothing appropriate for walking on trails for up to 90 minutes.
-wear a mask and observe social distancing.
For over a century Christmas Bird Counts have been organized across the Americas, but the counts have largely been for adults. This is an opportunity for kids and their families with no birding experience to learn about the basics of this grand old tradition.
We will provide and explain the use of binoculars and identify birds that come to the feeders at Nixon Park Nature Center. Teams will be given a checklist. An experienced birder will lead the team on trails within the park. The teams will return to the Nature Center to report their birds. The results will be tallied and then entered on the eBird website with Cornell Labs.
Join us for some healthy holiday family fun while learning birding basics and doing citizen science.
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NEW ACTIVITY - - - Saturday, January 23, 2021: Gettysburg Winter Wildlife Watching Tour with licensed battlefield guide Dave Weaver. 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.
Inclement weather date is January 30.
Coordinator: Tish Swam 717-235-2578. Call to reserve your spot.
Monday, Feb, 8 2021 at 7:00 p.m....................... 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!
Monday, 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!
Join the 121st Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Saturday, December 19. First conducted in 1900, this is the nation’s longest running wildlife census. Around the USA and 19 other countries, participants join a group that identifies as many species and their numbers within a circle with a 15 mile diameter. Census data are compiled and sent to the National Audubon organization. Results are used by researchers, scientists and wild life agencies to assess the health of bird populations and to guide conservation efforts. The Environmental Protection Agency has used the findings as an indicator of climate change.
The York Audubon circle centers on Lake Marburg in Codorus State Park. Counters form teams and search areas likely to have many and/or unusual birds. Birders of all levels are welcome. If interested, contact Bernie Frick at 717-843-6675 or email at BernardFrick@alum.lehigh.edu. In case of bad weather, our alternate date is Jan 2nd.
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York County Department of Parks and Recreation
Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Are you between the ages of 8 and 18 and would like to participate in a citizens science project to identify and count birds? Experienced birders from York Audubon Society will explain how to use binoculars to identify birds, record them on a check list and submit your findings on the eBird website at Cornell Labs.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
WHERE: Nixon County Park Nature Center, 5922 Nixon Dr, York PA 17403
REQUIREMENTS: -register by calling Nixon Park at 717-428-1961 by December 26.
Registration may be limited.
-bring a parent or adult who will stay with you.
-wear clothing appropriate for walking on trails for up to 90 minutes.
-wear a mask and observe social distancing.
For over a century Christmas Bird Counts have been organized across the Americas, but the counts have largely been for adults. This is an opportunity for kids and their families with no birding experience to learn about the basics of this grand old tradition.
We will provide and explain the use of binoculars and identify birds that come to the feeders at Nixon Park Nature Center. Teams will be given a checklist. An experienced birder will lead the team on trails within the park. The teams will return to the Nature Center to report their birds. The results will be tallied and then entered on the eBird website with Cornell Labs.
Join us for some healthy holiday family fun while learning birding basics and doing citizen science.
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NEW ACTIVITY - - - Saturday, January 23, 2021: Gettysburg Winter Wildlife Watching Tour with licensed battlefield guide Dave Weaver. 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.
Inclement weather date is January 30.
Coordinator: Tish Swam 717-235-2578. Call to reserve your spot.
Monday, Feb, 8 2021 at 7:00 p.m....................... 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!
Monday, 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!
2020 Bird Sale is a hit!
Dick Humbert's 37th year of organizing the bird seed pick-up for York Audubon Society was blessed with perfect weather for early November! The binoculars were won by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuhre. The afternoon volunteers, masked up, posed for a shot. People also bought some of Cliff Beittel's pristine book collection and Clyde Fisher's hand-crafted peanut feeders.
HELP WANTED!!
Long time York Audubon newsletter editor Karen Lippy is no longer able to produce our quarterly newsletter. Current board members have a lot on their plates with trying to keep the chapter going during these trying times. We are making an appeal to our members to please let us know if you would be able to take on this task. Much of the content would be provided to you, and other board members would be responsible for the printing and mailing, we basically just need someone to pull the content together in a document (such as Microsoft Word). Please don't let our newsletter die! We have most of the information on this website, but not all members use the internet. Email audubonyorkpa@gmail.com for more information if there is any possibility that you might be interested.
