Bird Walk Schedule -  Fall / Winter 2026

Bird walks are typically scheduled on the 3rd Saturday of each month
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Saturday, August 15 - Black Rock Flats (Boat Launch) - Codorus State Park  

• Meeting location:  Black Rock Flats Boat Launch .  https://maps.app.goo.gl/EKN9sxUFmbwYw6mY9​ 
• Time: 7:30am - 9:30am
• Notes: Bring your scopes.  Focus will be on shorebirds if they are there.  We may also walk the Mary Ann Furnace Trail if things are slow at Black Rock.

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Saturday, September 19  - Rocky Ridge

• Meeting location:  Meet at the "Ballfield" at the first parking lot on the left. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zYBtLXmGBuX5daNR7
• Time: 7:30-9:30
• Notes: Highlights should be fall warblers and other neotropical migrants.

Saturday, October 17 - Lake Williams Boat Launch

• Meeting location: Boat Launch Parking Lot:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/odM5JGDRFFSRcZ496​
• Time: 7:30 to 9:30 am
• Notes: Lots of possibilities....  There may be some late warblers or neotropical migrants, possibly some migrating waterfowl.  Wintering species will be arriving.  This is one of the best spots in York for Red-breasted Nuthatches and Pine Siskins.

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​Saturday, November 21 - Sheppard Myers / Long Arm

• Meeting location: Sheppard-Myers Dam Parking Lot - https://maps.app.goo.gl/yNnsGRTU4me8ZpYQ8
• Time:    8:30 am to 10:30 am
• Notes: Migrating Waterfowl are the targets - bring your scopes!

​Christmas Bird Count Walks

• Codorus/Hanover  Area CBC - Saturday, Dec 19th
  • ​​'Rain' Date is Jan 2
  • Contact Bernie Frick ([email protected]) if interested in participating

• Kids Christmas Bird Count - Wednesday, Dec 30)
  • ​Location: Nixon Park
  • More details to follow

• Southeast York CBC (Red Lion Area) - Monday, Jan 4th
  
  
  • Contact Chuck Berthoud  ([email protected]) if interested in participating

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Other Information:

• The bird walks will last last 2 hours, but you are welcome to stay longer or leave at any time - these are informal walks.  
• No registration is required -  Just show up and bird.
• All walks are weather-permitting. Cancellations will be announced on the York Bird Chat on WhatsApp or you can call or text Chuck Berthoud at (717) 608-2614
• Be prepared to do some mild hiking on unpaved trails at most locations.
• Join the York County Bird Chat  to stay informed of Weekly Bird Walk details and other bird sightings and discussions.  To join, download WhatsApp on your phone, set up an account, email Chuck Berthoud at [email protected] and ask to be included on the York Bird Chat
  • Questions?  Need more information?  Contact Chuck Berthoud at [email protected] or David Arrow at [email protected]