When I first began bird watching, I had no idea how pervasive birds would become in my life in just a few years. I started watching birds in my 20s as a way to connect with my dad. He had recently hung bird feeders outside his home in southern Pennsylvania and shared with me about what he ...
AUDUBON EVENT: BROAD-WINGED HAWK PROJECT/CHAPTER MEETING WHERE: Taber Museum (858 West Fourth Street) in Williamsport WHEN: Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: We welcome you to join us for a presentation from Rebecca McCabe, a research biologist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Her research focuses broadly on movement and nesting ecology, and she is involved in numerous long-term studies, including broad-winged hawks, snowy owls and American kestrels. We will learn about the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s efforts to study the fall annual cycle to better understand the threats and ...
HARRISBURG — With Memorial Day being the unofficial kickoff to summer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds those spending time in the great outdoors to leave young wildlife alone. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers ...
HARRISBURG — Applications are now open for the 2026 Wild Resource Conservation Program (WRCP), which offers grants to support research and conservation projects that protect Pennsylvania’s native wildlife, plants, and ecosystems. The program, which is overseen by the Department of ...
Mary Alice and I have just decorated our home with patriotic buntings for Memorial Day. Although we do fly our flag on special occasions, we decided to also put it out on every non- rainy day until the America’s 250th birthday. “You’re a grand old flag, “You’re a high-flying ...
AUDUBON EVENT: ROBERT PORTER ALLEN BIRD WALK WHERE: 721 E. Mountain Avenue in Williamsport WHEN: Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. NOTES: Please join us for a co-sponsored event with the James V. Brown Library. Registration is available through the library: program titled “Exploring Spring Birds and Wildflowers.” It will be a leisurely stroll ideal for children ages 5 through 12. Please register at jvbrown.libcal.com/event/15846080. TERRIFIC TREES WHERE: Little Pine State Park and Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Friday, May 22 at 3:30 p.m. (Hyner Run) and 7:30 p.m. (Little Pine) ...
