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# Liberty Bird Alliance

formerly Wyncote Audubon Society

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- [Blog](https://libertybirdalliance.org/blog/)
- [Naturally Winter 2025 Edition](https://libertybirdalliance.org/naturally-winter-2025-edition/) - Our latest edition of Naturally is now available to read online!
- [WAS dedicates Park Bench to Henry Kurtz at Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/was-dedicates-park-bench-to-henry-kurtz-at-fort-washington-state-park/) - Well, it finally happened, just before the rain started. The Henry Keller Kurtz memorial bench was dedicated. The local Kurtzes all turned up, with all sorts of goodies for lunch. They were setting up the picnic tables under the trees as I arrived. At 11:00 AM we gathered on the Militia Hill hawk watch deck
- [WAS Volunteers Hard at Work](https://libertybirdalliance.org/was-volunteers-hard-at-work/) - Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers are working very hard transcribing over 60 years of birding notes compiled by late WAS member, Dale Twining.
- [Strong Enforcement of the MBTA Urged](https://libertybirdalliance.org/strong-enforcement-of-the-mbta-urged/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The following letter, signed by former U.S. Department of Interior Officials, urges strong enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA): The Honorable Ryan Zinke January 10, 2018Secretary of the Interior1849
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Receives the TTF Legacy Award](https://libertybirdalliance.org/wyncote-audubon-receives-the-ttf-legacy-award/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” column_structure=”2_5,3_5″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”2_5″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-09-Naturally-e1708719726542.jpg” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ alt=”TTF Legacy Award” title_text=”TTF Legacy Award”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_5″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Representatives from the Liberty Bird Alliance Board accept the TTF Legacy Award from Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony Frankford
- [A Busy May at Crosswicks Sanctuary](https://libertybirdalliance.org/a-busy-may-at-crosswicks-sanctuary/) - During the month of May, Crosswicks Sanctuary is always good place to search for Neotropical migrants. The small streams, mature trees and wet woodland understory make it a good migratory stopover for birds traveling northward. Though small in size, Crosswicks provides food, water and cover for migrating birds to feed and rest before resuming their migratory journey. Liberty Bird Alliance has strived
- [Connecting Students Through Migratory Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/connecting-students-through-migratory-birds/) - This past spring, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers worked with elementary school students with the “On the Wing” edition of Audubon Adventures, to learn about spring migration. Our “Panama Project” grew out of this experience and we connected our students with students in Panama through Audubon Panama. Students at the Cheltenham Elementary School, Olney Christian School,
- [The September 2016 Edition of Naturally is out!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-september-2016-edition-of-naturally-is-out/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Check out the September 2016 edition of the “Naturally,” the newsletter of the Liberty Bird Alliance. Learn more about our recognition by the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed with their
- [Germantown Academy Senior Creates Bird Guide for Nature Preserve](https://libertybirdalliance.org/germantown-academy-senior-creates-bird-guide-for-nature-preserve/) - For his Academy Scholars project, Germantown Academy (GA) senior Jack Beltz created a comprehensive bird guide to GA’s Preserve, which features six acres of reclaimed wetlands, wet meadows and forests in the Wissahickon Creek floodplain. Beltz, a resident of Melrose Park, spent four years investigating how effective the reclamation process has been on GA’s campus,
- [Proposed Federal Law Could Save Countless Birds From Death by Glass](https://libertybirdalliance.org/proposed-federal-law-could-save-countless-birds-from-death-by-glass/) - Glass kills birds—that’s not news. Decades of research by ornithologist Daniel Klem estimates up to a billion avian mortalities from North American buildings each year, a number that experts say is widely shared and recognized. But despite its scope, moves to solve the problem have been comparably small and slow.
- [News on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/news-on-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Photo by Victor Benard Congress has passed a tax package that includes a provision to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. As
- [Spring 2019 Edition of Naturally ... Now Available!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/spring-2019-edition-of-naturally-now-available/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]We’ve just prepared the latest edition of Naturally – our quarterly newsletter. READ THE LATEST EDITION OF NATURALLY[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/header_red-tails.png” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”Audubon Naturally” title_text=”Audubon Naturally” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Ten Years: 100,000 Raptors](https://libertybirdalliance.org/ten-years-100000-raptors/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”](1988-1998) by Marylea Klauder On September 7th, 1988 a small number of people scanned the sky over Militia Hill in Fort Washington State Park. They were looking for the first migrating raptor of the first official Militia Hill Hawk Watch. Bill Kershner was the compiler that day, he recorded
- [Support Efforts to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/support-efforts-to-protect-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]On May 1st, the House Natural Resources Committee approved legislation to restore protections to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; moving one step closer towards ensuring the Refuge remains a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife. The Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (HR 1146), introduced by Congressmen Jared
- [A Climate Change Warning from the Red Knot and Horseshoe Crab!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/a-climate-change-warning-from-the-red-knot-and-horseshoe-crab/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]This month, many of us will be traveling to historic spots along the Delaware Bay in New Jersey andDelaware. We will be there to witness the epic journey of the
- [River Herring and Shad Update and Cap Review](https://libertybirdalliance.org/river-herring-and-shad-update-and-cap-review/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Please attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Hearings in Philadelphia on August 14, 2019“River Herring and Shad Update and Cap Review” from 2:30-4:00 pmThe Notary Hotel, Autograph Collection The
- [Naturally Fall 2019 Edition](https://libertybirdalliance.org/naturally-fall-2019-edition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Our latest edition of Naturally is now available to read online! READ THE FALL 2019 EDITION OF NATURALLY[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/header_red-tails.png” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”Audubon Naturally” title_text=”Audubon Naturally” url=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/B-WAS-Nat-9.19-XFINAL.9.26.2019-1.pdf” url_new_window=”on”
- [Recovering America's Wildlife Act](https://libertybirdalliance.org/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The dire results in recent reports of scientific studies tell us that birds and wildlife have been in dramatic and precipitous decline. This is the result of several critical factors
- [Support the Forage Fish Conservation Act](https://libertybirdalliance.org/support-the-forage-fish-conservation-act/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Today, there are three hundred million fewer seabirds in the world than there were in 1950, a population decline of seventy percent. These magnificent birds such as Atlantic
- [The Delaware River Basin Needs Your Help!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-delaware-river-basin-needs-your-help/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]We have a short time to act before Congress signs off on the fiscal year 2020 budget! Congress will vote by December 20 on the Interior Appropriations bill, which contains
- [Urge Congress to Vote for Passage of the “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019”](https://libertybirdalliance.org/urge-congress-to-vote-for-passage-of-the-recovering-americas-wildlife-act-of-2019/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R.3742) was introduced in this 116th Congress last summer. A major provision of this legislation is the provision to distribute funds to states to support
- [Board Nominations 2020](https://libertybirdalliance.org/board-nominations-2020/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Report of the Liberty Bird AllianceNominating Committee: April 17, 2020 Liberty Bird AllianceOfficers and Board of Directors2020-20 Nominations for Officers 2020-2021 President Leigh AltadonnaVice President Rich ConroySecretary Wendy Twining ClymerTreasurer
- [Window Collision Webinar with Pennypack Trust](https://libertybirdalliance.org/window-collision-webinar-with-pennypack-trust/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Researchers estimate that between 365-988 million birds die annually in the United Sates from colliding into windows. Most of the collisions are with windows in suburban homes and low-rise buildings,
- [Introducing Bird Safe Philly!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/introducing-bird-safe-philly/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Triggered by a catastrophic bird collision event in Philadelphia on October 2, 2020, that received international publicity, the Liberty Bird Alliance convened a meeting of a group of key conservation
- [Update to Bylaws July 1, 2021](https://libertybirdalliance.org/update-to-bylaws-july-1-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]One of the recommendations in the Liberty Bird Alliance Strategic Plan was to review and revise the Constitution and By-Laws under which Liberty Bird Alliance has operated. The existingby-laws have
- [Naturally Fall 2021 Edition](https://libertybirdalliance.org/naturally-fall-2021-edition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Our latest edition of Naturally is now available to read online! READ THE FALL 2021 EDITION OF NATURALLY[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/header_red-tails.png” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”Audubon Naturally” title_text=”Audubon Naturally” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″
- [Participate in The 2022 Great Backyard Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/participate-in-the-2022-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Presidents Weekend, February 18 through 21, 2022 Join Liberty Bird Alliance to participate in the 25th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) this weekend! The GBBC is scheduled for Presidents Weekend, February 18 - 21, 2022. The GBBC was launched twenty-five years ago in 1998. It has become one of the largest and most widely
- [You Found a Bird That Crashed Into a Window. Now What?](https://libertybirdalliance.org/you-found-a-bird-that-crashed-into-a-window-now-what/) - Building strikes are an unfortunately common occurrence, especially during migration season. Here’s what to do if you find a collision victim. By Carlyn Kranking, Editorial Fellow, Audubon Magazine Originally published by National Audubon on November 18, 2021 Maybe you’ve seen the headlines: migrating birds collide en masse with a Texas office tower’s reflective sides, or
- [Chimney Swifts 101](https://libertybirdalliance.org/chimney-swifts-101/) - This was a Zoom presentation on Chimney Swifts on September 9, 2021, hosted by Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust. To report chimney swift sightings, please use THIS FORM.
- [Audubon Spotlight: Connie Sanchez Is at the Nexus of Everything](https://libertybirdalliance.org/audubon-spotlight-connie-sanchez-is-at-the-nexus-of-everything/) - From audubon.org Connie Sanchez does not have a favorite bird. Like many birders across the world, it is the hardest question to answer. “Too many to choose from.” Sanchez would probably have a similar response when asked about the highlight of her conservation career. That’s what happens when a career spans more than twenty years, takes
- [The Peregrine Falcons in the Steeple of St. John the Baptist Church](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-peregrine-falcons-in-the-steeple-of-st-john-the-baptist-church/) - A Presentation by Judy Stepenaskie on June 4, 2021 On February 17, 2011, Judy Stepenaskie was walking across the Green Lane Bridge in Manayunk looking for ducks on the Schuylkill River below, when she saw another birder walking across the bridge from the opposite direction. The birder introduced himself and while they were talking spotted
- [Report of the Nominating Committee 2021](https://libertybirdalliance.org/report-of-the-nominating-committee-2021/) - Liberty Bird Alliance REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE* For Election of Officers and Directors May 2021 OFFICERS Nominations for a Term of One – Year July 2021 to June 30 2022 President: Leigh Altadonna Vice President: Sherry Krider Secretary: Wendy Clymer Treasurer: Constance Sanchez BOARD OF DIRECTORS Class of 2024 Leigh Altadonna Wendy Clymer Rich
- [Educator's fascination with birds took flight in childhood](https://libertybirdalliance.org/educators-fascination-with-birds-took-flight-in-childhood/) - Reprinted from the Delaware Valley Italian-American Herald By Pete Kennedy Leigh Altadonna has been fascinated by birds since he was a kid.
- [Audubon Spotlight: Tykee James Builds Coalitions to Create Change](https://libertybirdalliance.org/audubon-spotlight-tykee-james-builds-coalitions-to-create-change/) - “I’m in actual TEARS!” posted Tykee James one day in an Audubon staff chat channel. Tears of jubilation, for avid birders like James, are usually reserved for rarities and lifers. Did he see a Philadelphia Vireo? A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher? No, James had just discovered the music of Darryl Hall & John Oates. Add ‘Newest Hall & Oates fan’ to
- [Building Collisions Are a Greater Danger for Some Birds Than Others](https://libertybirdalliance.org/building-collisions-are-a-greater-danger-for-some-birds-than-others/) - Every year, as many as 1 billion birds die from colliding with buildings, especially those with extensive glass surfaces. During the day, these collisions result from birds mistaking reflections of open skies or nearby vegetation for the real deal. At night, when most birds migrate, lit-up buildings disorient and attract them, luring them not just off their migratory
- [It Takes  Village](https://libertybirdalliance.org/it-takes-village/) - The Keystone Ambler (Farm and Garden Club) Chapter has been working toward educating the public about the need to use native plants in one’s garden here in Southeastern PA. Our hope is that by creating interesting and beautiful gardens at Robbins Park for Environmental Education, as well as the Upper Dublin High School court yard,
- [Gone Missing: 3 Billion Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/gone-missing-3-billion-birds/) - Announcement: Gone Missing: 3 Billion Birds, Presentation and Panel Discussion on SATURDAY, MARCH 7th from 2 - 5 p.m. at Stockton University in the Alton Auditorium, sponsored by Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with New Jersey Audubon A recent study sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology revealed that almost 3,000,000 birds have
- [WVWA Joins Forces with Others to Protect the Chimney Swift Habitat](https://libertybirdalliance.org/wvwa-joins-forces-with-others-to-protect-the-chimney-swift-habitat/) - From the Weaver's Way Coop Shuttle Online By Margaret Rohde, Conservation Manager, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Since 2016, the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) has been working to create and protect habitat for chimney swifts, a bird species in severe decline. We’ve created habitat in the form of artificial chimneys or “towers,” the first built
- [Audubon's 2019 Policy Agenda](https://libertybirdalliance.org/audubons-2019-policy-agenda/) - From Audubon.org Achieving bipartisan conservation solutions that address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need. Audubon’s conservation vision—that we protect birds throughout their full lifecycle—requires we address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need now and into the future. Those threats include shrinking shorebird habitat squeezed between increasing sea-level
- [Audubon Supports “30 by 30” Legislation: Modernizing Pennsylvania's Renewable Energy Standards](https://libertybirdalliance.org/audubon-supports-30-by-30-legislation-modernizing-pennsylvanias-renewable-energy-standards/) - Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing this generation. It has had a significant impact on the environment, from rising sea levels to more extreme weather events, costing businesses, governments, and taxpayers billions of dollars. We can all attest to the impact that climate change has on birds and other wildlife. Pennsylvanians
- [Think Globally, Act Locally:  Support Climate Action in Our Bird Towns and Municipalities!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/think-globally-act-locally-support-climate-action-in-our-bird-towns-and-municipalities/) - Earlier this spring, Cheltenham Township, one of our Audubon Bird Towns, adopted the Sierra Club’s “Ready for 100” in a resolution recommended by their Environmental Advisory Council. The goal of the Ready For 100% Renewable Energy Campaign is to encourage Pennsylvania’s cities and towns to make a pledge to complete the transition to 100% renewable
- [Natural Selections: Judy Stepanskie, The Falcon Godmother](https://libertybirdalliance.org/natural-selections-judy-stepanskie-the-falcon-godmother/) - Reposted from Montgomery News - article by Mike Weilbacher On St. Patrick’s Day afternoon, while scores of revelers wearing green top hats and shamrocks were passing by, Judy Stepenaskie and I were in front of St. John the Baptist Church in Manayunk, the church famous for, among other things, its large stone steeple being the
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch 1998](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-1998/) - 1998 Season Report by Jane Henderson Although the autumn of 1998 at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch at Fort Washington State Park could not be said to have been spectacular in terms of numbers of migrating raptors, there were some very good days on which a large number of birds came through. There were also
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch 1999](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-1999/) - 1999 Season Report by Jane Henderson Two hurricanes, the lingering effects of the summer drought, and the appearance of a Swainson's Hawk on September 6 dominated the early part of the final hawkwatch of this millennium. Hurricane Dennis moved off the coast and stalled, keeping weather conditions stagnant and humid and migrating raptors elsewhere. Hurricane
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch 2000](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-2000/) - 2000 Season Report by Jane Henderson 14,526 Broad-winged Hawks, 35 Bald Eagles, 2 Golden Eagles, as well as Pipevine Swallowtail and Variegated Fritillary butterflies combined to make 2000 a "wonderful year" at Militia Hill Hawkwatch, according to founder Marylea Klauder. September 22 was the biggest broad-wing day this season, with 4613 birds identified and counted.
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch 2001](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-2001/) - 2001 Season Report by Jane Henderson A small American flag, attached to the railing of the Militia Hill Hawkwatch platform and bravely blowing in the breeze, served as a grim reminder of the terrible events that took place on September 11, 2001. Conversations on the Hill often focused on those events and their aftermath, even
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Report 2002](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-report-2002/) - 15 Years on the Hill: Militia Hill Hawkwatch Report 2002 by Jane Henderson It rained on September 1st, the first day of the official hawkwatch season at Militia Hill in Fort Washington State Park. Not an auspicious way to start. But the weather and the birds cooperated on September 2nd, and, in the course of
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Report 2003](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-report-2003/) - Isabel Sends Broadwings to Central Flyway by Jane Henderson From September 1 through October 31, five Militia Hill Hawkwatch records were broken. We had the largest number of Bald Eagles ever, 51; we had the largest number of Northern Harriers, Cooper’s Hawks and Bald Eagles in a single day; and we had the smallest total
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Report 2004](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-report-2004/) - Militia Hill Hawkwatch: 17 Years and Counting by Jane Henderson A gala Halloween party at the park pavilion marked the end of another great hawk watching season. Over 70 people attended, and enjoyed a wonderful lunch buffet of everything from Marylea’s famous soup to Eva’s special wild mushroom dishes. Special guest falconer Tom Stanton arrived
- [Hawk Watch Educational Display](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-educational-display/) - DCNR Secretary Mike DiBerardinis (center) and Environmental Educational Coordinator Mike Jones (right) presented an educational display during the recent dedication of the new Militia Hill Hawk Watch tower at Fort Washington State park. Accepting the display are (left to right) Friends of Fort Washington State Park President Dick Flavell, Hawkwatch Coordinator Marylea Klauder and ParkSuperintendent
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Report 2005](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-report-2005/) - Eagles, Accipiters and an Anhinga By Jane Henderson with Marylea Klauder 2005 was an excellent year at the hawkwatch on Militia Hill. Once again, some records were broken between the first day, September 1 and the last day, October 31. A total of 62 Bald Eagles were sighted, more than on any previous year. 140
- [Hawk Watch Report 2011](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2011/) - Happy Spring everyone! A brief summary of last year’s highlights follows – here’s hoping this letter finds everyone happy, healthy and thinking about September. Turning the clock back to the previous September: there was a immature Northern Goshawk seen pretty regularly from the deck between 9/2 and 9/10 (last day seen was the day the
- [Hawk Watch Report 2010](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2010/) - HAPPY SPRING 2011!!! Hope this letter finds all of you well. Spring is in the air, April is upon us, and in the following weeks spring migration will again focus our attention on the wonderful cycle of nature. I am writing this recap at what amounts to the midway point** between the conclusion of the
- [Hawk Watch Report 2009](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2009/) - I’m writing this report on a rather balmy 48 degree day in January so my thoughts are turning towards spring, but not too fast as I don’t want to be disappointed or rush the seasons!!! One thing I certainly wasn’t disappointed in was our 2009 season! We totaled 16,130 raptors counted during October and November, the
- [Hawk Watch Report 2013](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2013/) - Looking back, it was another tremendous year at Militia Hill including the most spectacular day that I have been lucky enough to observe in my time at the hawkwatch!Welcome to April 2014. As I write this we have just experienced snow on St. Patrick’s Day with Spring starting at the end of the week! For
- [Hawk Watch Report 2008 - 21st Anniversary](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2008-21st-anniversary/) - Happy New Year!! Hope this report finds all of you doing well in 2009! I’m writing this report during a January cold snap and thinking about spring all ready! The first raptor of the season was a Northern Harrier during the first hour on September 1, with a few Broadwing Hawks as single birds or
- [Hawk Watch Report 2007 - 20th Anniversary](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-20th-anniversary/) - On September 1, the first day of this year’s hawkwatch, 48 people turned up, as well as one Bald Eagle, four Sharp-shinned Hawks, three Cooper’s Hawks, two Broad-winged Hawks and one American Kestrel. This was a respectable, if not noteworthy, assortment and number of migrating raptors. But the best way to describe this first week
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Report 2006](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-report-2006/) - Ospreys and Eagles Up, Broadwings Down By Jane Henderson with Marylea Klauder The annual Halloween picnic, attended by nearly 70 people, marked the official close of the 2006 Hawk Watch at Militia Hill. Photo albums of current and previous years were on display. Good spirits, glorious weather, camaraderie and lots of good food made the
- [DVOC's BirdPhilly - 1st Ever Philadelphia Bird Race!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/dvocs-birdphilly-1st-ever-philadelphia-bird-race/) - Along with the DVOC’s BirdPhilly initiative we have a new birding event taking place right here in southeastern PA, called the Philadelphia Bird Race (PBR). Covering Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, birders (beginners, youngsters, and experts alike) are invited to participate and support the spotlighted causes. Participants have the option of partaking in
- [WAS Scholarship Winner Announced](https://libertybirdalliance.org/was-scholarship-winner-announced/) - We are pleased to share with you that Jenn Sherwood has been selected as one of only 30 Hog Island Scholarship Winners this year. She was selected from a field of hundreds of applicants. Her application was outstanding and validates her selection by Liberty Bird Alliance to receive our support for a Griscom Scholarship. This
- [Call for Volunteers: The Dale Twining Project](https://libertybirdalliance.org/call-for-volunteers-the-dale-twining-project/) - Do you like birds? Do you want to support bird conservation? The Dale Twining Birding Records Project is currently seeking volunteers to enter historical birding observations into an online database. No specific skills are required, but a basic knowledge of birds and computers is helpful. Additional training will be provided. Volunteers can help from home
- [The Facts about Cats](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-facts-about-cats/) - Whatever you think about cats (and I personally love them), they can wreak havoc in the world. For their health and safety and that of the many other natural creatures who share this world will us,read this article published recently in the NY Times. . Be a responsible guardian.
- [Workday at Crosswicks](https://libertybirdalliance.org/workday-at-crosswicks/) - We had a terrific workday at Crosswicks on 11/23. We were joined by service learning students from Abington High School who worked with Jennifer Sherwood to improve the drainage trench at the sanctuary entrance to better managed storm water run-off from the street. We were also joined by cub scout pack 1 and parents who began
- [WAS Receives Grant](https://libertybirdalliance.org/was-receives-grant/) - The Liberty Bird Alliance was recently awarded a grant from the National Audubon Society to work on a project in the “Pennypack Important Bird Area.” Pictured above is the Pennypack IBA Stewardship Team that includes (from left to right) Dave Robertson, Executive Director of the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust; Scott Morgan, Superintendent of Lorimer Park;
- [Highland Elementary School Creates Bird Habitat](https://libertybirdalliance.org/highland-elementary-school-creates-bird-habitat/) - Highland Elementary School has worked diligently over the past two years to establish an “Audubon Bird Habitat.” Students from various grade levels have worked to clean out invasive plants and weeds and put in native plants and feeders to attract birds and butterflies. This was a group effort including parents, teachers, students from senior give
- [WAS at "Arts in the Park"](https://libertybirdalliance.org/was-at-arts-in-the-park/) - Liberty Bird Alliance participated in this year’s “Arts in the Park” event that took place on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at High School Park in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township. Janet Starwood, Liberty Bird Alliance's Audubon Bird Town Committee Co-chair, and Leigh Altadonna, Liberty Bird Alliance President, participated along with the Tookany Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership,
- [Free Audubon Bird Guide App Now Available](https://libertybirdalliance.org/free-audubon-bird-guide-app-now-available/) - National Audubon has released an updated version of it Audubon Bird Guide app and it is now being offered free . To download free App.
- [Annual Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/annual-christmas-bird-count/) - Thanks to everyone who participated in our annual Christmas Bird Count. Be sure to get your totals in to compiler, Andy Fayer.
- [Field Trip Report: Belleplain State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/field-trip-report-belleplain-state-park/) - On Saturday night I made the decision to run the field trip knowing the forecast for Sunday was not promising. On the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page I posted the following: “Conditions for our field trip will be less than optimal. I plan on donning my rain gear, bringing my umbrella and giving it a try but
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch Begins It's 29th Season](https://libertybirdalliance.org/militia-hill-hawk-watch-begins-its-29th-season/) - The Militia Hill Hawk Watch has been recording raptor migrations at Fort Washington State Park for nearly three decades. An all-volunteer effort, there are folks at the observation tower everyday from 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM from September 1st through October 31st. The volunteer monitors are there to identify and record the species of raptors seen and the numbers of the
- [Cheltenham Township is an Audubon Bird Town!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/cheltenham-township-is-an-audubon-bird-town/) - Representatives from Audubon Pennsylvania and the Liberty Bird Alliance Audubon Society present the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners with signs that recognize the community as an Audubon Bird Town. The board adopted a resolution to become at Bird Town at the recommendation of the Cheltenham Environmental Advisory Council (EAC). A perfect complement to the Cheltenham Sustainability Plan, becoming a Bird Town will both highlight the township’s ecological resources and extend environmental outreach
- [The Dale Twining Project: Bird Records and a Bit of Birding History](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-dale-twining-project-bird-records-and-a-bit-of-birding-history/) - A group of WAS volunteers have been regularly, methodically and faithfully committing the late Dale Twining’s birding records to spreadsheets from which they will be edited by Wendy, Dale’s daughter and Stephanie, Dale’s granddaughter. These records will eventually be sent to Cornell’s eBird where others can access them. They provide a look into the past
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count 2017](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count-2017/) - The Liberty Bird Alliance has annually sponsored GBBC events in with our community partners. Our goal is to provide opportunities for our Audubon Adventure students and their families and other interested folks to participate in this international program. The GBBC is conducted each year over Presidents’ Weekend. All are invited to stop by for a
- [Why You Should Attend an Audubon Bird Town Native Plant Swap](https://libertybirdalliance.org/why-you-should-attend-an-audubon-bird-town-native-plant-swap/) - Home gardeners have always generously shared extra plants with other friends. This camaraderie benefits all: the giver gets rid of excess plants and may get a favor in return, while the recipient gets free plants and the knowledge about growing them.
- [THANK YOU from "The Swifts"!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/thank-you-from-the-swifts/) - On May 12th and 13th , our dedicated team of six birders walked more than 15 miles, many times by trekking over soggy trails in wind and pouring rain. We visited nine beautiful sites in the Wissahickon Creek Watershed: Fort Washington State Park; Carpenter’s Woods, Houston Meadow and the Wissahickon Environmental Center in Fairmount Park;
- [Springfield Township Becomes a Bird Town](https://libertybirdalliance.org/springfield-township-becomes-a-bird-town/) - Courtesy of the Springfield Township EAC, July 19, 2017 The township has gone to the birds At its July 12 meeting, the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the Audubon Bird Town program, which was proposed by the township’s Environmental Advisory Commission. Springfield joins 26 other municipalities in Pennsylvania in becoming a Bird Town,
- [The White House Turns Its Back On America's Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-white-house-turns-its-back-on-americas-birds/) - Originally published on the website of National Audubon WASHINGTON—“Christmas came early for bird killers. By acting to end industries’ responsibility to avoid millions of gruesome bird deaths per year, the White House is parting ways with more than 100 years of conservation legacy,” said David O’Neill, Audubon’s chief conservation officer, in response to the Trump Administration's
- [Martin Selzer: A Life of Birding](https://libertybirdalliance.org/martin-selzer-a-life-of-birding/) - Martin has been a major presence in Liberty Bird Alliance for many years. His many contributions to the club have included: President for seven years, Vice President, Treasurer for six years, Edward Hicks Parry Award Recipient, Field Trip Chair for ten years, Conservation Chair, Christmas Bird Count Chair for ten years. He has given travel
- [Hawk Watch Report 2012](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-report-2012/) - Hello All, I write this letter on a day where hawkwatching, well birdwatching in general is far from the mind considering the forecasted temperature is in the mid-90’s with a heat index over triple digits Fahrenheit. Perfect day to recall the wonderful days last fall during the 2012 count! It has been a little over

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- [Bird Safe Schools](https://libertybirdalliance.org/bird-safe-schools/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Bird-Safe-Schools-Banner-full-scaled.jpg” background_position=”top_center” background_vertical_offset=”29%” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” background_last_edited=”on|phone” background_image_phone=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Bird-Safe-Schools-Banner-phone-scaled-e1736435536365.jpg” background_enable_image_phone=”on” background_size_phone=”cover” background_image_width_phone=”0%” background_image_height_phone=”0%” background_position_tablet=”center_left” background_position_phone=”center_right” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Bird Safe Schools[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Form” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” top_divider_color=”#394A20″ top_divider_height=”40px”
- [get-involved](https://libertybirdalliance.org/get-involved-2/) - Whether you love birding trips, programs, or volunteering, find what you're looking for in the Liberty Bird Alliance community, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society.
- [Team Swifts](https://libertybirdalliance.org/team-swifts/) - Team Swifts is ready for the Greater Philadelphia Birdathon and they need your support. Make a donation to the team and help raise funds for Bird Safe Philly.
- [conservation - new](https://libertybirdalliance.org/conservation-3/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/eastern-screech-owl-3526934_1280.jpg” background_position=”top_center” background_vertical_offset=”8%” max_width_tablet=”100vw” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” overflow-x_tablet=”” overflow-x_phone=”” overflow-x_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Conservation[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/eastern-screech-owl-3526934_1280.jpg”
- [Our Next Phase](https://libertybirdalliance.org/our-next-phase/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Downy2.png” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}” title_text=”Downy2″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Our Next Phase[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||24px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Youth Education](https://libertybirdalliance.org/youth-education/) - Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, volunteers support the next generation of bird lovers by working with school-age students to learn about birds and bird protection.
- [Contact](https://libertybirdalliance.org/contact/) - We want to hear from you! Get in touch with Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, through our volunteer form, social media, or send us a message.
- [The Dale Twining Records Project](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-dale-twining-records-project/) - Volunteer with the Dale Twining Records Project, a Liberty Bird Alliance citizen science opportunity. Help digitize data for use by researchers locally and around the globe
- [The Griscom Scholarship](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-griscom-scholarship/) - Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, offers Griscom Scholarships to Audubon's Hog Island Camp in Maine for teens and educators with a serious interest in birding and nature.
- [donate](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donate/) - Support the Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, conservation, education, and outreach in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. Your support makes an impact!
- [news](https://libertybirdalliance.org/news/) - Check out Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, stories, sign up for our newsletter, and get the latest updates on what we're up to in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties.
- [join](https://libertybirdalliance.org/join/) - Show your love for birds by becoming a member of Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society. Your membership supports conservation efforts right here at home and around the globe.
- [Ways to Give](https://libertybirdalliance.org/ways-to-give/) - Support birds and the places they need locally and globally by joining the National Audubon Society or giving directly to the Liberty Bird Alliance chapter.
- [birdathon background](https://libertybirdalliance.org/birdathon-background/) - Join Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, in the annual Greater Philadelphia Birdathon. Show your support by starting or join a team and raise funds for Bird Safe Philly!
- [connection](https://libertybirdalliance.org/connection/) - Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, connects classrooms and communities with our education and scholarships programs. Learn how you can support this work and become a volunteer.
- [education](https://libertybirdalliance.org/education-2/) - From K-Gray, Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly Wyncote Audubon Society, loves to help birders of all ages learn more about birds, habitat, conservation, and more. Check out resources and programs here.
- [Wyncote Audubon Becomes Liberty Bird Alliance](https://libertybirdalliance.org/wyncote-audubon-becomes-liberty-bird-alliance/) - Wyncote Audubon Society has become Liberty Bird Alliance with a continued commitment to serving members in Philadelphia and major portions of Montgomery County.
- [Annual Luncheon](https://libertybirdalliance.org/annual-luncheon/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#73A96A” background_enable_image=”off” background_position=”center_left” min_height=”300px” custom_padding=”13px||13px||true|false” border_width_bottom=”4px” border_color_bottom=”#73A96A” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Featured-Event-8.png” title_text=”Featured Event 8″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”79%” max_width=”300px” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”on|200px|200px|200px|200px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text content_tablet=” Liberty Bird Alliance’s 2024
- [Online Auction](https://libertybirdalliance.org/online-auction/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#73A96A” background_enable_image=”off” background_position=”center_left” min_height=”300px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” border_width_bottom=”4px” border_color_bottom=”#73A96A” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Featured-Event-8.png” title_text=”Featured Event 8″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”79%” max_width=”300px” custom_padding=”24px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”24px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”24px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”on|200px|200px|200px|200px” border_color_all=”#73A96A” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”48px” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF”
- [Annual Appeal](https://libertybirdalliance.org/annual-appeal/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”][fusion_builder_container type=”flex” hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” min_height_medium=”” min_height_small=”” min_height=”” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” align_content=”stretch” flex_align_items=”flex-start” flex_justify_content=”center” flex_column_spacing=”” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” container_tag=”div” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” status=”published” publish_date=”” class=”” id=”” margin_top_medium=”” margin_bottom_medium=”” margin_top_small=”” margin_bottom_small=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top_medium=”” padding_right_medium=”” padding_bottom_medium=”” padding_left_medium=”” padding_top_small=”” padding_right_small=”” padding_bottom_small=”” padding_left_small=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” link_color=”” hue=”” saturation=”” lightness=”” alpha=”” link_hover_color=”” border_sizes_top=”” border_sizes_right=”” border_sizes_bottom=”” border_sizes_left=””
- [birding resources](https://libertybirdalliance.org/birding-resources/) - Get ready for your next birding adventure with hotspot locations, birding apps, and online resources to help you learn more.
- [events-working](https://libertybirdalliance.org/events-working/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/ruby-throated-hummingbird-7598066_1280.jpg” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Events[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Events” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” top_divider_color=”#394A20″ top_divider_height=”40px” border_color_top=”#4E733B” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Militia Hill Hawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch/) - Visit the Militia Hill Hawk Watch each fall and see a spectacle of migrating raptors. Come to watch or become a volunteer and contribute to citizen science.
- [Header Test](https://libertybirdalliance.org/header-test/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/catbird.png” background_position=”top_center” background_vertical_offset=”12%” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Header Test[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Form” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” top_divider_color=”#394A20″ top_divider_height=”40px” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”24px|24px|24px|24px|true|true” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_color_all=”#73A96A” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [calendar test](https://libertybirdalliance.org/calendar-test/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][decm_divi_event_calendar show_time_zone=”off” show_tooltip_postal_comma=”off” show_tooltip_country=”off” show_tooltip_country_comma=”off” show_tooltip_category=”off” show_tag=”off” week_background_color=”#BED6BA” current_days_background_color=”#BED6BA” current_day_text_color=”#4E733B” past_days_text_color=”#394A20″ events_background_color=”#ffe684″ navigate_background_color=”#4E733B” navigate_text_color=”#FFFFFF” view_background_color=”#4E733B” view_text_color=”#FFFFFF” view_current_tab_color=”#FFCC00″ view_current_tab_text_color=”#4E733B” week_days_border_width=”3px” week_days_border_color=”#4E733B” show_virtual_event=”on” show_recurring_event=”on” calendar_image_align=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” month_text_color=”#4E733B” view_button_font=”||||||||” days_text_color=”#4E733B” cal_days_text_color=”#394A20″ up_events_text_color=”#4E733B” border_radii_upcoming_events_border=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all_upcoming_events_border=”1px” border_color_all_upcoming_events_border=”#4E733B” border_radii_calendar_image_border=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}” global_module=”4758″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/decm_divi_event_calendar][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Events test](https://libertybirdalliance.org/events-test/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/ruby-throated-hummingbird-7598066_1280.jpg” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Events[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Events” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72″ top_divider_color=”#394A20″ top_divider_height=”40px” border_color_top=”#4E733B” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [Hawk Watch Compiling Forms](https://libertybirdalliance.org/hawk-watch-compiling-forms/) - Everything in one place for the compiler volunteers at Militia Hill Hawk Watch.
- [newsletter archive test](https://libertybirdalliance.org/newsletter-archive-test/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://libertybirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/northern-saw-whet-owl.png” background_position=”top_center” background_vertical_offset=”48%” height=”60vh” custom_padding=”28vh||28vh||true|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1f9b0bb3-481a-49f1-9fe6-999fc3c3182b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Info” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#BED6BA” custom_margin=”-60px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”48px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Newsletter Archives [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact Form” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72″ custom_padding=”9px||9px|||” top_divider_color=”#394A20″ top_divider_height=”40px” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-86da69f8-ce43-4c42-8395-4abd58818e72%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||6px|||”][et_pb_column
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- [Bird Town Communities](https://libertybirdalliance.org/bird-town/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Bird Town Pennsylvania works in partnership with local municipalities and like-minded organizations to promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people. Bird Towns promote environmental awareness through engagement, education, activities and community involvement. The Bird Town program provides tools for
- [The Edward Hicks Parry Award](https://libertybirdalliance.org/the-edward-hicks-parry-award/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Edward Hicks Parry established the standard for service that this award commemorates. He served as president of the Liberty Bird Alliance Bird Club for 25 years and compiler for the Christmas Bird Count for 53 years. His leadership led to the creation of the Crosswicks Wildlife Sanctuary. Parry was
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## Donation Forms

- [Donate to Bird Safe Philly](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/annual-appeal-form-2-3/)
- [Birdathon 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/birdathon-2025/)
- [Donate to Liberty Bird Alliance](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/annual-appeal-form-2/)
- [Birdathon 2024](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/birdathon-2022-2-2/)
- [Join Audubon](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/annual-appeal-form-2-2/)
- [Birdathon 2023](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/birdathon-2022-2/)
- [The Swifts](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/the-swifts/)
- [Birdathon 2022](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/birdathon-2022/)
- [Annual Appeal](https://libertybirdalliance.org/donations/annual-appeal-form/)

## Events

- [Chimney Swift Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/chimney-swift-watch-2/) - The program will now begin at 6:00 PM, with a short discussion and documentary at Bryn Athyn College’s Pendleton Hall Auditorium. Parking for the 6:00 PM program: Please use the Pendleton Hall Auditorium parking location, then join us inside the auditorium. Here is the short documentary we plan to show. Around 6:45 PM, we’ll walk over to the Junge
- [Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-environmental-restoration-trust-bird-walk-2/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Join us at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, a privately owned nature preserve located at 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. 19006. Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page
- [Pennypack on the Delaware Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-on-the-delaware-bird-walk-4/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Pennypack on the Delaware is uniquely positioned along the river, providing crucial habitat for migrants and the odd rarity. The flats at the confluence of Pennypack Creek and the Delaware frequently host gulls and shorebirds. The park also hosts Philadelphia’s most viewable Bald Eagle nest. Pennypack on the Delaware
- [Four Mills Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/four-mills-preserve/) - >REGISTER FOR BIRD WALK HERE< Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Four Mills Preserve, the 56-acre Four Mills Nature Reserve in Ambler offers visitors two trails along the Wissahickon Creek. Both are part of our larger Green Ribbon Trail, and begin at the offices, at the Four Mills Barn. Attendees will meet at the
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-8/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Nilesh Shah Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-23/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-22/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-21/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-20/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [The Highlands Mansion and Garden Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-highlands-mansion-and-garden-bird-walk-5/) - >REGISTER FOR BIRD WALK HERE< Trip Leader(s): Troy Bynum Join us at The Highlands Mansion and Gardens, a 59-acre historic site with a late 18th-century Georgian mansion and a two-acre formal garden. With roughly 90 species reported on eBird, we're bound to find something special on our walk. Attendees will meet in the parking lot
- [The Highlands Mansion and Garden Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-highlands-mansion-and-garden-bird-walk-4/) - >REGISTER FOR BIRD WALK HERE< Trip Leader(s): Troy Bynum Join us at The Highlands Mansion and Gardens, a 59-acre historic site with a late 18th-century Georgian mansion and a two-acre formal garden. With roughly 90 species reported on eBird, we're bound to find something special on our walk. Attendees will meet in the parking lot
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-10/) - Leader(s): Cliff Hence Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-9/) - Leader(s): Cliff Hence Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-8/) - Leader(s): Cliff Hence Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-7/) - Leader(s): Cliff Hence Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-6/) - Leader(s): Cliff Hence Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-7/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [Pennypack on the Delaware Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-on-the-delaware-bird-walk-3/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Pennypack on the Delaware is uniquely positioned along the river, providing crucial habitat for migrants and the odd rarity. The flats at the confluence of Pennypack Creek and the Delaware frequently host gulls and shorebirds. The park also hosts Philadelphia’s most viewable Bald Eagle nest. Pennypack on the Delaware
- [Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-environmental-restoration-trust-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Join us at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, a privately owned nature preserve located at 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. 19006. Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page
- [Tweet & Greet: A Pennypack Open House Event](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/tweet-greet-a-pennypack-open-house-event/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Greater Philadelphia Birdathon 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/greater-philadelphia-birdathon-2026/) - Mark your calendars and assemble your teams for the 4th annual Greater Philadelphia Birdathon. This 24-hour, friendly birding competition will take place from 5pm on May 8th to 5pm on May 9th. Whether you’ve been birding for decades or just started noticing the birds in your backyard, all skill levels are welcome to participate, because
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-6/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [Wissahickon Valley Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wissahickon-valley-park-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Katie Eberhart Join us at Wissahickon Valley Park, a large urban park that is located in Northwest Philadelphia. With over 140 species reported on eBird, we're bound to find something special. We will meet at the Paper Trail Cafe next to Rittenhousetown. Parking is along Lincoln Drive adjacent to Rittenhousetown or
- [Spring Book and Plant Sale and Flea Market](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/spring-book-and-plant-sale-and-flea-market/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants. Community Room Join us for the Spring Book and Plant Sale and Flea Market! Great prices on used books, native plants,
- [EarthFest 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/earthfest-2026/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Upper Moreland Earth Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-moreland-earth-day/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - April 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-april-2026/) - Why do birds collide with buildings? Keith Russell Unfortunately, birds are in decline throughout the world and here in the North America our wild bird population is estimated to have declined by 29% since 1970 which translates to a loss of one in every four birds. One of the reasons why birds are in decline
- [Hatboro Annual Earth Day celebration](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/hatboro-annual-earth-day-celebration/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Cheltenham Community Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-community-festival/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [15th Annual Upper Perkiomen Bird and Wildlife Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/15th-annual-upper-perkiomen-bird-and-wildlife-festival/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Arts in the Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/arts-in-the-park/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [PERT Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pert-native-plant-sale/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be participating in this event. If you come to the event, stop by our table to talk about attracting and feeding birds, bird walks, community science programs and native plants.
- [Militia Hill Raptorthon](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/militia-hill-raptorthon/) - To DONATE, please choose "Militia Hill Hawkwatchers" at https://www.hawkmigration.org/raptorthon/
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk - CANCELLED](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-3/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [CANCELLED: Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-17/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Pennypack on the Delaware Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-on-the-delaware-bird-walk-2/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Pennypack on the Delaware is uniquely positioned along the river, providing crucial habitat for migrants and the odd rarity. The flats at the confluence of Pennypack Creek and the Delaware frequently host gulls and shorebirds. The park also hosts Philadelphia’s most viewable Bald Eagle nest. Pennypack on the Delaware
- [Native Plant Fest - 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/native-plant-fest-2026/) - REGISTER HERE Click here to view the complete event brochure. Additional Details: The Native Plant Fest will take place indoors in the Honickman Auditorium area of Germantown Academy (GA). Click here for a map of the campus. The auditorium is number 33 on the map. There is plenty of parking at GA. The closest lot
- [The Great Marsh Institute Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-great-marsh-institute-bird-walk-2/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Bernard Brown Join us at the Great Marsh Institute, Chester County’s unique habitat for the study of flora and fauna as well as the unique characteristics of the Periglacial marsh. We'll explore a mix of wetland and upland habitat and observe the rails, warblers, sparrows, and other birds that live there.
- [Lorimer Park Bird Walk (DVOC Event)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lorimer-park-bird-walk/) - Meet at Moredon Road Parking lot to take a quick walk around Lorimer Park trails (Montco) looking for new arrivals. We usually find Louisiana Waterthrush singing, many other warblers and passerines. We will view the fields at Fox Chase Farm looking for nesting Bluebirds, Barn and Tree swallows along with other open field birds. Dog
- [Tacony Creek Park Bird Walk (DVOC Event)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/tacony-creek-park-bird-walk-dvoc-event/) - Please join us for a bird walk at this underappreciated park in NE Philly! We can expect sparrows, woodpeckers, and maybe some early migrants as well. We will meet at the Ramona Ave entrance (40.016572, -75.107705) and walk about 2-3 miles. Dress for weather. No binoculars? No worries! Birding backpacks with binoculars and field guides
- [Glen Foerd on the Delaware (DVOC Event)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/glen-foerd-on-the-delaware-dvoc-event/) - Glen Foerd mansion sits along the Delaware River in the northeastern-most corner of Philly and is one of the best places in the city to study gulls during the winter. While there is no guarantee, we are hoping to see a rare gull such as Iceland or Glaucous Gull. There should also be a good
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-5/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Jason Porter & Katie Eberhart Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-4/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Darshan Mehta Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [LISTERS: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/listers-a-glimpse-into-extreme-birdwatching/) - LISTERS: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching A Documentary Join us at Penn Cinema for a special screening of Listers, a documentary that follows dedicated birders as they travel in pursuit of rare and extraordinary species. This film offers a fascinating look at the thrill of “listing,” the vibrant birding community, and the passion that drives people
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - May 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-may-2026/) - Finding Common Ground to Reverse the Decline of Grassland Birds Across a Working Landscape Zoe Warner, PhD and Claudia Winters Register here The Grassland Bird Collaboration (GBC) is a program designed to address issues affecting grassland birds by creating a “working conservation landscape” among Chester County’s agricultural lands and nature preserves. The GBC partners with
- [2026 Great Backyard Bird Count in Tacony Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2026-great-backyard-bird-count-in-tacony-creek-park/) - Lovebirds Bird Walk The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international community science event where participants search for birds in their communities each year over Presidents Weekend. This GBBC event is being conducted jointly by the Liberty Bird Alliance, Northeast Wildlife Trackers, and the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed. We will start at the greenhouse on the
- [2026 Great Backyard Bird Count at Briar Bush Nature Center - Griscom Bird Observatory](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2026-great-backyard-bird-count-at-briar-bush-nature-center-griscom-bird-observatory/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international community science event where participants search for birds in their communities each year over Presidents Weekend.Join Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers in the Griscom Observatory to officially participate in a Great Backyard Bird Count event. We will do two 30-minute counts and use eBird to submit our data
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-7/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-19/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-20/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-21/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-22/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-23/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-25/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-26/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-27/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-28/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-29/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-15/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-14/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-13/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-12/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-11/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-10/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. Walks are subject to cancellation or postponement due to weather or extenuating circumstances. Rain and snow will cancel walks, but cold or hot weather, unless extreme, do not.
- [Bird Collision Prevention - volunteer opportunity](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-collision-prevention-volunteer-opportunity/) - Come join us for a Feather Friendly bird safe "dot" installation session at: Conshohocken Free Library 10 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2026 (weather dependent). Snacks and beverages will be provided. Let's work together to make this library safe for birds and reduce collisions with glass! No experience necessary :) Register here for the event
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-9/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet at the parking lot of Horsham Township Park. All walkways are paved with some uphill. RESTROOM AVAILABLE A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-8/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet at the parking lot of Horsham Township Park. All walkways are paved with some uphill. RESTROOM AVAILABLE A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-6/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet at the parking lot of Horsham Township Park. All walkways are paved with some uphill. RESTROOM AVAILABLE A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-20/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-19/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-18/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-13/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-11/) - Leader(s): Judith Gratz Join us for a walk to search for the birds in the park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. Directions: Meet at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Ave.
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-5/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-4/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet in the parking lot area at the Curtis Music Hall which is accessible via the entrances on Church Road or Washington Rd. There will be mixed terrains (paved areas, paths, etc.). NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-7/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Meet at the parking lot of Horsham Township Park. All walkways are paved with some uphill. RESTROOM AVAILABLE A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-13/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone. Learn more about the birds in this Montgomery County park (part of an Audubon Important Bird Area). For both beginning and experienced birders, we’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-19/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-18/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-17/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-16/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-9/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-23/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-22/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-21/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-20/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-19/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-18/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-17/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-16/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-15/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-14/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-13/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-10/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [The Discovery Center Bird Walk (Joint with DVOC)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-discovery-center-bird-walk-joint-with-dvoc/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s):Darshan Mehta Join us at The Discovery Center in Philadelphia. Audubon Mid-Atlantic uses The Discovery Center as a facility for research and science-based conservation projects and educational programs throughout the Philadelphia region. The Discovery Center also allows visitors to connect to Audubon's national and international conservation initiatives, serving as a major migratory
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - January 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-january-2026/) - Eagle, Quetzal, Grackle: Ornithological Understanding in the Aztec World Five hundred years ago, in the middle of a mountain lake, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán blossomed with dazzling aviaries and keen naturalists. Sadly, this heritage of ornithological knowledge has been all but forgotten – or erased – by Western tellings of history. With a strong emphasis on eyewitness
- [126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/126th-audubon-christmas-bird-count/) - Join Liberty Bird Alliance to participate in the 126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count on December 20th, 2025. Volunteers spread out across our designated 15-mile diameter circle to count all the winter species we see and hear. This important, long-running wildlife census collects data across North America (and a bit of South America) to assess the health
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - February 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-february-2026/) - Over the past three decades, Bert Filemyr has “chased” birds around North America. These chases have provided him with the opportunity to see many vagrant birds, to meet wonderful people, and to visit numerous places off the beaten track. Did you ever wonder what it is like to jump on airplane, fly across the country,
- [Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (Joint DVOC Trip)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/barnegat-lighthouse-state-park-joint-dvoc-trip/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Leigh & Linda Join us at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, an excellent area to observe many species of birds during the spring and fall migrations. A New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife program provides seasonal fencing of critical nesting areas on the beach adjacent to the park. This provides protection
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - December 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-december-2025/) - Last Minute Trip with Lasting Impacts: Flock to Marion 2025 Linda Widdop A voyage of epic proportions sailing from South Africa south to the Prince Edward Islands for 8 days with over 1900 birders to raise funds for the Mouse-Free Marion Project. I learned about the trip on Jan 9th, booked on Jan 12th and was
- [Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge & Brigantine Island (Joint with DVOC)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/edwin-b-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-brigantine-island-joint-with-dvoc/) - REGISTER HERE Field Trip Leader(s): Leigh Altadonna & Joe Wunderle Meet at the Visitors Center for this fall field trip to “Brigantine!” We will do some birding around the trails located near the Visitors’ Center. We will then drive the loop around the refuge with frequent stops as needed for birding. As time permits, we
- [2025 Annual Luncheon](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2025-annual-luncheon/) - The Liberty Bird Alliance Annual Luncheon is a wonderful opportunity for members and friends to come together in a social setting, enjoy an outstanding program and celebrate the work of individuals who have made meaningful contributions to conservation. We look forward to returning to the large banquet hall at the North Hills Country Club for
- [Ohio: Warblermania](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/ohio-warblermania/) - Northwest Ohio has become famous for experiencing spring songbird migration, even becoming known as the “Warbler Capital of the World”! On this trip, we will hit the classic hotspots and soak in the magic of migration. With hundreds of thousands of birds on the move, the diversity of species changes daily, which will keep us
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - October 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-october-2025/) - Ecological Restoration at Home and Afar: planting for the birds here and in Alabama Paige Menton Paige Menton will share photos and stories about the incredible biodiversity and ecological restoration work she has witnessed in trips back to Alabama, her home state, including the work of Alabama Audubon, which hosted the Black Belt Birding Festival
- [Springfield Township Community Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/springfield-township-community-day/) - https://www.springfieldmontco.org/information/news-notifications/article/?id=14464
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-3/) - REGISTER HERE This field trip is offered in partnership with the Fort Washington State Park. Trip Leader(s): Jason Porter & Katie Eberhart Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before
- [Family and Community Farm Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/family-and-community-farm-day/) - https://www.philasd.org/foxchasefarm/
- [Upper Perkiomen Bird and Wildlife Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-perkiomen-bird-and-wildlife-festival-2/) - Visitors are invited to come to the park for a memorable day of fun and learning. This free event features free hayrides, live music, live animal presentations, Monarch Butterfly tagging demonstrations, food vendors, environmentally themed exhibits and vendors, kids’ games and activities, and much more. Attendees will be able to enter the “Eco-raffle” for a
- [Monarch Butterfly Celebration and Sustainability Fair](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/monarch-butterfly-celebration-and-sustainability-fair/)
- [Falling in Love with Natives - Garden Tour](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/falling-in-love-with-natives-garden-tour/)
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-9/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Harsh weather cancels and I will email the night before if the forecast looks grim. Potentially muddy trails - so dress accordingly. Hope to see you there!
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-8/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Harsh weather cancels and I will email the night before if the forecast looks grim. Potentially muddy trails - so dress accordingly. Hope to see you there!
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-7/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Harsh weather cancels and I will email the night before if the forecast looks grim. Potentially muddy trails - so dress accordingly. Hope to see you there!
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - March 2026](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-march-2026-2/) - Studying and Conserving Birds through Banding: National and Local Efforts This program will include an overview of the Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL), a long-standing program under the U.S Geological Survey’s Ecosystems Mission Area that supports the collection of data on banded and marked birds across North America, manages vast repositories of such data, and
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-16/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-15/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-12/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - September 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-september-2025/) - Avian Treasures of Costa Rica: A Wildlife Photographer’s Journey Troy Bynum TB Wildlife Photography LLC Embark on a captivating visual expedition with wildlife photographer Troy Bynum from TB Wildlife Photography LLC as he traverses the incredible birdlife of Costa Rica through images captured during a 12-day expedition across the country’s most diverse habitats. From misty
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-1/) - Join Gamble Heffernan as we start our new series of bird walks in the Curtis Arboretum All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking area at the
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-11/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Pennypack on the Delaware Bird Walk (Led by DVOC)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-on-the-delaware-bird-walk/) - Trip Leader: Holger Pflicke (DVOC Member) This is a DVOC Event Pennypack on the Delaware is uniquely positioned along the river, providing crucial habitat for migrants and the odd rarity. The flats at the confluence of Pennypack Creek and the Delaware frequently host gulls and shorebirds. The park also hosts Philadelphia’s most viewable Bald Eagle
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-3/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Horsham Powerline Trail and connected trails in Kohler Park. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of Horsham Township
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-4/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Horsham Powerline Trail and connected trails in Kohler Park. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of Horsham Township
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-5/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Horsham Powerline Trail and connected trails in Kohler Park. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of Horsham Township
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk-2/) - Join Gamble Heffernan as we start our new series of bird walks in the Curtis Arboretum All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking area at the
- [Curtis Arboretum Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/curtis-arboretum-bird-walk/) - Join Gamble Heffernan as we start our new series of bird walks in the Curtis Arboretum All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking area at the
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan All Are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Horsham Powerline Trail and connected trails in Kohler Park. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of Horsham Township
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-9/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-14/) - Join us at 8:30 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-10/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk-2/) - REGISTER HERE This field trip is offered in partnership with the Fort Washington State Park. Trip Leader: Nilesh Shah Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-15/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-14/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-12/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-13/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Horsham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/horsham-bird-town-walk-1/) - Leader(s): Gamble Heffernan All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Horsham Powerline Trail and connected trails in Kohler Park. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of Horsham Township Park
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-4/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-12/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-8/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-7/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-6/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-5/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [WNF&GA Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wnfga-native-plant-sale-2/)
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - May 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-may-2025-2/) - Bird Safe Philly Leigh Altadonna and friends Bird Safe Philly has received a good deal of media attention since the initiative was launched five years ago. Learn more about Bird Safe Philly and about the people and places involved as we enter our fifth year of implementation. Liberty Bird Alliance has been a leading partner
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-3/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Upper Moreland Earth Day Fair](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-moreland-earth-day-fair/)
- [Friends of the Abington Library Spring Book and Plant Sale and Flea Market](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/friends-of-the-abington-library-spring-book-and-plant-sale-and-flea-market/)
- [Hatboro Earth Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/hatboro-earth-day/) - 2025 Hatboro Earth Day Flyer with Schedule and Presentation Info Apr 12 2025
- [Arts in the Park Pollinator Fest](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/arts-in-the-park-pollinator-fest-2/)
- [Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-ecological-restoration-trust-plant-sale/)
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - April 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-april-2025/) - THE STATUS OF THE RED KNOT AND THEIR MIGRATION Larry Niles, Ph.D., Wildlife Restoration Partnerships Dr. Niles returns to the Liberty Bird Alliance to provide us with the most UpToDate science and assessment of the status of the Red Knot. The Delaware Bay is a critical stopover site for this long-range migrant. Their arrival in
- [Lower Fredrick Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-fredrick-bird-town-walk/) - Leader(s): Leigh Altadonna Green Lane Park is a 3,400-acre county-owned tract of open space. Due to its large size and diverse land and water habitats, Green Lane Park has a long and storied history for birdwatching in southeastern Pennsylvania. Some 288 bird species have been documented in the park and surrounding areas! We hope this
- [The Highlands Mansion and Garden Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-highlands-mansion-and-garden-bird-walk-3/) - Join Spring Birding at The Highlands Mansion and Gardens! Trip Leader(s): Jason Porter All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the trails on the property, experiencing mixed habitats great for different species of birds. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [The Highlands Mansion and Garden Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-highlands-mansion-and-garden-bird-walk-2/) - Join Spring Birding at The Highlands Mansion and Gardens! Trip Leader(s): Jason Porter All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the trails on the property, experiencing mixed habitats great for different species of birds. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [The Highlands Mansion and Garden Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-highlands-mansion-and-garden-bird-walk/) - Join Spring Birding at The Highlands Mansion and Gardens! Trip Leader(s): Jason Porter All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the trails on the property, experiencing mixed habitats great for different species of birds. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Let's Go Birding Together! Four Mills Nature Reserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/four-mills-nature-reserve-bird-walk/) - This event is hosted by Let's Go Birding Together! REGISTER HERE Trip Leaders: Kristy Morley & Barb Williams Let’s Go Birding Together intentionally welcomes the LGBTQ+ community to come learn about birds and birding. Everyone deserves to spend time in nature without fear for their safety or wondering if they will be welcomed into a group.
- [Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bombay-hook-national-wildlife-refuge-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leaders: Margaret Rohde & Kristy Morley Join us at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, a 15,978-acre National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, United States, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk-2/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [The Great Marsh Institute Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-great-marsh-institute-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Mike Coulter Join us at the Great Marsh Institute, Chester County’s unique habitat for the study of flora and fauna as well as the unique characteristics of the Periglacial marsh. It is the purpose of the Great Marsh Institute (GMI) to support scientific studies through access to the property, technical support,
- [Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-environmental-restoration-trust/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Nilesh Shah Join us at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, a privately owned nature preserve located at 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. 19006. Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust eBird Hotspot A Note About Our Field Trips: We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-bird-walk/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Nilesh Shah Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [Whitby Meadow Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/whitby-meadow/) - 41925 LBA Birdwalk RSVP: MEAGAN.MENDOZA@AUDUBON.ORG (215)385-4544 Trip Leader(s): Meagan Mendoza & Robin Irizarry Join us at Whitby Meadow, located in Cobbs Creek Park. This 10-acre meadow restoration site is a beautiful community green space that provides important habitat for birds and other wildlife. Binoculars will be available to borrow. Attendees will meet by the blue
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-6/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Harsh weather cancels and I will email the night before if the forecast looks grim. Potentially muddy trails - so dress accordingly. Hope to see you there!
- [Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (Joint DVOC Trip)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/barnegat-inlet-state-park/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Leigh & Linda Join us at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, an excellent area to observe many species of birds during the spring and fall migrations. A New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife program provides seasonal fencing of critical nesting areas on the beach adjacent to the park. This provides protection
- [2025 Great Backyard Bird Count in Tacony Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2025-great-backyard-bird-count/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international community science event where participants search for birds in their communities each year over Presidents Weekend. Join the TTF Watershed Partnership and the Liberty Bird Alliance for this GBBC Bird Walk in Tacony Creek Park. It is FREE! We will meet by the deer painting on the
- [Great Backyard Bird Count at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-at-schuylkill-center-for-environmental-education/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international community science event where participants search for birds in their communities each year over Presidents Weekend. Join us at the Visitors Center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education to participate in this year’s event. Volunteers from the Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly known as the Wyncote Audubon
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-6/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. This is the regularly scheduled monthly Bird Town bird walk
- [2025 Great Backyard Bird Count at Briar Bush Nature Center - Griscom Bird Observatory](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2025-great-backyard-bird-count-at-briar-bush-nature-center-griscom-bird-observatory/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count is an international community science event where participants search for birds in their communities each year over Presidents Weekend. Join us at the Griscom Observatory at the Briar Bush Nature Center to participate in this year’s event. Volunteers from the Liberty Bird Alliance, formerly known as the Wyncote Audubon Society,
- [Great Backyard Bird Count at Fox Chase Farm](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-at-fox-chase-farm/) - Come learn how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count at Fox Chase Farm on Saturday, February 8th, from 10 AM to 2 PM. There will be bird walks led by the Liberty Bird Alliance, you can make and take home your own bird feed, and participate in other educational bird activities. Also, visit
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - January 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program/) - Recent Discoveries About Migratory Bird Ecology Using Radar and Telemetry Prof. Jeffrey Buler Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology University of Delaware Dr. Buler will share highlights of recent and ongoing research by his lab and colleagues in the field of aeroecology: the study of the ecology of flying animals aloft. He will talk about
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - February 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-2/) - Hotter, Wetter, Weirder: Climate Change in Philadelphia Mike Weilbacher Naturalist, Writer, Educator, Consultant mike@mikeweilbacher.com mikeweilbacher.com @WildPhillyMike As 2021’s Hurricane Ida showed us, climate change is already happening in Philadelphia as our region gets hotter, wetter, and decidedly weirder. But what's the evidence for climate change locally? What are our area’s trends in temperature and rainfall? You’ll
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program - March 2025](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/liberty-bird-alliance-program-3/) - The Basics of Maintaining a Native Plant Garden Hayden Remick Hayden Remick founded Remick Native Landscapes after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in History at Goucher College (2013) and a Master’s of Science in Sustainable Design at Philadelphia University (2020). After years of work managing sustainable garden programs for commercial and charitable institutions in the region,
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-18/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Pennypack Trail Welsh Road parking lot is at 798 Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, at
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-17/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Pennypack Trail Welsh Road parking lot is at 798 Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, at
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-16/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Pennypack Trail Welsh Road parking lot is at 798 Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, at
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-15/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Pennypack Trail Welsh Road parking lot is at 798 Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, at
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-14/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Pennypack Trail Welsh Road parking lot is at 798 Welsh Road, Huntingdon Valley, at
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-12/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Lorimer Park Moredon Road parking lot is at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley,
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-11/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Lorimer Park Moredon Road parking lot is at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley,
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-10/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Lorimer Park Moredon Road parking lot is at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley,
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-9/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Lorimer Park Moredon Road parking lot is at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley,
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-8/) - Leader(s): Jennifer Sherwood All are Invited: These walks are free and open to everyone, from beginning to experienced birders. We’ll walk the Pennypack Trail and connected trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. Bring binoculars if you have them. No need to pre-register. Directions: The Lorimer Park Moredon Road parking lot is at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley,
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-11/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-10/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-8/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-7/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [125th Audubon Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/125th-audubon-christmas-bird-count/) - Join Liberty Bird Alliance to participate in the 125th Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Volunteers spread out across our designated 15-mile diameter circle to count all the winter species we see and hear. This important, long-running wildlife census collects data across North America (and a bit of South America) to assess the health of bird populations, and
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-6/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood Meet at 798 Welsh Road lot
- [2024 Annual Luncheon](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2024-annual-luncheon/) - The Liberty Bird Alliance (formerly the Liberty Bird Alliance) Annual Luncheon is a wonderful opportunity for members and friends to come together in a social setting, enjoy an outstanding program and celebrate the work of individuals who have made meaningful contributions to conservation. We look forward to returning to the large banquet hall at the North
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wyncote-audubon-society-program-3/) - BRAZIL: SHARING BIRDS, MAMMALS, AND MORE: IMPRESSIONS OF A SEPTEMBER “SAFARI” IN THE PANTANAL Leigh Altadonna Past President, Liberty Bird Alliance At close to 75,000 square miles, the Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland. The Pantanal represents a mosaic of habitats with about 80% a seasonal floodplain during the wet season in December to
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-4/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for the weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails. NEW LOCATION!! Fort Washington State Park – Meet at the Hawkwatch platform where there is ample parking accessible on State Park Road from Militia Hill Road or the entrance on Joshua
- [Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/edwin-b-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-2/) - Field Trip Leader(s): Leigh Altadonna Meet at the Visitors Center for this fall field trip to “Brigantine!” We will do some birding around the trails located near the Visitors’ Center. We will then drive the loop around the refuge with frequent stops as needed for birding. As time permits, we will travel to the north
- [Online Auction benefiting Bird Safe Philly](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/online-auction-benefiting-bird-safe-philly/) - This auction will run from November 1st through November 30th It will showcase beautiful art, books, collectibles, and photography you can bid on and make yours. We can't ship items, so please only bid on items you can pick up in person. Winning bidders can pick up their items at the annual luncheon or contact
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-9/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-8/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-7/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-5/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-3/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-4/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk-2/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Judith Gratz Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Dixon Meadow Preserve Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dixon-meadow-preserve/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Dixon Meadow Preserve, located on the corner of Thomas and Flourtown Roads in Whitemarsh Township. With its 14 acres repurposed in 2014 and its boardwalk measuring nearly two-thirds of a mile, the Preserve is a haven for birders, walkers, and those who enjoy the area’s natural
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wyncote-audubon-society-program-2/) - The PGC’s Kestrel Conservation Initiative: teamwork makes the dream work! Dan Mummert, Wildlife Diversity Biologist Pennsylvania Game Commission Kestrels are just one of many grassland birds that are declining at a steep rate in southeastern PA. To help in their conservation, a large-scale kestrel nestbox program was established by the PGC to help slow down
- [Fort Washington State Park Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park-2/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Nilesh Shah Join us at Fort Washington State Park, a 493-acre park in eastern Montgomery County. It takes its name from the temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge. With over 190 species reported on eBird, we’re bound to find something
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-3/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for the weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-5/) - Trip Leader: Steven Saffier RSVP is requested but not required. Email: LGTEAC+Birdtown@gmail.com Dress for the weather, bring binoculars/cameras, and be ready for mud on unpaved trails.
- [DVOC Field Trip - Cape May Fall Migrants](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/dvoc-field-trip-cape-may-fall-migrants/) - Meet Linda Widdop (and Peanut) at the famous Higbee Beach parking lot at 7:00 AM. We will walk the fields searching for fall migrants. If you come later, just catch up with us in the fields. We will be birding here until about 9:00 or later if we have great winds from the NW. After
- [Cheltenham Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-bird-town-walk/) - Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a walk to search for the birds in the Park and along the Tookany Creek. The Cheltenham Bird Town, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, Friends of High School Park, and Liberty Bird Alliance sponsor these walks. No preregistration is required. Trip leader: Kathleen Geist Directions: Meet at High School Park,
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wyncote-audubon-society-program/) - “New Land Acquisitions at the Pennypack Trust” Chris Mendel, PERT Executive Director Chris will focus on the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust’s (PERT) mission to foster habitat for birds, insects, and other wildlife, in addition to the health of the Pennypack watershed. Chris will talk about the restoration plans and efforts underway for three newly preserved
- [Chimney Swift Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/chimney-swift-watch/) - The Chimney Swift Watch is hosted by the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust and the Liberty Bird Alliance, at the Junge Ice Rink & Pavilion (3002 Cairnwood Dr, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009). We will gather starting around 7:15 PM to watch the Chimney Swifts come in to roost. Bring a chair and binoculars! Please keep in mind: because Swifts change
- [(SOLD OUT) Costa Rica: A Birder’s Paradise](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/costa-rica-a-birders-paradise/) - On this exciting tour, we will visit top-notch lodges, a few national parks, and even take a few riverboat trips! This trip is designed to show you the diverse and rich nature of Costa Rica, from the high mountains to the steamy lowland rainforests! The food in Costa Rica is great; always feeling very fresh
- [Common Nighthawk Watch 2024](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/common-nighthawk-watch-2024-2/) - The Common Nighthawk (CONI) Fall migration is underway. We hope that there will be a good number of birds to see and we might even get close looks if they actively feed nearby. Leader: Rich Conroy
- [Common Nighthawk Watch 2024](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/common-nighthawk-watch-2024/) - The Common Nighthawk (CONI) Fall migration is underway. We hope that there will be a good number of birds to see and we might even get close looks if they actively feed nearby. Leader: Rich Conroy
- [Houston Meadow Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/houston-meadow/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Nilesh Shah & Troy Bynum Join us at Houston Meadow in Wissahickon Valley Park. This 48-acre forest and meadow habitat was created as part of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s Meadow Creation Initiative (2001-2013). The meadow was seeded with native warm-season grasses and wildflowers, while nesting boxes for bluebirds and kestrels were
- [The Great Marsh Institute Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-marsh-institute/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader(s): Mike Coulter & Troy Bynum Join us at the Great Marsh Institute, Chester County’s unique habitat for the study of flora and fauna as well as the unique characteristics of the Periglacial marsh. It is the purpose of the Great Marsh Institute (GMI) to support scientific studies through access to the
- [Carpenter's Woods Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/carpenters-woods/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leader: Troy Bynum Join us at Carpenter's Woods, a 37-acre section of Wissahickon Valley Park, as we search for warblers, thrushes, and other amazing species amid fall migration. With over 150 species reported on eBird, we're bound to find something special. Attendees will meet on Greene Street before entering the park. Carpenter's
- [Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bombay-hook-national-wildlife-refuge/) - REGISTER HERE Trip Leaders: Margaret Rohde & Kristy Morley Join us at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, a 15,978-acre National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, United States, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-4/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-5/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-6/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-3/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Program](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wyncote-audubon-meeting/)
- [Crosswicks Work Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/crosswicks-work-day/) - Meet at the Crosswicks Road and Delene Road entrance at 942 Crosswicks Rd. Rain or shine. Help improve our trails and forest. Free snacks, gloves, some tools provided. Bring a water bottle, work gloves, pruning tools, and shovels if you can. Wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves and pants. For more information contact Jennifer Sherwood (215)219-5642
- [Annual Dinner with Speaker, John Kricher](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-dinner-with-speaker-john-kricher/) - Program: The Enigma of Bird Behavior Birds have historically been viewed as talented automatons that are hatched programmed by their genes to innately behave in ways that are necessary for their survival. More recently, ornithologists have come to recognize how nuanced and flexible bird behavior is and how birds are capable of significant learning as
- [Create a Wildlife Habitat in Your Backyard](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/create-a-wildlife-habitat-in-your-backyard/) - Come learn what you can do in your neighborhood to help prevent mass extinction and climate change from happening in our lifetime. Part of the Eco-Friendly Community Series from Upper Dublin Township
- [Planting for Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/planting-for-birds-2/) - Recent studies have shown that in order for birds to survive, they need 80% native plants in their environment. Join us to learn how to improve their habitat in your own backyard. Part of the Eco-Friendly Community Series from Upper Dublin Township
- [Attracting Pollinators to Your Yard](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/attracting-pollinators-to-your-yard/) - Cancelled Learn how to convert your yard into a haven for the beneficial butterflies, bees, moths and more without a lot of work. Part of the Eco-Friendly Community Series from Upper Dublin Township
- [Cancelled: Film: "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste"](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/film-wasted-the-story-of-food-waste/) - Cancelled - Theater closed due to Coronavirus Part of the Pennypack Sustainability Series 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Visit the Liberty Bird Alliance Display and those of other sponsors in the lobby prior to the show. Connect with local groups and vendors committed to sustainable practices. 7:00 PM “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste”--Take a
- [Cancelled: Invasive Plant ID Part 1 - Trees and Shrubs](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/invasive-plant-id-part-1-trees-and-shrubs/) - Invasive plants and shrubs not only crowd out native plants needed to complete ecologically balanced communities, they often harbor disease causing pests. Join us for a lecture followed by a field trip to Robbins Park! Part of the Eco-Friendly Community Series from Upper Dublin Township
- [Birding Colombia!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/birding-columbia/) - SOLD OUT! Are you interested in future adventure trips? Please email Leigh Altadonna for advance information. We have shifted this trip to July 2020! George Armistead, Chief Network Officer for Rockjumper Conservation Tours, had suggested we consider the change, having completed a trip to the region this summer. George wants to return and will join
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-2/) - Meet in the main parking lot. Trip leader: Nilesh Shah
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk/) - Join Steven Saffier, Lower Gwynedd EAC associate member, on this walk through the woods and around Lower Gwynedd’s hidden gem…the reservoir and Treweryn creek. Waterfowl are possible, but the park is better known for woodpeckers, raptors, and songbirds. Meet in the parking lot at 1340 Sumneytown Pike, Lower Gywnedd (GPS: Ambler) Please RSVP to contactus@lowergwynedd.org.
- [Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lower-gwynedd-bird-town-walk-2/) - Join Steven Saffier, Lower Gwynedd EAC associate member, on this walk around the Creekside loop and recreation park. Meet at the parking lot of Oxford Park (address is 1428 Welsh Road, but the parking lot is on Cambridge Drive). Please RSVP to contactus@lowergwynedd.org.
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-5/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood
- [Upper Perkiomen Bird and Wildlife Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-perkiomen-bird-and-wildlife-festival/)
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-4/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-3/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood Meet at 798 Welsh Road lot
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk-2/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood
- [Abington Bird Town Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-walk/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood
- [WNF&GA Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wnfga-native-plant-sale/)
- [Abington Bird Town Bird Walk](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-bird-walk/) - Leader: Jennifer Sherwood
- [Ag Discovery Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/ag-discovery-day/) - Ag Discovery Day at Fox Chase Farm will be full of fun educational activities focused on engaging the community with agricultural experiences and demonstrations.
- [Arts in the Park Pollinator Fest](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/arts-in-the-park-pollinator-fest/)
- [Slaughter Beach](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/slaughter-beach/) - Meeting at the Dupont Nature Center at 8 AM. It is a short distance from Slaughter Beach. The trip is an attempt to hit the peak of shorebird migration, although the weather can have the final say. Trip leader: Russ Kovack
- [Indian River Inlet + Prime Hook](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/indian-river-inlet-prime-hook/) - Join trip leaders at Indian River Inlet for great sea watching. Sea birds use the inlet for feeding which provides close looks at species such as Common and Red-throated Loons, Double-crested and Great Cormorants, gulls, terns, shorebirds and sea ducks. We will then head north on Rt 1 up to Prime Hook NWR to search
- [Bird Town Workshop](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/new-test-post/) - You don't want to miss this.
- [Migrating Nighthawks at Militia Hill](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/migrating-nighthawks-at-militia-hill/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform on any of the three days (weather permitting) starting at 6:00 PM until dusk.
- [New Event Post](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/new-event-post-2/) - You don't want to miss this.
- [New Event Post](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/new-event-post/) - You don't want to miss this.
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-30/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the fall. We may see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and the arrival
- [Cancelled: Field Trip to Coastal Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-coastal-delaware-2/) - Meet at the Visitor’s Center at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. We’ll be looking for migrating shorebirds here and possibly at other nearby refuges on this all-day trip. Bring lunch and snacks. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page or website for updates. Leaders: Margaret Rohde and Kristy Morley We encourage participants to regularly
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see many of our summer residents before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Upper Dublin
- [Bird Town Walk: High School Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-high-school-park/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see many of our summer residents before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: Meet at the
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-14/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: This Abington Audubon Bird
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-8/) - Join us for this late summer bird walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our early fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Abington
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-7/) - This walk meets at the Welsh Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-6/) - This walk meets at the Moredon Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Bird Conservation in Ecuador](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-conservation-in-ecuador/) - An odd bird is discovered in cloud forest of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Scientist rushing to find out more about the bird find themselves in a race to save it. Cascading events lead to the establishment of a chain of bird reserves and conservation action across the globe. Our presenter, Doug Wechsler, will recount
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-5/) - This walk meets at the Welsh Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Environmental Forum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/environmental-forum/) - Join us for an Environmental Forum A non-partisan moderated panel on recent and pending policy changes affecting the environment, how policy at the federal level affects us locally, and what we can do to get involved. Panelists include Congressman Brendan Boyle, State Representative Kate Harper, State Representative Madeleine Dean, PennEnvironment's Adam Garber and environmental lawyer
- [Field Trip to Woodlawn Trust and Brandywine Creek State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-woodlawn-trust-and-brandywine-creek-state-park/) - THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! Meet at the Ramsey Road parking area at 7:45AM. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:" icon="fa-exclamation-triangle" backgroundcolor="#f7f7f7" iconcolor="#eded0e" circlecolor="" circlebordercolor="" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor=""
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-4/) - This walk meets at the Moredon Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Field Trip to Bellaplain, NJ](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-bellaplain-nj/) - Meet 7AM at the WAWA NJ Rts 47 and 347 @39.289887,-74.9686 for migrating warblers and other birds at the nearby State Forest. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:" icon="fa-exclamation-triangle" backgroundcolor="#f7f7f7" iconcolor="#eded0e"
- [Morning Birdwalk at Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/morning-birdwalk-at-fort-washington-state-park/) - Meet at 7:45AM at Militia Hill Parking Lot. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:" icon="fa-exclamation-triangle" backgroundcolor="#f7f7f7" iconcolor="#eded0e" circlecolor="" circlebordercolor="" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" iconrotate="" iconspin="no" image="" image_width="35" image_height="35" link="" linktarget="_self" linktext="" animation_type="0"
- [Field Trip to Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-delaware/) - Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page or contact the field trip leader the week of the field trip for the meeting place and time. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:"
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-3/) - This walk meets at the Moredon Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-2/) - This walk meets at the Moredon Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park/) - This walk meets at the Welsh Road Parking Area (see below). All are Invited: The walk is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent this Montgomery County Park that is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area. This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well.
- [Field Trip Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-middle-creek-wildlife-management-area/) - NOTE: Saturday March 4 is confirmed! Please keep an eye on the Facebook page for any changes. Meet 9:00 AM at Visitors Center. We will go the first Saturday in March that the auto tour route is open to the public. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize=""
- [Field Trip Indian River Inlet DE and Points North](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-indian-river-inlet-de-and-points-north/) - Update: Our field trip on Saturday February 18th to Indian River Inlet in Delaware will meet at the parking lot on the north side of the Indian River Inlet at 9:00 am (@38.6103905,-75.0672024). Join us as we search for wintering waterfowl, gulls, seabirds and other winter visitors. Besides birding Indian River Inlet and Rehoboth Bay,
- [Field Trip Cape May, NJ](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-cape-may-nj-2/) - UPDATE: Our field trip on Saturday January 21st to Cape May NJ will meet at 8:30AM at the parking lot for the Cox Hall Creek WMA (the Villas) @39.005937,-74.941360. After birding at Cox Hall Creek we will head off in search of what is around the Cape May area. The day will most likely end
- [Annual Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-christmas-bird-count/) - NOTE: Due to the predicted snow and ice on Saturday (December 17th), I have decided to postpone the Liberty Bird Alliance CBC until Saturday, December 31. I realize this make up date is not ideal, but with the holidays falling on the weekends this year, there are not a lot of alternatives. Please let me
- [Field Trip Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (aka Brigantine NWR)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-aka-brigantine-nwr/) - Meet at the Visitors Center Parking Lot at 8:30am @ 39.4650,-74.4478. We will bird the refuge for waterfowl, raptors and other fall migrants. Bring your lunch and a scope if you have one. UPDATE: We will begin at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Arrival is scheduled for 8:30 AM. We will give folks time to use
- [Field Trip Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-ashland-hawk-watch/) - CHANGE OF LOCATION!!! We will be going to Waggoner's Gap instead of Ashland. Our reasoning is how the migration has been going and is likely to continue - and the better chance to see birds at Waggoner's during early November. Here are the Waggoner's Gap details from prior trips there: Field Trip to Waggoner's Gap
- [Field Trip Cape May, NJ](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-cape-may-nj/) - Update: On Saturday October 15th our field trip to the Cape May area will begin at Stone Harbor Point. Please meet field trip leader Martin Selzer at 9:00AM at the 2nd Avenue parking lot (39.0346 -74.7706) where vehicle access to Stone Harbor Point is gained. Please be sure to have already stopped and picked up your
- [Abington Bird Town Bird Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-bird-walk-lorimer-park-2/) - All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the arks in which the walks are scheduled. These walks are for beginning birders and experienced birders as well. We hope to see some of the fall migrants that are passing through our area on their southward journey.
- [Upper Dublin Bird Town Walk: Pine Run Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/upper-dublin-bird-town-walk-pine-run-park/) - All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the arks in which the walks are scheduled. These walks are for beginning birders and experienced birders as well. We hope to see some of the fall migrants that are passing through our area on their southward journey.
- [Abington Bird Town Bird Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-bird-walk-lorimer-park/) - All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the arks in which the walks are scheduled. These walks are for beginning birders and experienced birders as well. We hope to see some of the fall migrants that are passing through our area on their southward journey.
- [Abington Bird Walk, Edge Hill Woods](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-walk-edge-hill-woods/) - All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the parks in which the walks are scheduled. These walks are for beginning birders and experienced birders as well. We hope to see some of the fall migrants that are passing through our area on their southward journey.
- [Morning Bird Walk at Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/morning-bird-walk-at-fort-washington-state-park/) - 7:45 AM Meeting at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch. Contact Leader: [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:" icon="fa-exclamation-triangle" backgroundcolor="#f7f7f7" iconcolor="#eded0e" circlecolor="" circlebordercolor="" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" iconrotate="" iconspin="no" image="" image_width="35" image_height="35" link="" linktarget="_self"
- [Annual Field Trip to Chimney Swift Roost](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-field-trip-to-chimney-swift-roost/) - We will meet on the Southeast corner of Stenton Avenue and Mermaid Lane. There should be several thousand birds. Park on Mermaid Lane. Arrive by 6:45 - we expect they'll be all down the chimney by 7:50. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page and Web Page for updates [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size=""
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-51/) - Meet at the Welsh Road/Pennypack Trail parking area for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks. Explore Lorimer Park and the Bethayres Swamp; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-29/) - Join us for our final scheduled walk for the season. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We can expect to see nesting birds and young birds as well. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-50/) - Meet at the parking lot on Moredon Road for our Sunday morning bird walk at Lorimer Park. Each walk will explore different sections of the park; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you
- [Cancelled: Breeding Birds of Houston Meadow](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/breeding-birds-of-houston-meadow/) - Meet Philly expert birder Keith Russell, PA Audubon, in front of the Rec Center at 900 Graykyn Lane in the Roxborough section of Phila., 19128. We’ll look for warblers, vireos, flycatchers, orioles and other birds. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-49/) - Meet at the Welsh Road/Pennypack Trail parking area for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks. Explore Lorimer Park and the Bethayres Swamp; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Cancelled: Birding with BQ in Arizona](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/birding-with-bq-in-arizona/) - Southeastern Arizona is a birder's paradise! On Brian's first-ever trip to this region, he and his friends made the most of their time exploring as many hotspots as they could fit into five days. Through photography and digiscoping, they observed many of the species that make Arizona a premier birding destination in the United States!
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-28/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-48/) - Meet at the parking lot on Moredon Road for our Sunday morning bird walk at Lorimer Park. Each walk will explore different sections of the park; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you
- [Cancelled: Morning Bird Walk at Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/morning-bird-walk-at-fort-washington-state-park-2/) - Meet at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot as we look for warblers and other spring migrants. Leader: Peter Burns. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due to road construction, a park closure,
- [Cancelled: Early Spring Migration at Unami Hills](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/early-spring-migration-at-unami-hills/) - The Unami Hills represent the largest contiguous forest in Montgomery County. Some of the county's rarest breeders can be found here including Barred Owl, Worm Eating Warbler, Cerulean Warbler and Red Shouldered Hawk. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page for meeting location. Leader: Dennis Miranda. DIRECTIONS AND VENUE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW We
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-47/) - Meet at the parking lot on Moredon Road for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks at Lorimer Park. Each walk will explore different sections of the park; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance.
- [Cancelled: Bird/Building Collisions: More Common Than You Think](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-building-collisions/) - Bird-building collisions are more common than you think. It is estimated that anywhere from 300 million to one billion birds collide with glass surfaces in the U.S. each year, and most incidents are fatal. Behind this phenomenon is the popularity of glass in modern architecture; because birds don’t know what glass is, they may think
- [Cancelled: Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-27/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may also see some lingering winter residents and many of the spring migrants. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town
- [Cancelled: Native Plant Sale and Swap at Briar Bush Earth Fest](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/native-plant-sale-and-swap-at-briar-bush-earth-fest/) - Sorry, this event has been cancelled. Visit us at the Briar Bush Earth Fest! You can help wildlife by planting native plants. Bring one, get one: for every native plant that you bring, you get another for free. If you don’t have plants to bring, there will be plants available for sale. Native perennials, seedlings,
- [The Peregrines in the Steeple of St. John the Baptist Church](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-peregrines-in-the-steeple-of-st-john-the-baptist-church/) - Cancelled On February 17, 2011, Judy Stepenaskie was walking across the Green Lane Bridge in Manayunk looking for ducks on the Schuylkill River below, when she saw another birder walking across the bridge from the opposite direction. The birder introduced himself and while they were talking spotted a Peregrine Falcon perched on the old Railroad
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Paark](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-paark/) - Canceled Meet at the Welsh Road/Pennypack Trail parking area for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks. Explore Lorimer Park and the Bethayres Swamp; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you
- [Bird Town Walk: Masons Mill Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-masons-mill-park-3/) - Canceled Walks are co-sponsored by the Pennypack Trust, Upper Moreland Environmental Advisory Council, and Liberty Bird Alliance. Beginners welcome. Meet at the gazebo in the main parking lot at Masons Mill Park, 3500 Masons Mill Rd in Willow Grove, and walk the trails of the park and/or the Pennypack Preserve. Bring binoculars and field guide
- [Field Trip to Mannington Marsh, NJ CANCELLED](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-mannington-marsh-nj/) - THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. Meet at Plymouth Meeting Mall at 8:00 am. We’ll carpool to Mannington Marsh and nearby locations for waterfowl and shorebirds. Bring lunch. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Facebook page for meeting location. Leader: Dennis Miranda. We encourage participants to regularly
- [Bird Town Walk: Masons Mill Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-masons-mill-park-2/) - Walks are co-sponsored by the Pennypack Trust, Upper Moreland Environmental Advisory Council, and Liberty Bird Alliance. Beginners welcome. Meet at the gazebo in the main parking lot at Masons Mill Park, 3500 Masons Mill Rd in Willow Grove, and walk the trails of the park and/or the Pennypack Preserve. Bring binoculars and field guide if
- [Barnegat Light and Long Beach Island, NJ](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/barnegat-light-and-long-beach-island-nj/) - NOTE: This has been moved to Sunday January 26th due to expected rain on Saturday! Hope to see you then! Meet at the Barnegat Lighthouse parking. We’ll look for Harlequins, Loons, Mergansers, Purple Sandpipers and Snow Buntings, then bird the inlets along Long Beach Island. Bring lunch for this all-day trip. Leader: Leigh Altadonna. We
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-46/) - Meet at the parking lot on Moredon Road for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks at Lorimer Park. Each walk will explore different sections of the park; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-45/) - Meet at the Welsh Road/Pennypack Trail parking area for our 3rd Tuesday of the Month morning bird walks. Explore Lorimer Park and the Bethayres Swamp; an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). All are welcome, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Leaders will be from the Liberty Bird Alliance. Bring binoculars if you have
- [Field Trip to Middle Creek WMA](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-middle-creek-wma/) - Meet at the Visitors Center. Join us to witness the spectacle of huge numbers of snow geese as they prepare to head north. The tour road isn’t open but there will be plenty to see. Bring lunch. Leader: Judy Stepenaskie. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance
- [Bird Philly: Poquessing Park North](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-philly-poquessing-park-north/) - Please join us for a bird walk at this underappreciated park in NE Philly! We should see woodpeckers, finches, sparrows and maybe a hawk or two. UPDATE: Since there is still soccer being played on the ball fields lets meet at the end of McNulty Road (14400 McNulty Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19154). There is a
- [Bird Philly: The Discovery Center](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-philly-the-discovery-center-2/) - Description Join Audubon Philadelphia for a bird walk on the grounds of the Discovery Center - a project of the National Audubon Society and Philadelphia Outward Bound School! The event will be canceled during inclement weather. Trip Leader: Keith Russell.
- [Bird Philly: FDR Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-philly-fdr-park/) - 1500 Pattison Avenue and South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA. Please join Holger Pflicke for a bird walk at one of Philly's best birding locations. The songbird show will be largely over but waterfowl will be pouring in! Let's meet at the parking lot east of the gazebo (39.9034994, -75.1787725). Due to consistent flooding
- [Bird Philly: The Discovery Center](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-philly-the-discovery-center/) - 3401 Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USA . Join Keith Russell, Audubon Pennsylvania, for a bird walk on the grounds of the Discovery Center. The event will be canceled during inclement weather.
- [Bird Town Walk: Curtis Arboretum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-curtis-arboretum-5/) - Meet by the dog park. Join Judith Gratz for a walk through the Arboretum and near Rock Creek. We will hope to find many of our year-round resident species as well as our returning winter residents. Some late fall migrants are also possible. Public transit options: SEPTA bus C to Cheltenham Ave. and Washington Lane.
- [Lawn to Meadow Workshop](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/lawn-to-meadow-workshop/) - Convert part of your turfgrass lawn into a meadow to beautify your property, attract pollinators, and help make our creeks cleaner Learn more about native plant meadow benefits, techniques, and challenges Free program. Light dinner provided RSVP 215-744-1853 or ryan@ttfwatershed.org
- [Bird Walk: FDR Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-fdr-park/) - This is a partner event with BirdPhilly Please join us for a bird walk at Philly's 3rd best birding location. The songbird show will be largely over but waterfowl will be pouring in! Let's meet at the parking lot east of the gazebo (39.9034994, -75.1787725). Due to consistent flooding in the park please be prepared
- [Bird Town Walk: High School Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-high-school-park-3/) - Meet near the Park sign. We will walk through the Park and along the Tookany Creek. Public transit options: SEPTA train to Elkins Park Station, then 1-block walk past stores to Park, or bus route 28 to the corner of the Park at Montgomery Ave.
- [Bird Walk: Pennypack Park - Verree and Krewstown Road Area](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-pennypack-park-verree-and-krewstown-road-area/) - This walk is in partnership with BirdPhilly. Please join us for a bird walk at one of Philly's most underrated birding locations. It is peak fall migration and we are bound to see some warblers, thrushes and vireos! The gate to the parking lot on Verree Rd might not be open yet, but it is
- [Annual Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-christmas-bird-count-4/) - Join Liberty Bird Alliance Volunteers as we cover our CBC fifteen-mile diameter circle centered at Briar Bush Nature Center. We are among the oldest CBCs in Audubon! Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page or website for details if you would like to join. Liberty Bird Alliance CBC Coordinator: Kristy Morley: kristy@wvwa.org We encourage participants
- [Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (aka Brigantine NWR)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-aka-brigantine-nwr/) - Meet noted Ornithologist John Kricher, the speaker at the Liberty Bird Alliance Annual Banquet, and co-leaders Joe Wunderle and Leigh Altadonna at the Visitors Center Parking Lot. We will bird the refuge for waterfowl, raptors and other fall migrants. Bring your lunch. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty
- [Glen Foerd on the Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/glen-foerd-on-the-delaware/) - Meet leader Tony Croasdale for this joint trip with the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, co-sponsored by Glen Foerd on the Delaware, 5001 Grant Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19004. We’ll be looking at wintering waterfowl and gulls, hoping to see Lesser Black-backed and White-winged gulls, Common Goldeneye, Canvasback, and Great Cormorant. We encourage participants to regularly check
- [Bird Walk at Willow Lake Farm and Armentrout Preserve](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-at-willow-lake-farm-and-armentrout-preserve/) - Join leader Margaret Rohde as we bird these Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Preserves. Meet at the parking lot for Willow Lake, next to the drug store at 7000 Butler Pike, Ambler, 19002. Both the 109-acre Willow Lake Farm and Armentrout have a variety of habitats including fields, scrub and shrub, woodlands and riparian corridors, attracting
- [Southern Chester County's Brandywine, Red Clay and White Clay Creek Watersheds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/southern-chester-countys-brandywine-red-clay-and-white-clay-creek-watersheds/) - Meet at the Stroud Preserve parking lot, 445 North Creek Rd. in West Chester for this half-day trip with possible extension to other locations. Kathy Dale, National Audubon Society Science Team, will share local Chester County birding spots with visits to Stroud Preserve, ChesLen Preserve, Chandler Mill and Bucktoe Preserve, the local Hawk Watch. Bring
- [Alaska's St. Paul Island or "I Can See Russia From Here"](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/alaskas-st-paul-island-or-i-can-see-russia-from-here/) - While you can’t really see Russia from the Pribilofs, St. Paul Island is pretty close. Located in the Bering Sea, this island is a destination for birders who want to see birds that are blown over from Russia and other parts of Europe and Asia. We will learn about the bird species that have been
- [Bird Walk: John Heinz NWR](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-john-heinz-nwr/) - Meet near the entrance from the Parking Lot to the Visitor’s Center. We expect to see a large variety of waterbirds, warblers and other migrants. Leader: Edie Parnum. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location
- [Bird Walk: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-fort-washington-state-park-3/) - Meet at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot to look for fall warblers and other migrants. When the warblers have quieted down, those who want can stay can and watch for Broadwing Hawks circling overhead at the Hawk Watch. Leader: Judy Stepenaskie We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website
- [Collins Nursery Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-native-plant-sale-2/) - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM; also Saturday, September 21st Fall is a perfect time to plant, with its cooler temperatures and increased rainfall. Your plants have more time to establish strong root systems before they face the stresses of next summer. The nursery is filled with loads of plants that we have propagated over the
- [Collins Nursery Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-native-plant-sale/) - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM; also Saturday, September 21st Fall is a perfect time to plant, with its cooler temperatures and increased rainfall. Your plants have more time to establish strong root systems before they face the stresses of next summer. The nursery is filled with loads of plants that we have propagated over the
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-44/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: This Abington Audubon Bird
- [Manayunk Chimney Swift Roost](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/manayunk-chimney-swift-roost/) - Meet at the Dobson School to watch the chimney swifts. This has been the hot spot in the last few years with over 3000 swifts roosting. Parking is available at the Ivy Ridge Train Station, 4910 Umbria Street, Phila., PA 19128. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page or website for updates in early September.
- [Bird Walk: Tacony Creek Park (Bilingual)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-tacony-creek-park-bilingual/) - Join us for a free guided bird focused nature walk in Spanish and English in Tacony Creek Park, a beautiful neighborhood spot full of birds and other wildlife. Binoculars will be provided. Bring the whole family! Meet at the Tacony Creek Park Whitaker Gateway. Leader: Robin Iziary. RSVP at doryan@ttfwatershed.org, 215.744.1853. We encourage participants to
- [Bryn Athyn Chimney Swift Roost](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bryn-athyn-chimney-swift-roost/) - Bring a chair and join us to watch the chimney swifts swirl around and descend into the chimney for the night. Meet at the Junge Ice Rink & Pavilion; 3002 Cairnwood Drive, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, on this joint trip with Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust. Rain date: Weds. September 18. We encourage participants to regularly
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-43/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see some of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Abington Audubon Bird
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-38/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: This Abington Audubon Bird
- [Program: Israel - Where Migration is Defined](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/program-israel-where-migration-is-defined/) - Israel is well known as one of the best places in the world to witness and truly experience bird migration. Millions of migrants from hundreds of species pass through Israel twice a year, making it one of the world's busiest and most impressive flyways. Join us and hear about the amazing birds of Israel and
- [Program: Birds and Birding in the Holy Land](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/program-birds-and-birding-in-the-holy-land/) - Regardless of its small size Israel has one of the highest diversity of birds and wildlife in the world. Israel forms the land bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa and twice a year millions of migrants pass through the country. Join us and hear about the birds, nature and wildlife of Israel and the conservation
- [9th Annual Upper Perkiomen Bird & Wildlife Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/9th-annual-upper-perkiomen-bird-wildlife-festival/) - Bring the entire family out for a day of fun and learning at Green Lane Park. This event features environmental exhibits, free hayrides, live animal presentations, live music, food and merchandise vendors, and much more. Visit our Eco-raffle table to win cool merchandise donated by local vendors. The event will be held in the amphitheater
- [Migrating Nighthawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/migrating-nighthawk-watch/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform, Fort Washington State Park, between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm the evenings of August 30th - August 31st, weather permitting. Leader: Rich Conroy
- [Migrating Nighthawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/migrating-nighthawk-watch-2/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform, Fort Washington State Park, between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm the evenings of August 30th - August 31st, weather permitting. Leader: Rich Conroy
- [Fall Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fall-native-plant-sale/) - Fall is the perfect time to plant native wildflowers and perennials. Fall-planted perennials bloom more profusely and develop larger blooms next season since their root systems have had time to grow while autumn temperatures are still warm. Pennypack’s native plant gardeners will have many different plants for sale, offering low maintenance and dependable alternative to
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-42/) - Join us for this late autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species. We will be fortunate to catch a glimpse of a lingering summer resident that has not yet departed. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-41/) - Join us for this autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our returning winter residents that have returned from their breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see a late fall migrant or summer residents that have not yet departed for points south. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-40/) - Join us for this second scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-39/) - Join us for this bird walk scheduled for the mid-fall. We hope to see a few of our summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds and
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-26/) - Join us for this late winter bird walk. We can expect to see many of our winter residents before they depart for the breeding grounds. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. We will expect to see some of the earliest arriving spring migrants. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-25/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. Perhaps we will see a Red-winged Blackbird, one of the first to herald the spring migration. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-24/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the winter season. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the park. These walks are for beginning birders
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-23/) - Join us for our final autumn bird walk. We expect to see our winter resident species. Perhaps we will be fortunate to see a lingering migrant that has not completed its southern journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-22/) - Join us for this late autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our winter residents that have returned from their northern breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-21/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the fall. We may see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds and the arrival
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-20/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see many of our summer residents before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-37/) - Join us for this late summer bird walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they begin to migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our early fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions:
- [Bird Town Walk: Rock Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-rock-creek-park-2/) - Join us for this late summer bird walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they begin to migrate to their wintering grounds. Meet at the Park, which is on Rock Lane (at the bottom of the hill), reached from the 5-way intersection of Church Road, Chelten Hills Drive, and
- [Bird Town Walk: Tookany Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-tookany-creek-park-4/) - All are Invited: Join Liberty Bird Alliance to look for birds in Cheltenham Township. The walk is open to anyone interested to learn more about the birds that frequent Tookany Creek Park This walk is for beginning birders and experienced birders as well. All are welcome! Wear comfortable footwear and clothing. Bring binoculars if you
- [Bird Town Walk: Mason Mill Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-mason-mill-park-2/) - Join us as we return to Mason Mill Park for an Upper Moreland Audubon Bird Town Bird Walk. We can expect to see many of our summer birds that have returned to nest here during the breeding season. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: Meet at the parking lot at 3500
- [Young Forests are for the Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/young-forests-are-for-the-birds/) - Sometimes it takes drastic action to help a species, but that's what Mike and Laura Jackson did on 29 acres of their forested property south of Everett, Pennsylvania. Back in 1985, when Laura's parents gave them the 114-acre property, the forest was in bad shape: a lot of trees were dead from gypsy moth defoliation
- [Planting for Birds](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/planting-for-birds/) - Since 1970 we have lost half the birds in the world, with habitat destruction listed as the number one cause of declining populations by far. Although we fight to preserve habitat as a group by educating and working with our governing bodies, we often fail to take a hard look at our own properties. As
- [Birds Can Tell Us Things and We Should Listen:  A Look at How Birds Inform Conservation and Human Cultures](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/birds-can-tell-us-things-and-we-should-listen-a-look-at-how-birds-inform-conservation-and-human-cultures/) - Our speaker, Ron Rohrbaugh, will talk about how birds serve as bioindicators to help guide global and regional conservation priorities, including adaptation to climate change; and how birds truly are “canaries in the coal mine” when it comes to protecting human health. About Our Speaker Ron Rohrbaugh is the Director of Conservation Science and Forest
- [Understanding The Factors That Drive Populations - A Study in Chimney Swifts](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/understanding-the-factors-that-drive-populations-a-study-in-chimney-swifts/) - Aerial insectivores - swallows, nighthawks, martins, flycatchers, and swifts – are showing some of the greatest population declines among birds, and it's unclear exactly why. Chimney swifts, whose populations have declined by 52% in PA over the last 60 years, serve as a “canary in the coal mine” for this suite of species. This presentation
- [Bird Town Walk: Mason Mill Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-mason-mill-park/) - Join us as we return to Mason Mill Park for an Upper Moreland Audubon Bird Town Bird Walk. We can expect to see many of the spring migrants that pass through the park. We will the also see many of our summer birds that have returned from their wintering grounds to nest here during the
- [Bird Town Walk: Tookany Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-tookany-creek-park-3/) - Join us as we return to Tookany Creek Park for a Cheltenham Audubon Bird Town Bird Walk. We can expect to see many of the spring migrants that pass through the park. We will also see many of our summer birds that have returned from their wintering grounds to nest here during the breeding season.
- [Cheltenham Arts in the Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cheltenham-arts-in-the-park/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [BIOBLITZ Temple University Ambler Campus](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bioblitz-temple-university-ambler-campus/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Collins Nursery Open House](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-open-house-2/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Collins Nursery Open House](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-open-house/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/perkiomen-watershed-conservancy-native-plant-sale/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Native Plant Sale](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennypack-ecological-restoration-trust-native-plant-sale/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Plant Sale - Temple University Ambler Campus](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/plant-sale-temple-university-ambler-campus/) - Liberty Bird Alliance supports many different environmental events in communities throughout our region. These events include those sponsored by Audubon Bird Towns, native plant sales, environmental advisory councils, nature centers, and other organizations. We encourage Audubon members to participate in and support these events. In addition, Liberty Bird Alliance volunteers provide support by “tabling” at
- [Field Trip: Coastal Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-coastal-delaware-2/) - Join field trip leader Lynn Jackson as we look for early spring migrants, ducks, egrets and herons on this all day field trip. We will be meeting at 8 am at Dragon Run Park in Delaware City. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in
- [Native Plant Sale and Swap](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/native-plant-sale-and-swap/) - Visit us at the Briar Bush Earth Fest! You can help wildlife by planting native plants. Bring one, get one: for every native plant that you bring, you get another for free. If you don't have plants to bring, there will be plants available for sale. Native perennials, seedlings, tubers, and seeds will be accepted.
- [Crosswicks Sanctuary Clean-Up Day](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/crosswicks-sanctuary-clean-up-day/) - Meet at the Crosswicks Road and Delene Road entrance at 942 Crosswicks Rd. Rain or shine. Help improve our trails and forest. Free snacks, gloves, some tools provided. Bring a water bottle, work gloves, pruning tools & shovels if you can. Wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves, and pants. For more information, contact Jennifer Sherwood (215)219-5642
- [Bird Town Walk: Thomas Williams Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-thomas-williams-park/) - Meet us at the entrance to the Thomas Williams Park, 137 Hewett Road Liberty Bird Alliance, PA. We will walk through the neighborhood and visit Pearly Sanctuary and other bird spots along the Tookany Creek in Liberty Bird Alliance. For more Information: Contact: Judith Gratz, judithgratz@gmail.com, or Leigh Altadonna, ljalta@comcast.net The walk is open to
- [Field Trip: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-delaware-water-gap-national-recreation-area-2/) - Join us as we look for breeding birds including Cerulean and Golden-winged warblers. Meet leader Rick White at the Snow Hill Picnic Area in the Delaware State Forest. We’ll start here and bird a number of hotspots in the Water Gap area. Bring lunch for this all day trip. Map of Snow Hill Picnic Area,
- [NEW! Special Cape May Field Trip](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/new-special-cape-may-field-trip/) - Just announced! We have added a special joint field trip of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club and the Liberty Bird Alliance! Meet at 8:00 AM at the Concrete Ship. From there the plan is to visit in the main spots at Cape May and perhaps up the Bayshore, looking for returning Piping Plovers, migrating Bonaparte's
- [Field Trip: The Meadowlands](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-the-meadowlands/) - CHANGED FROM MARCH 10TH TO MARCH 16TH DUE TO WEATHER! HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US! Meet at the Richard W. DeKorte Park for this joint trip with Bergen County Audubon Society, led by their President, Don Torino. We’ll bird the marshes, fields and waterways of the Meadowlands, looking for hawks, ducks, sparrows and late winter
- [Weekend in the Adirondacks](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/weekend-in-the-adirondacks/) - Join Briar Bush and Liberty Bird Alliance for a two-night, three-day trip to the Adirondacks to go birding. Guided by Dennis Miranda, we’ll embark on a proven itinerary of finding over 100 species of breeding birds by sight and sound from the wildest corners of the Adirondack Park. From the vast floodplain boreal forest of
- [The Seagull](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-family-bird-families-across-the-world/) - George Armistead will conduct a refresher session on identifying gulls that winter in our area. A closer look at aging and identifying a family that forever confounds. Larids are tough but high reward. Rarer species are fun to seek, while the usual suspects can thwart our best efforts. We’ll break down gulls (Big and small) and
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Tacony Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-tacony-creek-park-2/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Pennypack Trust](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-pennypack-trust/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Briar Bush](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-briar-bush/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of
- [Audubon Advocacy Workshop](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/audubon-advocacy-workshop/) - Audubon Pennsylvania, Bucks County Audubon, Lehigh Valley Audubon and Valley Forge Audubon have partnered to sponsor an Audubon Advocacy Workshop. The Audubon Advocacy Workshop is scheduled for 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19121. We invite and encourage our members and friends
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-36/) - All are welcome: Join us for our final scheduled bird walk for the spring season. We will see many of our summer and year round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We will make a special effort to locate Baltimore Orioles, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanagers, and other breeding birds. We will walk south
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-35/) - All are welcome: Join us for this late spring scheduled bird walk. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We will make a special effort to locate Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanagers, and other breeding forest birds. This walk will start from the main parking lot
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-34/) - All are welcome: Join us for our third scheduled bird walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants, especially warblers and vireos, stopping over on their northward journey. This walk will start
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-33/) - All are welcome: Join us for our second scheduled bird walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. This walk will start from the main parking
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-32/) - All are welcome: Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may see some lingering winter residents and many of the summer residents returning to Lorimer from their wintering areas. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. This walk will start at the
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-31/) - All are welcome: Join us for this late winter bird walk. We can expect to see many of our winter residents before they depart for the breeding grounds. We will also expect to see some of the earliest arriving spring migrants. While walking the Pennypack Trail we will make a pointed effort to see if
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-30/) - All are welcome: Join us for our second scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. We plan to walk sections of the Pennypack Trail and into the interior trails of Lorimer Park depending on trail conditions. This walk will start at the
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-20-2/) - All are welcome: Join us for our first scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. We will walk south along the Pennypack Trail through Bethayres Swamp. This walk will start from the main parking lot at 183 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- [Filed Trip: Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/filed-trip-waggoners-gap-hawk-watch/) - Meet us at the Hawk Watch where we hope to see Red-tailed, Red-shouldered, and Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers and maybe a Northern Goshawk or a few Golden Eagles. Leader: Rich Conroy. After a two hour drive from Plymouth Meeting, the hawk watch is just a short walk from the parking lot. You can stay as
- [Bird Walk: Tacony Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-tacony-creek-park/) - NOTE: Change in starting location for this walk - the one listed here is correct! Meet Robin Irizarry, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed, at the Whitaker Avenue Gateway to the park in Philadelphia. We’ll walk the paved trail through the woods and 4-acre meadow looking for late fall birds. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty
- [Crosswicks Sanctuary Workday](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/crosswicks-sanctuary-workday/) - Postponed from the original date of October 27th due to inclement weather... Volunteer for this morning workday at the Crosswicks Sanctuary. Tasks include trash pick-up, general trail maintenance pruning, and continued effort to remove invasive non-native plants. Bring hand tools if you can. Meet at the Delene and Crosswicks Roads entrance. For more Information: Contact:
- [Field Trip: Coastal Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-coastal-delaware-3/) - Meet at the Visitor’s Center at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. We’ll be looking at migrating shorebirds here and at other nearby refuges on this all day trip. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page or website for updates as the trip nears. Leader: Lynn Jackson. We encourage participants to regularly check both the
- [Bird Walk: Breeding Birds of Pennypack](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-breeding-birds-of-pennypack-2/) - Meet field trip leader Harris Brown at the Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust headquarters at 2955 Edge Hill Road in Huntingdon Valley as we look for nesting birds. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can
- [Bird Walk: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-fort-washington-state-park-2/) - Meet field trip leader Jane Henderson at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot as we look for warblers and other spring migrants. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due to road construction,
- [Field Trip: Woodlawn Trust and Brandywine Creek State Park, DE](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-woodlawn-trust-and-brandywine-creek-state-park-de/) - Meet field trip leader Martin Selzer at the Ramsey Road parking area (289 Ramsey Road, Wilmington, DE 19803) for this half-day trip. After walking along the Brandywine Creek we may drive to the main entrance where park fees will be in effect. We’ll look for bobolinks and spring migrants. We encourage participants to regularly check both
- [Bird Walk: Carpenter's Woods](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-carpenters-woods-2/) - Meet leader Keith Russell, Audubon PA, at the parking area where Wayne Ave. dead ends at Sedgwick St. in Philadelphia, as we bird this warbler hot spot. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can
- [Field Trip: White Clay Creek State Park, DE](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-white-clay-creek-state-park-de/) - Meet field trip leader Martin Selzer at the Wedgewood Road Parking area on this half-day trip for spring migrants. Be sure to make a pit stop before arriving as there are no facilities here. State Park fees are in effect. The Google map address is 599 Wedgewood Road, Newark, DE 19711. The turn for Wedgewood Rd off of Route
- [Field Trip: Middle Creek WMA](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-middle-creek-wma-2/) - Meet at the Visitors Center. Join us to witness the spectacle of huge numbers of snow geese as they prepare to head north. The tour road isn’t open but there will be plenty to see. Bring lunch. We may stop at other locations on the way back. Leader: Judy Stepenaskie. We encourage participants to regularly
- [Field Trip: Barnegat Light and Long Beach Island](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-barnegat-light-and-long-beach-island/) - Meet at the Barnegat Lighthouse parking lot for this joint trip with Atlantic Audubon. We’ll look for Harlequins, Loons, Mergansers and other ducks plus Purple Sandpipers and Snow Buntings, then bird the inlets along Long Beach Island. Bring lunch for this all-day trip. Leaders: Leigh Altadonna and Becky Hedden, President Atlantic Audubon Society. We encourage
- [Bird Town Walk: Curtis Arboretum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-curtis-arboretum-4/) - Join us for this final autumn bird walk. We will again expect to see most of our winter resident species that have returned to our area for the winter months. We may be fortunate to catch some of the northern finches and some other bird species that have been predicted to migrate further south this
- [Bird Town Walk: Curtis Arboretum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-curtis-arboretum-3/) - Join us for this autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species that have returned to our area for the winter months. We will be fortunate to catch a glimpse of lingering summer residents that have not yet departed to points south. Of course, we will see many of our
- [Annual Dinner: The Remarkable Nature of Edward Lear](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-dinner-the-remarkable-nature-of-edward-lear/) - [fusion_button link="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wyncote-audubon-society-annual-dinner-2018-tickets-51560616191" text_transform="" title="" target="_blank" link_attributes="" alignment="center" modal="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" color="default" button_gradient_top_color="" button_gradient_bottom_color="" button_gradient_top_color_hover="" button_gradient_bottom_color_hover="" accent_color="" accent_hover_color="" type="" bevel_color="" border_width="" size="" stretch="default" shape="" icon="" icon_position="left" icon_divider="no" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""]REGISTER NOW[/fusion_button] Edward Lear (1812-1888) is best known and much loved for “The Owl and the Pussycat” and other nonsense poetry. But Lear was
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-29/) - Join us for this late autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species. We will be fortunate to catch a glimpse of lingering summer residents that have not yet departed. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for 8:00
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-28/) - Join us for our third autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our returning winter residents that have returned from their breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey and summer residents that have not yet departed for points south. Of course, we will
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-27/) - Join us for this second scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-26/) - Join us for this bird walk scheduled for the mid-fall. We hope to see a few of our summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and
- [Bird Town Walk: Curtis Arboretum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-curtis-arboretum-2/) - All Are Invited: Join us for this early autumn bird walk. We can expect to see a few of our summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and
- [Bird Walk: Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-pennypack-environmental-restoration-trust-2/) - Join field leader Harris Brown at the Trust headquarters at 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. We’ll look for fall warblers, sparrows and other migrants. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change
- [State Game Lands 234 and Kurylo Preserve](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/state-game-lands-234-and-kurylo-preserve/) - This sprawling landscape of hillsides, overgrown pasturelands, cornfields, man-made marshes, pine plantations and forest groves will attract a wide variety of migratory songbirds, raptors and perhaps late wading birds of field, forest, and wetlands. State Game Lands 234 are relatively under-birded and waiting to be discovered. Neighboring Kurylo Preserve, a brand new municipal park in
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-25/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see some of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Abington Audubon Bird Town
- [Bird Town Walk: Rock Creek Greenway](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-rock-creek-park/) - All are Invited: Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they begin their migration to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds.
- [Collins Nursery Fall Open House](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-fall-open-house-3/) - Start the morning with a Bird Walk in Edgehill Woods Join a bird walk through Edgehill Woods led by Leigh Altadonna and Jennifer Sherwood from the Liberty Bird Alliance at 10:00-11:00. Walk up the driveway and meet on the lawn of Edgehill Castle. Bring binoculars if you own them. You will return in time for the
- [Field Trip: Chimney Swift Roost](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-chimney-swift-roost/) - Bring a chair and join us to watch the swifts swirl around and descend into the chimney. Leader: Jane Henderson. NOTE: Park on Louise (police will chase you if you park on Mermaid). Chimney atop Chestnut Hill Towers apartment house on southeast corner Stenton and Mermaid. Coordinates: 40.074778,-75.190471 We encourage participants to regularly check both the
- [Green Lane Park and Unami Hills](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/green-lane-park-and-unami-hills/) - Meet at the Morrow Pavillion parking lot on Green Lane Road, adjacent to Knight Lake in Green Lane, PA 18054. Bring lunch. Rain Cancels. We will caravan ride to a number of easy access trailheads, parking areas and footpaths in the day’s treks. Leaders Dennis and Pedro Miranda. Green Lane Park possesses more Hotspots on
- [Field Trip: Mill Hill Preservation Area and the Hosensack Creek Corridor](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-mill-hill-preservation-area-and-the-hosensack-creek-corridor/) - Meet at the parking area at 1067 Mill Hill Road (near the intersection of Mill Hill and Warner School Road), East Greenville, PA. Bring lunch. Rain cancels. We will be visiting the seldom visited and little known Mill Hill Preservation Area in Upper Hanover Township which is the highest point in Montgomery County at 971 feet.
- [Field Trip: Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-2/) - Meet at the Visitors Center Parking Lot. We will bird the refuge for waterfowl, raptors and other fall migrants. Bring your lunch and a scope if you have one. Leader: Leigh Altadonna. This is a joint field trip with Atlantic Audubon Society. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty
- [Annual Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-christmas-bird-count-3/) - Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page or website for details if you would like to join. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due to road construction, a park closure, weather conditions, or
- [Field Trip: Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-3/) - Meet at the Visitors Center Parking Lot for this joint trip with the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy. We will bird the refuge for waterfowl, raptors and other fall migrants. Bring your lunch and a scope if you have one. Leader: Leigh Altadonna. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird
- [Field Trip: Cape May](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-cape-may/) - Meet in the parking lot at the Cape May Point Lighthouse State Park for this joint field trip led by Hugh Simmons from the Chesapeake Audubon Society. After a restroom stop, we’ll start our field trip at the Cape May Meadows. Bring lunch for this all day trip looking for ducks, hawks, fall warblers and
- [Bird Walk: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-fort-washington-state-park/) - Meet trip leader Jane Henderson at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot. We’ll be looking for fall warblers with the option to stay afterward for the hawk watch. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting
- [Migrating Nighthawks](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/migrating-nighthawks/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform, Fort Washington State Park, between 5 pm and 7 pm Leader: Rich Conroy.
- [Migrating Nighthawks](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/migrating-nighthawks-2/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform, Fort Washington State Park, between 5 pm and 7 pm Leader: Rich Conroy.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-24/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: This Abington Audubon Bird
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-23/) - Join us for this late summer bird walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our early fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Abington
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-19/) - Join us for our final scheduled walk for the season. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We can expect to see nesting birds and young birds as well. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-18/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-17/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may also see some lingering winter residents and many of the spring migrants. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-16/) - Join us for this late winter bird walk. We can expect to see many of our winter residents before they depart for the breeding grounds. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. We will expect to see some of the earliest arriving spring migrants. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-15/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. Perhaps we will see a Red-winged Blackbird, one of the first to herald the spring migration. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-14/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the winter season. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested in learning more about the birds that frequent the park. These walks are for beginning birders
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-13/) - Join us for our final autumn bird walk. We expect to see our winter resident species. Perhaps we will be fortunate to see a lingering migrant that has not completed its southern journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are open to anyone interested
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-12/) - Join us for this late autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our winter residents that have returned from their northern breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon Bird Town
- [8th Annual Upper Perkiomen Bird & Wildlife Fest!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/8th-annual-upper-perkiomen-bird-wildlife-fest/) - Come out to Green Lane Park in Montgomery County and enjoy a day of music, food, environmental information, live animal demonstrations and native plant vendors. This festival is conducted in partnership with the Montgomery Parks Division of Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites. For more information contact: ssaffier@audubon.org Check out the Liberty Bird Alliance table for
- [American Birding Expo 2018](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/american-birding-expo-2018/) - The American Birding Expo is North America’s greatest gathering of birding-related products, services, companies, destinations, and organizations. After two years in Columbus, Ohio, the American Birding Expo is moving to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Entry to the Expo is just $10* for the entire weekend. - See more at the American Bird Expo website. Whether you’re a world-traveling bird chaser, just starting out
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-bird-walk-robbins-park/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see many of our summer residents before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. All are Invited: Audubon
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-11/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the fall. We may see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and the arrival
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-8/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may also see some lingering winter residents and many of the spring migrants. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird
- [New Perspectives on the Evolution and Behavior of the Nightingale-Thrushes (Turdidae: Catharus)](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/new-perspectives-on-the-evolution-and-behavior-of-the-nightingale-thrushes-turdidae-catharus/) - Matthew Halley, editor of the DVOC’s Cassinia publication, has been studying the behavior and evolution of nightingale-thrushes (genus Catharus) since 2011, and they are now the focus of his PhD dissertation at Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences. Catharus is best known for its champion migrants — Swainson’s Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, and the
- [A Special Evening: "Myiarchus and La Paz" AND Hog Island: A Young Perspective](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/a-special-evening/) - Hog Island: A Young Perspective In this program, you can follow Pedro Miranda, a young birder in his trip to Audubon’s Mountain to Sea birding camp, as well as a highlight of the events that got him there. Audubon's Mountain to Sea birding camp is a 6-day and 5-night camp that covers both the boreal
- [A Tale of Two Visits to Colombia](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/a-tale-of-two-visits-to-colombia/) - This program highlights Martin Selzer’s first two trips to Colombia, the country with the largest list of birds on the continent with the most birds in the world, South America. And you can be sure there will be more trips to Colombia as you cannot see everything in one or even two visits to Colombia.
- [Chasing Broad-wings to Brazil and Back: Broad-winged Hawk Ecology and Migration](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/chasing-broad-wings-to-brazil-and-back-broad-winged-hawk-ecology-and-migration/) - This will be a presentation by Laurie Goodrich, Ph.D., who is the Director of Long-term Monitoring at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association in Orwigsburg and Kempton, Pennsylvania. She oversees the annual migration counts and the migration data compilation and analysis, directs the Farmland Raptor Project, assists in education and outreach on-site and conducts research on forest-nesting raptors
- [Birding in Bhutan](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/birding-in-bhutan/) - In early 2017, Sally O’Byrne had the good luck to be invited on a private birding trip to this isolated mountainous country that is little traveled and is considered one of the ‘least spoilt’ Himalayan countries. Targeted birds included exotic species like Himalayan Monal, Ibisbill, Rufous-necked Hornbill, and the best-named bird, Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird. This
- [What Locally Common Bird Species Can Tell Us About Migration](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/what-locally-common-bird-species-can-tell-us-about-migration/) - Bird migration is a complex and fascinating subject. Over the years, much has been learned but there is still much to learn and understand. Birders see migration occurring locally but we often fail to see the big picture and understand the overall timings and movements. This talk will focus on several locally common bird species
- [Not in Catesby—William Bartram and the Mentoring of American Ornithology](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/not-in-catesby-william-bartram-and-the-mentoring-of-american-ornithology/) - In February 1802 Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) settled at the edge of the Bartram family farms on the west bank of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia County. Wilson arrived to teach at the newly founded “Union School”, and within a short time, he had made friends with his new neighbor William Bartram (1739-1823). Wilson made many a
- [Bird Walk: Breeding Birds of Pennypack](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-breeding-birds-of-pennypack/) - Meet field trip leaders Janet Starwood and Judy Stepenaskie at the Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust headquarters at 2955 Edge Hill Road in Huntingdon Valley. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due to
- [Field Trip: Brandywine Creek State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-brandywine-creek-state-park/) - The updated plan is to meet at the Woodlawn Trust Parking area along Ramsey Road and begin the field trip at 7:30 am. The Google Maps address is 289 Ramsey Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803. We will walk along the Brandywine towards Thompson’s Bridge Road. We will either cross the Brandywine and then walk into the State Park or loop
- [Field Trip: Coastal Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-coastal-delaware/) - We’ll be looking at migrating shorebirds on their way south. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page for updates on the meeting time and location as the trip nears. Leader: Lynn Jackson. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip
- [Field Trip: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-delaware-water-gap-national-recreation-area/) - Join us on this all day trip as we look for breeding warblers and other birds. Meeting time and location to be determined later. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page for updates. Leader: Rick White. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance
- [Bird Walk: Carpenter's Woods](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-carpenters-woods/) - Meet leader Keith Russell, Audubon PA, at the parking area where Wayne Ave. dead ends at Sedgwick St. in Philadelphia, as we bird this warbler hot spot. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can
- [Field Trip: White Clay Creek DE](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-white-clay-creek-de/) - Meet at the Wedgewood Road Parking area off of Rt. 896. Join leader Martin Selzer on this half-day trip for spring migrants. No facilities are available so make a pit stop before arriving. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip
- [Morning Bird Walk: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/morning-bird-walk-fort-washington-state-park-2/) - Meet field trip leader Jane Henderson at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot as we look for warblers and other spring migrants. We encourage participants to regularly check both the Liberty Bird Alliance website and Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page in advance of a field trip as the meeting location can change due to road construction,
- [2018 Abington Bird Town Native Plant Sale and Swap](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2018-abington-bird-town-native-plant-sale-and-swap/) - You can help wildlife by planting native species. Bring one, get one: for every native plant that you bring, you get another for free. If you don't have plants to bring, there will be plants available for a donation. Native perennials, seedlings, tubers, and seeds will be accepted. Sponsored by Liberty Bird Alliance, Abington EAC,
- [Bird Town Walk: "Around Cheltenham"](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-tookany-creek-park-2/) - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION BELOW DUE TO ROAD WORK Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may also see some lingering winter residents and many of the spring migrants. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Of course, we will see
- [Eco-Friendly Backyards Workshop](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/eco-friendly-backyards-workshop/) - Learn how you can add beauty to your yard or garden while protecting the soil, water, and wildlife! Topics will include how to utilize native plants, attract birds and pollinators, and manage rain water on your property. RSVP to frankie@ttfwatershed.org or 215-744-1853. Presented by the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc.
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Tacony Creek Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-tacony-creek-park/) - Meet at the entrance to Tacony Creek Park 5109 Bingham St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. Volunteers from the Tookany/Tacony Watershed Partnership and the Liberty Bird Alliance will lead a bird walk as we explore the trails in the park. We will submit our GBBC report at the conclusion of the walk. Dress for the weather conditions
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Pennypack Ecol Rest Trust](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-pennypack-ecol-rest-trust/) - Join us at the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. We will meet at the bird blind at PERT as we monitor the birds coming to the bird feeders. We will also take periodic walks to do some monitoring on nearby trails in the vicinity of the Bird Blind.
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-robbins-park/) - Join us at Robbins Park and park in the main lot at Robbins Park, 1419 East Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002. Meet us at the nature center building as we take periodic walks on the trails and monitor the birds in the park as well as coming to the bird feeders. Contact Info: Leigh Altadonna:
- [Great Backyard Bird Count: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-fort-washington-state-park/) - Join us in the park at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch on the lower deck as we monitor the birds coming to the feeders. We will submit reports each half-hour throughout the afternoon. Park in the main parking lot located across the roadway from the Hawk Watch Platform. Dress for the weather conditions. Bring binoculars
- [Great Backyarkd Birdcount: Briar Bush](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/great-backyarkd-birdcount-briar-bush/) - Join us at Briar Bush Nature Center, 1212 Edge Hill Road, Abington, PA 19001 as take periodic walks on the trails and monitor the birds coming to the bird feeders. We will submit reports each half-hour throughout the morning. Dress for the weather conditions. Bring binoculars if you have them. Leigh Altadonna: ljalta@comcast.net or Jennifer
- [Bird Town Walk: Masons Mill Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-masons-mill-park/) - Join volunteers from the Liberty Bird Alliance and the Upper Moreland Environmental Advisory Council for this late autumn bird walk. We expect to find some of our year-round resident birds and see some of the winter residents that have returned. We will also search for late and lingering migrants. All are Invited: The walk is
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-2/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see a few of our summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-15/) - Join us for this second scheduled walk for the fall. We hope to see a few of our lingering summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-3/) - Join us for our third autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our returning winter residents that have returned from their breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey and summer residents that have not yet departed for points south. Of course we will
- [Bird Town Walk: Ralph Morgan Park and Robinson Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-ralph-morgan-park-and-robinson-park/) - Join us for our third autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our returning winter residents that have returned from their breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey and summer residents that have not yet departed for points south. Of course we will
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-16/) - Join us for our third autumn bird walk. We hope to see many of our returning winter residents that have returned from their breeding grounds. We may be fortunate to see late fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey and summer residents that have not yet departed for points south. Of course we will
- [Bird Town Walk: Curtis Arboretum](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-curtis-arboretum/) - Join us for our final autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species. We will be fortunate to catch a glimpse of lingering summer residents that have not yet departed. Of course, we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: Meet at the parking lot adjacent to the Dog Park
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-4/) - Join us for our final autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species. Perhaps we will be fortunate to see a lingering summer resident species that has not yet departed to points south. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-17/) - Join us for this late autumn bird walk. We expect to see most of our winter resident species. We will be fortunate to catch a glimpse of a lingering summer residents that have not yet departed. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. All Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-5/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Robbins Park, 1419 East Butler Pike, Ambler. Please park in the main parking
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-11/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. We will walk south along the Pennypack Trail through Bethayres Swamp and into the north end of Lorimer Park. All Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for 8:00
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-6/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Robbins Park, 1419 East Butler Pike, Ambler. Please park in the main parking
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-18/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the winter. We can expect to see many of our winter resident and our year-round resident birds. We plan to walk sections of the Pennypack Trail and into the interior trails of South Park depending on trail conditions. Directions: These Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-7/) - Join us for this late winter bird walk. We can expect to see many of our winter resident before they depart for the breeding grounds. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. We will expect to see some of the earliest arriving spring migrants. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-12/) - Join us for this late winter bird walk. We can expect to see many of our winter resident before they depart for the breeding grounds. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. We will expect to see some of the earliest arriving spring migrants. We will make a pointed effort to see if
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-19/) - Join us for our first scheduled walk for the spring. We may see some lingering winter residents and many of the summer residents returning to Lorimer from their wintering areas. We also expect to see some of our spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds.
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-20/) - Join us for our second scheduled bird walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. This Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks is scheduled for 8:00
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-9/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for
- [Bird Town Walk: Rock Lane Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-rock-lane-park/) - Join us for our second scheduled walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants stopping over on their northward journey. Directions: Meet at the Washington Lane end of Rock Lane. Using public
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-21/) - Join us for our third scheduled bird walk for the spring. We hope to see many of our returning summer residents, as well our year-round resident birds. We also expect to see many of our transient spring migrants, especially warblers and vireos, stopping over on their northward journey. This Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-22/) - Join us for this late spring scheduled bird walk. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We will make a special effort to locate Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanagers, and other breeding forest birds. This Abington Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks is scheduled for 8:00 AM
- [Bird Town Walk: High School Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-high-school-park-2/) - Join us for our final scheduled walk for the season. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. Directions: Meet at the Park entrance at the corner of High School Road & Montgomery Ave. This site can be reached from the Elkins Park train station of
- [Bird Town Walk: Robbins Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-robbins-park-10/) - Join us for our final scheduled walk for the season. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. Directions: All Upper Dublin Audubon Bird Town Bird Walks are scheduled for 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Robbins Park, 1419 East Butler Pike, Ambler. Please park in the
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-13/) - Join us for our final scheduled bird walk for the season. We will see many of our summer and year-round residents that are well into their breeding cycle. We will make a special effort to locate Baltimore Orioles, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanagers, and other breeding birds. We will walk south along the Pennypack Trail through
- [Bird Town Walk: High School Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-tookany-creek-park/) - This walk replaces the one originally scheduled for Tookany Creek at this same time. Sorry for the short notice of the change. Join us for a fall walk. We hope to see many of our summer residents before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over
- [Bird/Window Collisions: Historical Research and Contemporary Solutions](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-collisions/) - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. DANIEL KLEM, JR. PH.D., D.SC. Daniel Klem, Jr. is the Sarkis Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Klem obtained his B.Sc. at Wilkes University, M.Sc. from Hofstra University, and Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He served in the US military during the
- [7th Annual Upper Perkiomen Bird & Wildlife Fest!](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/7th-annual-upper-perkiomen-bird-wildlife-fest/) - Come out to Green Lane Park in Montgomery County and enjoy a day of music, food, environmental information, live animal demonstrations and native plant vendors. This festival is conducted in partnership with the Montgomery Parks Division of Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites. For more information contact: ssaffier@audubon.org Check out the Liberty Bird Alliance table for
- [Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/fort-washington-state-park/) - Come to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Militia Hill Hawk Watch. Visit the displays of many area environmental organizations and attend the formal ceremonies scheduled for 1:30 PM near the Hawk Watch Platform. Look for updates on the Liberty Bird Alliance and Militia Hill Hawk Watch Facebook pages and at http://dcnr.pa.gov Check out the
- [Jenkintown Festival of the Arts](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/jenkintown-festival-of-the-arts/) - Look for us with the Jenkintown Environmental Advisory Council to support their goal to have Jenkintown Borough be recognized as an Audubon Bird Town. For more information go to: jenkintown.net. Check out the Liberty Bird Alliance table for literature and information on a range of topics and activities. Get information how to attract birds to
- [Collins Nursery Fall Open House](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-fall-open-house-2/) - Plan on attending a presentation on “Plants for Birds” presented by Cindy Nuss at 12:00-12:30 or 2:00-2:30. Participate in an Audubon Bird Walk in Edgehill Woods led by Leigh Altadonna, President of Liberty Bird Alliance at 3:00 PM. Bring binoculars if you own them. For more information contact info@collinsnursery.com Check out the Liberty Bird Alliance table for literature and
- [Field Trip: Indian River Inlet DE and Points North](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-indian-river-inlet-de-and-points-north-2/) - Meet at the parking lot on the north side of the Indian River Inlet. Join us as we search for wintering waterfowl, gulls, seabirds and other late winter visitors. Be sure to have made a pit stop before you arrive at the inlet, make sure you have enough fuel in your car, dress for the
- [Annual Dinner: A Path to Better Birding](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-dinner-a-path-to-better-birding/) - We are looking forward to this year's presenter, George Armistead! A few words from George: Being a birder is hard work. Sure, we see lots of beautiful things, many amazing places and are afforded a unique perspective through our favorite pastime. But as birders, we are also the subject of curiosity and bewilderment among much
- [Field Trip: Delaware](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-delaware/) - Join field trip leader Lynn Jackson as we look for early spring migrants, ducks, egrets and herons. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook Page for updates on the meeting time and location as the trip nears. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset=""
- [Annual Christmas Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-christmas-bird-count-2/) - Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page for details if you would like to join us. Actual times will be decided by organizers. Please complete the form if you are interested in participating. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1"
- [Field Trip: Cape May, NJ](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-cape-may-nj-3/) - Meet at the parking lot for the Cox Hall Creek WMA (the Villas). Join leader Martin Selzer on this all day trip, looking for winter birds, waterfowl, raptors and short-eared owls. Bring lunch and have plenty of fuel in your car. After birding at Cox Hall Creek WMA we will head off in search of
- [Field Trip: Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Aka Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge - meet at the Visitors Center Parking Lot. We will bird the refuge for waterfowl, raptors and other fall migrants. Bring your lunch and a scope if you have one. Leader: Leigh Altadonna. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area=""
- [Beginner Hawk Watch ID Class](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/beginner-hawk-watch-id-class/) - Do you wonder how to tell a broadwing hawk from a red-tailed hawk, a northern harrier from a red-shouldered hawk or a coopers hawk from a sharp-shinned hawk? Sign up and find out. Meet at the Militia Hill parking lot at Fort Washington State Park and bring a chair. Join us at the Hawk
- [Annual Field Trip: Local Chimney Swift Roost](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/annual-field-trip-local-chimney-swift-roost/) - Please arrive between 7:00 and 7:15. The swifts will begin going down the chimney at 7:30. Location: Chestnut Hill Tower apartment building at Mermaid Lane and Stenton Avenue. Directions from Paper Mill Rd and Stenton Avenue: Head south on Stenton Ave. (toward Mount Airy). At the 5th traffic light, MERMAID LANE, turn left (there will be a
- [Morning Bird Walk: Fort Washington State Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/morning-bird-walk-fort-washington-state-park/) - Meet the field trip leaders at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Parking Lot. We’ll be looking for fall warblers and other migrants with the option to stay afterward for the Hawk Watch. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1"
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-10/) - Join us for this bird walk scheduled for the mid-fall. We hope to see a few of our summer residents that have not yet left for their wintering grounds. We also expect to see some of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds and
- [Bird Town Walk: Lorimer Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-town-walk-lorimer-park-9/) - Join us for this late summer walk. We hope to see some of our summer residents and juveniles before they migrate to their wintering grounds. We also expect to see many of our fall migrants stopping over on their southward journey. Of course we will see our year-round resident birds. Directions: All Abington Audubon Bird
- [Pennsylvania Boreal Conifer Forest Bird Challenges and Opportunities](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pa-bird-conifer-forest-challenges/) - Pennsylvania mountain conifer forests found primarily on glaciated parts of the Allegheny Plateau, are dominated by spruce and hemlock are diminished from pre-settlement forest. Unlike other Appalachian Mountain spruce forests, those in Pennsylvania are mostly palustrine woodlands. The boreal conifer forests that support bird species of conservation concern are peatlands at headwaters of high-quality cold
- [American Birding Expo](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/american-birding-expo/) - The American Birding Expo is North America’s greatest gathering of birding-related products, services, companies, destinations, and organizations. After two years in Columbus, Ohio, the American Birding Expo is moving to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Entry to the Expo is just $10* for the entire weekend. - See more at the American Bird Expo website. Whether you’re a world-traveling bird chaser, just starting out
- [Field Trip: Middle Creek WMA](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-middle-creek-wma/) - Meet 9:00 am at the Visitors Center. We will go the first Saturday in March that the auto tour route is open to the public and look for snow geese, tundra swans and ducks. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page or website for updates. Leader: Rich Conroy. NOTE: This will be either March 3rd
- [21st Annual Great Backyard Bird Count](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/21st-annual-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page for details. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please Note:" icon="fa-exclamation-triangle" backgroundcolor="#f7f7f7" iconcolor="#eded0e" circlecolor="" circlebordercolor="" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" iconrotate="" iconspin="no" image="" image_width="35" image_height="35" link="" linktarget="_self" linktext="" animation_type="0"
- [Field Trip: Ashland Hawk Watch](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-ashland-hawk-watch-2/) - Meet at the Ashland Nature Center of the Delaware Nature Education Society. Leaders: Andy Fayer and Rich Conroy. Check the Liberty Bird Alliance Facebook page for directions. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""] [content_box title="Please
- [Bird Walk: Pennypack Environmental Restoration Trust](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/bird-walk-pennypack-environmental-restoration-trust/) - Join field trip leader Harris Brown at the Trust headquarters at 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. We’ll look for late fall migrants, sparrows, and newly arrived winter residents. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay="" animation_offset="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class=""
- [Cape May, NJ Field Trip](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cape-may-nj-field-trip/) - Meet field trip leader Martin Selzer by the Hawk Watch Platform in the Cape May Point Lighthouse State Park, for hawks and other fall migrants. Please be sure to have already picked up your lunch and filled up your fuel tank. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size=""
- [The Big Sit at Militia Hill](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/the-big-sit-at-militia-hill/) - Join Rich Conroy for all or part of the day as we count hawks, migrating songbirds and whatever else we see. We’ll be counting from 9 to 5 as we raise donations in support of the Militia Hill Hawk Watch page on HMANA's (Hawk Migration Association of North America) Hawkcount website. Note: This is October
- [Militia Hill: Migrating Nighthawks](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/militia-hill-migrating-nighthawks/) - Join us at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch Platform, Fort Washington State Park (weather permitting) starting at 5:30 pm until dusk. Leader Andy Fayer. Note: This is at 5:30 on both Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th. [content_boxes layout="icon-with-title" columns="1" icon_align="left" title_size="" backgroundcolor="#f9f9f9" icon_circle="" icon_circle_radius="" iconcolor="" circlecolor="#858585" circlebordercolor="#858585" circlebordercolorsize="" outercirclebordercolor="" outercirclebordercolorsize="" icon_size="" link_type="" link_area="" animation_delay=""
- [Ecotourism: Helpful or Harmful for Wildlife Conservation?](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/ecotourism-helpful-or-harmful-for-wildlife-conservation/) - Wildlife-based ecotourism can provide protection and raise awareness for some of the world's most valuable species and can create economic opportunities for communities around the world. But wildlife-focused tourism can also negatively impact the very species that we travel to observe in the wild. How can we identify and reduce our impacts on biodiversity as visitors
- [Birding Nepal: Kathmandu Valley and Chitwan National Park](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/birding-nepal-kathmandu-valley-and-chitwan-national-park/) - Our presenter this month is David Wolfe. David is Professor of Second Language Education, Temple University; Supervisor of Foreign Languages, Moorestown Twp., NJ; Fluent in French and Spanish. He is currently retired but is a substitute teacher with Abington Twp. Public Schools. He began his birding career in Quebec in October 1978 where he saw migrating Snow Geese,
- [Spring Birding Along the Northern Ohio Lakeshore](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/spring-birding-along-the-northern-ohio-lakeshore/) - As warblers and other neo-tropic migrants move north in the springtime they often congregate in “migrant traps” during their journey. In these locations, the birds rest up before they continue their journey. Birders know where these locations are and birders congregate there. One such place is beside the Lake Erie shoreline in northern Ohio. Commonly
- [Field Trip to Bombay Hook](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/field-trip-to-coastal-delaware/) - Annual July trip to Bombay Hook. Meet at the Refuge headquarters at 9AM. We'll spend the time looking for shorebirds and other migrants starting their way south. Bring lunch and scopes and lots of bug juice. The trip may end after lunch or may go longer, depending on the birds we find. If there are
- [Wild UTAH: America's Red Rock Wilderness](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wild-utah-americas-red-rock-wilderness/) - Our presenter this month will be Travis Hammill. "Wild Utah: America's Redrock Wilderness" is a multi-media slideshow documenting community efforts to designate public lands in southern Utah's spectacular canyon country as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. This 20-minute journey through Redrock splendor invigorates and motivates viewers to participate in the movement to protect
- [Cuba! with Martin Selzer](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cuba-with-martin-selzer/) - This program highlights Martin’s first ever trip to Cuba. While the rest of the world has been visiting the largest island in the Caribbean for decades, open travel there for Americans has been restricted until recently. Join Martin as he recounts his People to People birding and cultural 10-day adventure to our neighbor to the
- [Species Study: The Northern Bobwhite Quail](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/species-study-the-northern-bobwhite-quail/) - According to the data from the Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count, the Northern Bobwhite quail has suffered one of the most severe population declines of any North American bird (an approximately 82% decline in the last forty years). This decline, attributed to habitat loss, fragmentation and predation, has also been connected to the
- [Nine (Very True) Bird Stories](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/nine-very-true-bird-stories/) - Join us in the new year as we welcome Bill Stewart. After spending forty years birding, both as an avocation and profession, Bill’s birding adventures have had a way of delivering some unexpected, unpredictable and downright unbelievable situations and circumstances. For an entertaining look into 40 years of passionate birding, please join Bill as he
- [Abington Bird Town Plant Swap](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/abington-bird-town-plant-swap/) - Abington Bird Town will host their native plant swap/sale at Briar Bush's EarthFest on Sunday April 9th, 1:00-4:00. There will be an area in front of the garage to stage the plants, where it will be easy to drop off and pickup.
- [Liberty Bird Alliance Annual Dinner](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/wyncote-audubon-society-annual-dinner/) - We hope you can join us for this year's wonderful speaker, Kevin Karlson. Social hour will be at 5:00PM, followed by dinner at 6:00, and our program at 7:00PM. Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds Kevin Karlson will share a new slant to field identification that he and
- [Joint Social Event with DVOC](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/joint-social-event-with-dvoc/) - Starting early at 7:00pm, Liberty Bird Alliance will join forces with DVOC for a fall social, where we’ll get together to grab some grub, a beer and gab about what birds are around. We already do lots of birding, so it's take time for some birdering, and just hang out and shoot the breeze. Come
- [Collins Nursery Fall Open House](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/collins-nursery-fall-open-house/) - Fall is the perfect time to plant new trees, shrubs, and perennials! Planting in the fall, with its cooler temperatures and increased rainfall, gives your plants more time to establish strong roots before they face the stresses of next summer. New Special Event Saturday, September 17 only, 1:00pm Audubon Bird Town Bird Walk in Edgehill Woods
- [International Migratory Hawk Week](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/hawk-migration-week-2016-09-18/) - Liberty Bird Alliance will be at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch on Saturday September 18th AND Sunday September 25th from 11-3 on each day. Stop by to see us! Hawk week takes place from Saturday September 17th through Sunday September 25th. There will also be binocular demonstrations on Sunday September 25th!
- [Upper Perkiomen Bird & Wildlife Festival](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/2016-upper-perkiomen-bird-wildlife-festival/) - Stop by to see the Liberty Bird Alliance display! Bring the entire family and join us for a day of fun and learning at Green Lane Park. This event includes live animal presentations, monarch butterfly tagging, kids games and activities, free hayrides, live music, food and merchandise vendors, free drinking water, Annual Eco-Raffle and much
- [Hog Island from a Teen's-Eye View](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/hog-island-from-a-teens-eye-view/) - Madelyne Ray is an avid young birder who goes birding whenever she can. Even though she has only taken up the hobby a few months short of 2 years ago, she has embraced it whole-heartedly. Last year, she had the opportunity to go to the American Birding Association’s Camp Avocet and had a great time
- [All About Chimney Swifts](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/55/) - Scott Burnet will join us with an interesting look at the species Chaetura pelagica (Chimney Swift). This exciting program will look at many aspects of Chimney Swifts including: Physical description of the species, and how to ID them through images. This includes “tongue-­in­cheek” methods to distinguish them from bats! Unique anatomy and physiology of these birds
- [Cape May: Then and Now - The Landscape and The Birding](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/cape-may-then-and-now-the-landscape-and-the-birding/) - Cape May, the southernmost part of New Jersey has always been a place of change. Buffeted by tides, storms, and development, what we see today is far different than what was first observed by Captain Cornelis Jacobson Mey who sailed around the area between 1616 and 1624. One of the first seaside resorts, vacationers have
- [Peruvian Rainforests of the Tambopata River](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/peruvian-rainforests-of-the-tambopata-river/) - This program highlights Martin Selzer's second trip to Peru, where he visited Southeastern Peru, a region that is generally acknowledged as the most species-rich birding region on Earth. Martin stayed at three classic rainforest lodges on the Rio Tambopata: Posada Amazonas, Tambopata Research Center (TRC), and Refugio Amazonas. These complementary sites included a range of lowland rainforest habitats, from
- [Pennsylvania Boreal Conifer Forest Bird Challenges and Opportunities](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/pennsylvania-boreal-conifer-forest-bird-challenges-and-opportunities/) - Pennsylvania mountain conifer forests, which are found primarily on glaciated parts of the Allegheny Plateau, and are dominated by spruce and hemlock, are diminished from pre-settlement forest. Unlike other Appalachian Mountain spruce forests, those in Pennsylvania are mostly palustrine woodlands. The boreal conifer forests that support bird species of conservation concern are peatlands at headwaters of high quality cold
- [All You Ever Wanted to Know About eBird](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/all-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-ebird/) - This program caters to all birders, including those new to eBird. It is an exploration of how eBird is used by birders and researchers alike. If you have ever wondered "what's all the fuss about eBird?", we will address those questions and more. For those already using eBird, you'll learn new ways this powerful tool
- [Bats and their Fight with White-Nose Syndrome in Pennsylvania](https://libertybirdalliance.org/event/all-about-bats/) - First documented in New York during the winter of 2006-07, White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) surfaced in Pennsylvania in 2008 which began a very steep decline in our cave bats. WNS refers to a white fungus on the muzzles and wing membranes of affected bats which is a symptom but not the cause of mortality occurring in

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