2026-27 Youth Events
South Central Pennsylvania Youth Birders Club meetings are scheduled for youth at AAS Chapter Meetings (monthly on 3rd Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30). There will also be additional events planned for South Central Pennsylvania Youth Birders Club members and other youth birders who are interested. January and February meetings are conducted online.
A parent/guardian are recommended to attend all field trips and club meetings with participants under the age of 15.
Binoculars are provided for all field trips.
For more information or to register for field trips contact youth@appalachianaudubon.org
Meeting location: Christ Presbyterian Church
421 Deerfield Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Park in the lot at the far end of the church.
South Central Pennsylvania Youth Birders Club Field Trips
September 6, 2026 @ 9:00-10:30
Birding DiFillipo
This former golf course is a perfect habitat to catch our migratory birds before they head south for the winter. Expect warblers, orioles, swallows, and waterfowl. We will meet in the parking lot.
October 4, 2026 @ 9:00-10:30
Birding Cove Mountain Preserve
Join us as we bird a new area of Central PA, Cove Mountain! We are hoping to see warblers and other migrants in this woodland preserve. Please dress for a hike!
November 1, 2026 @ 10-11:30
Hawk Watch at Waggoners Gap
Waggoners Gap is a renowned Hawk Migration site in Pennsylvania. We hope to see Golden Eagles, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Bald Eagles, Coopers Hawk, and other migrating passerines and falcons. It gets cold on the mountain so please bring a jacket and blankets to sit on. Please be aware that there is a short, but rocky hike to get to the lookout. We will meet at the lower parking lot then walk up as a group. A rain date is scheduled for November 8.
January 10, 2027 @ 9:00-10:30
Winter Waterfowl at West Fairview Boat Launch
Winter is one of the best times to observe waterfowl on the Susquehanna. We are hoping for a variety of ducks, gulls, and other waterfowl as well as songbirds. Please dress for the weather!
February 14, 2027 @ 10-11:30
Winter Birding at Wildwood
We will meet outside the Olwine Center then walk the Delta Boardwalk and some of the walking trails looking for our winter birds. Afterwards,we will warm up inside the Olwine Center with the AAS for Birds and Brew to watch the feeder birds with hot coffee, tea, or hot chocolate.
March 7, 2027 @ 9:00-10:30Birding Childrens Lake
Expect to see many waterfowl during this walk including Mallards, American Wigeon, Common Merganser, Canvasback, Gadwall, and Wood Duck. We will meet in the parking lot at the far side of the pond by the bridge then bird part of Childrens Lake then explore into the wooded areas.
April TBD @ 8:30-10:30
Birding Haldman Island with Scott Bills
This trip will be led by Scott Bills, who formerly worked at the Game Commission. We will bird both the public and restricted part of the island. We can easily see up to 40 species including waterfowl, raptors, sparrows, warblers, and blackbirds. Please wear clothes and shoes that can handle muddy terrain.
May TBD @ 8:30-10
Bird Banding with Sandy Lockerman
Master bander, Sandy Lockerman, will teach us the ins and outs of songbird banding. We will meet at the picnic table by the Olwine center. We may do some birding, so bring binoculars!