As a chapter of National Audubon Society, our purpose is to conduct education, science, and charitable activities to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats.

 
 

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Bird Habitat Recognition Program

The Pennsylvania Audubon Council, in partnership with Audubon chapters and Bird Town PA, invites you to join the Bird-Friendly Habitat Program. This bird-centered recognition program is designed to engage, educate, and empower individuals to rethink yards, balconies, and community green spaces, turning them into functional habitat that is both beautiful for you and beneficial for birds. Please visit the Bird-Habitat Recognition page to learn more and to submit an application (it’s short!). Your $30.00 payment gets you a sign to display on your property and ensures that the program can be sustained. If you live within our territory, Appalachian Audubon will coordinate with you to hand-deliver your sign.

Volunteer Opportunity

Collisions with glass kill between 1.28-3.46 billion birds in the United States annually, the highest directly measurable anthropogenic cause of avian mortality second only to outdoor and feral domestic cats. Bird Safe Harrisburg (BSH) is a committee of Appalachian Audubon with the goal of making the greater Harrisburg area a safer place for birds. BSH needs volunteers to be collision monitors, transporters, Lights Out program supporters, bird-safe glass retrofitters, and advocates. Please submit this brief form to let us know what you are interested in.

Appalachian Audubon’s collision monitoring program under BSH will be taking place from April 1-May 31 and August 15-November 15. We need volunteers to either be monitors or transporters (or both!). Please find more information here or email birdsafeharrisburg@appalachianaudubon.org.

Help Make your municipality a bird town

We would like to ask our members to reach out if they are familiar with anyone on their township board who might be interested in pursuing Bird Town status.  They can get in touch with Marla Miller or AAS President.

UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES

2026 MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR PROGRAMS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

March 19, 2026 - Cerulean Warbler Habitat in the Kittatinny Ridge

2026 Youth Events

Youth Events DETAILS listed at AAS Youth Events.

April 11, 2026 8:00-11:00 Haldeman Island with Scott Bills

May 30, 2026 8:30-10:00 Bird Banding with Sandy Lockerman

2026 Field Trips

Please check out our field trips page for more details.

Saturday 3/28/26 8AM to 11AM - Field trip to the PA Game Commission’s Haldeman Island in the Susquehanna River to be led by Scott Bills, retiree from the PGC.

Friday 4/10/26 - WILDFLOWER AND NATURE WALK AT SHENK’S FERRY Saturday 5/2/26 - WARBLER WALK AT STONY CREEK CLASSIC!

Saturday 5/9/26 - WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

Sunday 5/10/26 - WARBLER WALK AT STATE GAME LAND 230

Saturday 5/16/26 - A GUIDED TRIP TO THE SERPENTINE BARRENS

 MAY-JUNE 2026 - HARRISBURG FALCON WATCH - Dates to be announced after eggs hatch.

BIRD-FRIENDLY COFFEE AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL REQUEST

Choose from Regular OR Swiss Decaf, as well as Ground OR Whole Bean.  Send orders to Lorrie at Coffee@appalachianaudubon.org.   

Please check the most recent Kingfisher Courier for the next deadline for ordering.

Two More “Birds and Coffee” Events coming up!

Mar 14 • Apr 11 – Saturdays, 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Hope to see you there! We’re cozy inside at the indoor bird-viewing area at the Olewine Nature Center for these events.

 
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Our Bird Safe Harrisburg committee needs your help! Our collision monitoring program relies on volunteers. The simple fact is, the more volunteers we have, the more birds we can save. We are also looking for volunteers that are willing to help with
Our Bird Safe Harrisburg committee needs your help! Our collision monitoring program relies on volunteers. The simple fact is, the more volunteers we have, the more birds we can save. We are also looking for volunteers that are willing to help with Lights Out, bird safe glass retrofitting, and advocacy. If any of these opportunities sound interesting to you please respond through this link: https://tinyurl.com/Volunteer-with-BSH Thank you! 📸 Miranda Brandon #volunteer #birdsafe #lightsout #birdcollisions #birdcollisionmonitors #birdcollisionprevention
Where: Wildwood Park's Olewine Nature Center When: 1pm on Saturday, March 7th Bird Safe Harrisburg invites you to see the impact their efforts have made in reducing bird-window collisions. Zach Richard, chair of the Bird Safe Harrisburg committee,
Where: Wildwood Park's Olewine Nature Center When: 1pm on Saturday, March 7th Bird Safe Harrisburg invites you to see the impact their efforts have made in reducing bird-window collisions. Zach Richard, chair of the Bird Safe Harrisburg committee, will present data from the 2025 monitoring season and discuss ways you can make your windows safer for birds. Additionally, this will be a great opportunity to meet with the volunteers that helped make this possible! No registration required. More information about the event can be found here: https://explorewildwoodpark.org/event/bird-safe-harrisburg-with-appalachian-audubon-society/ #windowcollisions #birdsafe #birdsafeglass #BirdSafety
Save the date! Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 THE ANNUAL SNOW GOOSE SPECTACLE AT MIDDLE CREEK This year’s trip to Middle Creek is again scheduled for a weekday to avoid the thousands more visitors that arrive on the weekends during peak viewing sea
Save the date! Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 THE ANNUAL SNOW GOOSE SPECTACLE AT MIDDLE CREEK This year’s trip to Middle Creek is again scheduled for a weekday to avoid the thousands more visitors that arrive on the weekends during peak viewing season. AAS member and Wildwood volunteer Glenn Mitzel is scheduled to lead this outing. Please contact Glenn Mitzel at gljjzel@gmail.com to register in advance for this event.
Interested in volunteering, but unsure how or what to sign up for? We can definitely use your help this year. Check out our new Volunteer Form where you can see volunteer opportunities we offer. Bring your skills and interests to our chapter, and we'
Interested in volunteering, but unsure how or what to sign up for? We can definitely use your help this year. Check out our new Volunteer Form where you can see volunteer opportunities we offer. Bring your skills and interests to our chapter, and we'll ensure that you are paired with the right volunteering options. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWv99mSlOVMd7J3hqlgaIjdg2-LKVdUwXl0WJSmPOzAqn-cA/viewform
Join Us on March 7th 2026 from 1pm-2pm to learn about our Bird Safe Harrisburg initiative. A major component of this initiative is a bird collision monitoring program which aims to identify the timing of collisions, what bird species are most affecte
Join Us on March 7th 2026 from 1pm-2pm to learn about our Bird Safe Harrisburg initiative. A major component of this initiative is a bird collision monitoring program which aims to identify the timing of collisions, what bird species are most affected, and what buildings in Harrisburg are most deadly. Attendees will learn about the preliminary conclusions from 2025, how to make their home or business bird-safe, and, if interested, how to volunteer for the program to help save birds. Pre-registration is not required for this program. https://explorewildwoodpark.org/event/bird-safe-harrisburg-with-appalachian-audubon-society/
Our Bird Safe Harrisburg committee needs your help! Our collision monitoring program relies on volunteers. The simple fact is, the more volunteers we have, the more birds we can save. We are also looking for volunteers that are willing to help with Where: Wildwood Park's Olewine Nature Center When: 1pm on Saturday, March 7th Bird Safe Harrisburg invites you to see the impact their efforts have made in reducing bird-window collisions. Zach Richard, chair of the Bird Safe Harrisburg committee, Save the date! Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 THE ANNUAL SNOW GOOSE SPECTACLE AT MIDDLE CREEK This year’s trip to Middle Creek is again scheduled for a weekday to avoid the thousands more visitors that arrive on the weekends during peak viewing sea Interested in volunteering, but unsure how or what to sign up for? We can definitely use your help this year. Check out our new Volunteer Form where you can see volunteer opportunities we offer. Bring your skills and interests to our chapter, and we' Join Us on March 7th 2026 from 1pm-2pm to learn about our Bird Safe Harrisburg initiative. A major component of this initiative is a bird collision monitoring program which aims to identify the timing of collisions, what bird species are most affecte
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