Bird Walk

with Joe Gyekis

Saturday, April 19, 2025

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Join us for our annual spring Bird Walk when early migratory birds are arriving in Penns Valley, including Cedar Waxwings, Tree Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Broad-winged Hawks, and Ospreys. We’ll expect to see early returning resident birds too. Though some Robins choose to winter in Pennsylvania, many return in large numbers during the spring. We will also watch for signs of breeding activity of species that start nesting in April, including Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawks, Titmice, Woodpeckers, and Chickadees. This time of year we will also be watching for a variety of Warblers, including the Pine and Yellow-rumped Warblers as well as the Common Yellowthroat. Tree and Barn Swallows as well as Purple Martins can be seen darting over fields and near water. American Woodcocks nest on the property, but they're extremely difficult to see. We can check the mud along the stream for footprints. Enjoy this Woodcock footage captured at ChicoryLane.

Free event, no pre-registration required. Restroom available. Rain or shine except in a deluge.

If you can't make this date, Joe will be back on September 13 to lead a fall walk.

Top, left to right: Tree Swallow, Guests on footbridge behind the calamus marsh, Great Blue Heron on scrub pine, Kestrels perched on box,

Bottom, left to right: Joe Gyekis guides visitors in the grassland, American Woodcock, John & Catherine ready to transport visitors, Red-tailed Hawk.

Photos credits: Debra Rittelmann and ChicoryLane Collection

2025 Events Calendar at a Glance - Save the Dates

• Spring Bird Walk with Joe Gyekis - April 19
• Summer Open Day with various guides - June 7
• Writing in Place with Travis Wingard, PSU Extension Educator - July 23
• Berries and Birds with John Smith, James Lesher, Sam Stoltzfus - August 9
• Black Walnut Natural Dyeing with Cathryn Pugh, PSU Extension Educator - August 16
• Fall Bird Walk with Joe Gyekis - September 13
• Fall Open Day with various guides - October 18

See detail here, including event times and descriptions

ChicoryLane is an ecological reserve near Spring Mills protected by a Conservation Easement held by Clearwater Conservancy. Its 68 acres are actively managed for conservation.

The landscape is natural and scenic. It includes wetlands and meadows, streams, remnant and successional forests, and a grassland. This diversity of habitats is especially inviting to birds and butterflies. A system of mowed trails makes most of the property accessible to walkers.

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