Bird Walk with Joe Gyekis

Saturday, September 21, 2024

8:00 - 10:00 AM 

Joe Gyekis will lead a second bird walk at ChicoryLane this year just one day before the fall equinox. It should be a good time to see some of our migrating visitors!



ChicoryLane's diverse habitat includes a forest edge, wet and dry meadows, wetlands, ponds of several types, riparian areas and several streams. In this season, Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, Cape May, Connecticut, and other warbler species have been seen at ChicoryLane. We will be especially looking to see which food sources they use while here.

Up top, we have an area with large open sky. Looking west, you can see all the way to Boalsburg and, to the east, Harry John. There should be some Buteos and Accipiters passing over, and perhaps also a Falcon or Bald Eagle. We'll also keep our eyes open in hopes of seeing a Cooper's Hawk. Less common than the larger, more numerous Red Tails, this medium-sized Accipiter's flight pattern of flap, flap, glide may help us spot one. Or, we may spot one overnighting in the conifers below.

All areas are accessible from wide, mowed paths – flat for the Warblers, up a hill for the Raptors.

Pictured right, top to bottom: Yellow, Cape May and Black-and-white Warblers, Indigo Bunting, Pileated Woodpecker. Images courtesy of Debra Rittelmann.

Pictured above, left to right: Coopers Hawks: perched, drying wings in rain, family in nest and soaring. Images courtesy of Debra Rittelmann.

Pictured below: Joe Gyekis, left, led a group of 30 birders at ChicoryLane this past spring. The group identified over 40 different species, both visually and by calls.

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

If you can't make this date, watch for our recap in the September News.

"Walking Willow" at ChicoryLane in Summer

ChicoryLane is an ecological reserve near Spring Mills, protected by a Conservation Easement held by Clearwater Conservancy. It is 68 acres of very diverse lands that we are actively enhancing ecologically. We hold outdoor events throughout the year.

The landscape is natural, but scenic. It includes wetlands and meadows, several 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 it accessible to walkers.

If you wish to visit ChicoryLane, email us a request including the time, date, and number in your group.

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