Overview and ActivitiesQuick LookMeetings are cancelled until further notice. Bird Walks and Competitions are being organized. Please note varying beginning times and locations.
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MeetingsUnless indicated otherwise, all SMAS Programs are held at the Adams County Agricultural Resource Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA at 7:30 pm (refreshments at 7 pm). A room number for the SMAS meeting will be posted on the front lobby entry inner door. Bonnie Portzline (profile - courtesy of The Gettysburg Times) is happy to give her presentation ‘Birds with a Gettysburg address’ to interested parties. The presentation is based on her wonderful photographs of local birds. Bird Arrivals and DeparturesThe Spring 2020 Arrivals competition ended in a triple tie, Bonnie Portzline, Deb Siefken, and Don Gilbert all saw 9 new migrants. The last of the winter residents competition was won by Deb Siefken, with 7 species. Linette Mansberger and Don Gilbert were runners-up. A Backyard Bird competition will start at the beginning of June and run until the end of July. If you are interested in participating or just want to know what is going on contact Mike Bertram at 717-809-3911. (tentative) Saturday, July 11 - Bird Walk at Codorus State Park Saturday, July 25 - Bird Walk at Willoughby Run (old Country Club)
Monday 3rd August Annual Picnic Saturday 22nd August Bird Walk at Big Spring, Creek, Newville Saturday 19th September Hawk Watch Friday 25th September Bird Walk The South Mountain Audubon Society aims are to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity focusing on Adams County, PA. The Society works towards those aims with meetings, birding trips, and conservation activities. There are 2 Important Bird Areas locally: Click here to join National Audubon and the South Mountain Audubon Society. Please select U17 as the Chapter code from the drop down menu on the form. If you only want to join the South Mountain Audubon Society only then sign up at the next event you attend. The annual membership is $15. The Society can be contacted in the following ways: email: SMAS@southmountainaudubon.org Local Bird Sightings in 2019There were a number of new and rare species recorded in the area in 2019, although they have been previously recorded in adjacent areas:
South Mountain Important Bird Area (covering parts of Adams, Franklin, and Cumberland Counties) Adams County (excluding sightings in the IBAs already noted) Further details including lists of all the bird sighted can be found on the Bird Lists page. See map for the definition of the IBA areas. |
Field TripsFIELD TRIPS - Field trips will be planned on an annual basis and a tentative list will be sent in late December to those on our email list. Details for day trips will be announced in the monthly email blasts, and details for overnight trips will be announced a few months in advance. Also, information can be found on this website. Each monthly email will list a contact person and a meeting place and time for the upcoming events. If you are not on our email list, you can contact Mike Bertram at mike@the2nomads.org or call 717-809-3911 (please leave a voicemail) if you have questions or need other details. Field trip cancellations will be announced by email as soon as possible and also on this website. Devil’s DenOn the 29th of May the Society organized a walk in the Devil’s Den area of Gettysburg NMP. 47 species were observed including Red-headed Woodpeckers
State Gamelands #249On the 13th June 13 members walked in the State Gamelands #249. 54 species of bird were observed. It was a real vireo day, we observed White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling, and Red-eyed Vireos.
Oakside Park, BiglervilleOn the 27th June SMAS took a bird walk at Oakside Park, Biglerville. 34 species were observed.
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