Blog
The Great Backyard Bird Count Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Challenge! February 12-15, 2021
Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count by visiting Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill to search for birds and record your results in ebird. BirdPhilly, the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, the Discovery Center, the Valley Forge Audubon Society, and the Wyncote...
American Kestrel and Barn Owl Nest Box Initiative
Valley Forge Audubon Society is partnering with Dan Mummert, Wildlife Diversity Biologist for the southeastern region of the PA Game Commission to help expand kestrel and barn owl conservation programs into Chester County. VFAS is donating at least 10 kestrel boxes...
Great Backyard Bird Count – February 12 to 15
Each February, for 4 days, the world comes together for the love of birds during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Over these 4 days, we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them....
Backyard Bird Feeding Replay
If you missed the excellent presentation by Chris Wells on Backyard Bird Feeding, a video is now available here. Thank you North Coventry EAC for sponsoring this event and providing us with the video.
Birding with Benefits: How Nature Improves Our Mental Mindsets
With so many stressful and traumatic events happening in our world today, we thought we'd share a reminder about the mental health benefits of the outdoors. Anyone who birds a favorite park over and over knows intuitively why they keep going back: It just feels good....
Ornithologist J. Drew Lanham Wins 2020 E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Award
J. Drew Lanham, a Clemson University ornithologist who has worked to make conservation science more compelling, relevant and inclusive, is the 2020 recipient of the Center for Biological Diversity’s annual E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity...
Audubon Pennsylvania’s Achievements in 2020
2020 was a year like no other, filled with unprecedented challenges, closures, and change. From creating safe spaces for birds in a human-dominated landscape, to keeping our waters healthy, and creating innovative resources and learning opportunities, the Audubon PA...
Berries for Birds in Winter
Berry-producing shrubs are one of the best food sources for birds, particularly in the winter when other natural food sources are scarce. Birds that don’t migrate, such as cardinals, woodpeckers, mockingbirds, and thrushes like bluebirds and robins, depend on berries...
How Do Birds Stay Warm During the Winter?
When winter cold sets in, birds face two daily challenges: don’t freeze and don’t starve. How do they do it? Different birds use different strategies—from freeze-proof toes, to snow dens, to using each other as a heat source. Revisit this feature from the Winter 2019...
Open Volunteer Positions
Valley Forge Audubon Society is looking for individuals who are interested in volunteering their time and talents to help us to fulfill our mission. We are looking for volunteers to serve on Committees such as Advocacy, Programs, Publications/Social Media, Outreach,...
