The VFAS Calendar of Events features bird walks, hikes, educational programs, and special events occurring primarily in Southern Pennsylvania and the surrounding regions.Click here for a downloadable September ’19-February ’20 PDF calendar.
| MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday | SunSunday |
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| November 25, 2019 | November 26, 2019 | November 27, 2019 | November 28, 20198:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkNovember 28, 2019 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
November 29, 2019 | November 30, 2019 | December 1, 2019 |
| December 2, 2019 | December 3, 2019 | December 4, 2019 | December 5, 20198:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkDecember 5, 2019 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
December 6, 2019 | December 7, 2019 | December 8, 20199:00 am: Nature Walk @ Crows Nest Preserve9:00 am: Nature Walk @ Crows Nest PreserveDecember 8, 2019 – NOTE THE DATE CHANGE: Crow’s Nest (620 acres) is the gateway to the Hopewell Big Woods. The pristine French Creek runs through Crow’s Nest, flowing from French Creek State Park’s Hopewell Lake on its way to the Schuylkill River. The preserve is part of the Hay Creek/French Creek Forest Block “Important Bird Area”. Redheaded woodpeckers have been seen here. Leaders: Patty Werth (484-985-8164, pattyww@comcast.net) and John Werth (215-859-1148) |
| December 9, 2019 | December 10, 2019 | December 11, 2019 | December 12, 20198:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkDecember 12, 2019 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
December 13, 2019 | December 14, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| December 16, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | December 19, 20198:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkDecember 19, 2019 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
December 20, 2019 | December 21, 2019 | December 22, 2019 |
| December 23, 2019 | December 24, 2019 | December 25, 2019 | December 26, 20198:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkDecember 26, 2019 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
December 27, 2019 | December 28, 20197:00 am: Christmas Bird Count7:00 am: Christmas Bird CountDecember 28, 2019 – John James Audubon Center @ Mill Grove 1201 Pawlings Road Audubon, PA 19403 610-666-5593 Join us for the 119th Christmas Bird Count. The count is the longest continuous census in the new world. The count stretches from the high Arctic to South America. By volunteering for this event you are helping scientists determine the long-term population trends for birds in our area. The annual event includes teams of birders surveying eleven sections within a prescribed 15-mile diameter circle, the center of which is the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove. Beginning and experienced birders are welcome. Section leaders will notify past participants. New volunteers, please register (with Vince Smith - nyctea34@gmail.com) by December 15 to be assigned to a team. |
December 29, 2019 |
| December 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | January 2, 20208:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton Park8:30 am: Bird Walk at Exton ParkJanuary 2, 2020 – Exton Park 800 Swedesford Rd Exton, PA 19341 Formerly known as Church Farm Pond and now a part of Exton Park, this pond and surrounding wetland had been a popular birding spot for years. This walk will join the Friends of Exton Park for their weekly bird walk. Beginners are welcome. Bring binoculars. The group often goes to breakfast afterwards. (various leaders) |
January 3, 2020 | January 4, 2020 | January 5, 2020 |
