Photo Walk: Jenkins Arboretum (Date Change)

Due to the inclement weather forecast for Wednesday, we will re-schedule to Thursday. Join us with your camera to photograph flowers, birds, and butterflies. In the event of rain, the walk will be re-scheduled. Non-photographers welcome but the focus of the walk will...

2020 Christmas Bird Count Results

Valley Forge Audubon Society’s 35th Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday, Dec 26, 2020.  A warm, rainy  Christmas Day was followed by a cold, windy day on Dec 26, making for unpleasant conditions. A total of 64 hardy participants spent 181 hours in the field,...

Deer Impact in Bird Habitats

When walking through parks and forested areas In southeastern PA and New Jersey, we sometimes wonder if we are birding or “deering.” Many prime birding habitats look quite different than they did 20 or more years ago. As suburbia sprawls, deer are adapting...