Birdwatching in Pennsylvania
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| J | Kleinberg | Allentown | Anytime | |
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| D | Santos | Ambler | Anytime | |
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| L | Scott | Ambler | Anytime | English some French |
| Semi-retired. Have house in borough with a small field next door attracting birds and butterflies. Have a cabin in the Poconos on lake in woodland. | ||||||
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| D | Miller | Bethlehem | Anytime | English |
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| R | Oren | Bethlehem (Summer) | Anytime | English |
| We are volunteer bird guides in Lehigh Valley, Pa from May to November and in Venice, Florida from November to April | ||||||
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| C | Corbin | Bloomsburg | Anytime | English/some Spanish |
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| R | French | Chalfont | Anytime | |
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| S | Dupont | Conshohocken | Weekend | |
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| C | Ventura | Croydon | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| I feed the bird and I have a lot of different kind all year around. | ||||||
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| J | Kirkland | Downingtown | Anytime | |
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| K | Loughlin | Eastern Pennsylvania | Anytime | English/Spanish German/ASL |
| Although I am a professional guide throughout the western hemisphere, when I am in my home state of PA I love to have any excuse to get out birding for fun! Eastern PA offers many great birding hotspots, especially in Spring and Fall. We are close to many different habitats for a wonderful variety of migrating and breeding warblers and migrating hawks as well as great scenery for photography! | ||||||
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| D | DeReamus | Easton | Weekend | English |
| I've been birding for 30+ years and compile the local RBA, called the "Eastern PA Birdline". I live in east-central PA, southwest of the city of Easton. Visit my photo blog http://picasaweb.google.com/becard57 | ||||||
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| D | Hoffman | Harrisburg | Anytime | English |
| 25+ years of birding experience. Very familiar with bird finding not only in PA but most of the eastern USA. 250+ species found annually within 1 hour of my home to include 25+ breeding warbler species. | ||||||
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| T | Neumyer | Harrisburg | Anytime | |
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| A | Schiavo | Hershey | Weekend | English |
| I know many local birding hotspots and IBA's nearby. I keep track of local activity via the Internet and e-mail listserve. | ||||||
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| J | Silagy | Reading | Anytime | English |
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| H | Hox | Lester | Anytime | |
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| C | Kauffman | Mifflintown | Anytime | English |
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| V | Gauthier | Newville | Anytime | English |
| South Central PA, 40 miles south of Harrisburg. Mix of farmland, marsh and woods. A good place to do some birding. | ||||||
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| L | Appel | Newtown Square | Anytime | |
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| H | Kirk | Oxford | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| I live in Cape May, NJ part of the year. I volunteer for the Audubon Society and am a member of Lancaster Bird Club of PA. I have been birding for about 25 years and am stilll learning! | ||||||
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| D | Brennan | Philadelphia | Weekend | English |
| I live in Southwest Philadelphia close to the Philadelphia International Airport and the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge a great place to go birding. Although I am available on weekends, I bird several times a week in the afternoon on weekdays as well. | ||||||
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| D | Wolfe | Philadelphia | Anytime | English/French Spanish |
| Amateur birder. Semi-retired professor of languages. Familiar with birding spots in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware. Several Sate and Federal Parks nearby. Good migration between September and November; I've done birding in Western and Eastern Europe; North America (Canada, USA. Mexico). South America (Ecuador and Colombia); Costa Rica extensively; and Japan. | ||||||
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| T | Croasdale | Philadelphia | Anytime | English some Spanish Portugese |
| I live in Philadelphia and bird quite a lot in South New Jersey too. Great birding anytime of year! | ||||||
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| B | Dengel | Pittsburgh | Weekend | |
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| K | Knight | Reading | Anytime | |
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| G | Edwards | Seneca | Anytime | English |
| I'm retired, have been birding seriously for about 25 years and have birded in all 50 states & six provinces. Here in Venango County we have about 30 species of warblers during Spring migration and about 20 species nest here. Shorebird habitat is our weak suit but over the last 25 years 267 species have been recorded in the county. | ||||||
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| M | Benner | Wellsboro | Anytime | |
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| L | Learson | West Chester | Weekend | English |
| My area 30 miles west of Philadelphia is especially friendly for warblers during the May migration. Nearby five "blue birds" can readily be seen in June: Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, and Tree Swallow. During the summer months, Blue Grosbeaks can be seen nesting at Longwood Gardens, a botanical garden close to Delaware. | ||||||
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| J | Holcomb | West Reading | Anytime | English |
| I have a nature-bird oriented talk show Saturday mornings on WEEU in Reading, PA and have been birding for over 40 years. | ||||||
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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Local Information
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| Audubon Society Pennsylvania | Club | |
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| Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology | Club | |
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| Bartramian Audubon Society | Club | |
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| Bucks County Audubon Society | Club | |
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| Delaware Valley Ornithological Club | Club | |
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| Lehigh Valley Audubon Society | Club | |
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| Lycoming Audubon Society | Club | |
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| State College Bird Club | Club | |
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| Hawk Mountain Conservation Assoc. | Club | |
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| Powdermill Avian Research Center | Banding | |
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| Dave DeReamus's Birding in East-central Pennsylvania | Sites | |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites | |
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| Susquehanna River Birding and Wildlife Trail | Sites | |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Pennsylvania | |
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| Local weather | Yahoo | |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest | |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | ||
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| Field guides and books recommended by Birdingpals | ||
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| Printable bird check list |
Last update 30/09/2009