Plastic pollution is a huge problem for birds. Vast amounts of plastic in our waterways flow to the ocean and kill seabirds—hundreds of thousands of them yearly worldwide, according to the United Nations. Plastics slowly breaking down on land get swallowed [...]
Many of us embrace the beauty of the winter landscape when the first flakes of the year fall. By the time that February rolls around, though, we’re tired of snow and worn down by the effort of coping [...]
Our annual Bird Town Summit was held virtually on November 6, 2021. This post includes a synopsis of the meeting. Highlights: The Demonstrated Resiliency of Our Bird Towns! The Bird Town Pennsylvania Annual Virtual Summit took place on [...]
Last week, Virginia Rose shared her experiences of birding in a wheelchair with members of the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and encouraged people with mobility challenges to get out into nature. Virginia and the co-host Freya had a great [...]
This edition of the Natural Lands Magazine contains a great article on birds and insects. Natural Lands Magazine Spring/Summer 2021
Email Sent August 3, 2021
The Abington Bird Town/Township Environmental Advisory Committee, Briar Bush Nature Center, Wild Birds Unlimited in Dresher, and Wyncote Audubon sponsored a “Bird Feeder Cleaning Event” on August 20th and 21st at Briar Bush Nature Center. This event was, [...]
To help waning bird and insect populations by educating the public on how native plants could be used to create a beautiful and ecologically functional garden, the Upper Dublin Bird Town, Wyncote Audubon and the Ambler-Keystone Branch of the [...]
This is the video from the working group meeting on August 19, 2021 as we plan for the future.
Wellsboro, located in Tioga County, became a Bird Town in February 2019 through the initiative of the Tiadaughton Audubon Society. Initial Bird Town efforts included the education of property owners to the importance of enhancing their properties for the [...]