What’s Aflutter? The Kestrel Nest Box Camera in Charlestown Township!
American Kestrels are the smallest falcon in North America. They are cavity nesters and will nest in boxes provided by humans. For three years, a small band of us [...]
What’s Aflutter? State College has a “Bird of the Year”!
Though the Borough of State College is only in its second year as a Bird Town, their committee’s enthusiasm for education and bird conservation is already gaining attention. [...]
What’s Aflutter? Controlling English Ivy: Swarthmore’s “Free the Trees” Days
On several days over the past two years, Swarthmore’s Bird Town Working Group, Environmental Advisory Council, Horticultural Society, and Tree Committee, along with Friends of Little Crum Creek [...]
What’s Aflutter? Sorority Sisters, Serviceberries, and Synergy
There’s a really inspiring story-behind-the-story of a sorority’s project to plant trees in Delaware County. It all began [...]
What’s Aflutter? Avalon Borough has weed-eating goats!!!
Avalon is a small borough in southwestern Pennsylvania, about 6 miles outside Pittsburgh. We previously relied on pesticides to control the overgrowth of weeds in public spaces. While [...]
What’s Aflutter in Tarentum Borough? A swell plan for Chimney Swifts!
Chimney Swifts are outstanding flyers, but their toes aren’t built for walking on the ground or even perching on a tree. For roosting or nesting, their “grappling hook” [...]
What’s Aflutter in Jenkintown? An Intergenerational Bird Club!
All at the same time, Bird Town Jenkintown is promoting a love of birds among local youth, giving experienced bird watchers a way to share their passion (letting [...]
BIRD TOWN MINI-GRANT RECIPIENTS AND PROJECTS ABOUND
Using the generous Penn Community Bank donation of $10,000, eleven Bird Town received up to $500 to support projects that they created to have a positive impact on their [...]
For the “Love of Birds” Valentines Drive
Thank you to everyone who made a “For the Love of Birds” Valentine’s Day contribution that was promoted in the weeks ahead of February 14th. Special thanks are due to [...]
A BIRD TOWN PENNSYLVANIA MILESTONE: There Are Now 50 Bird Town Communities in Pennsylvania!
We’re delighted to announce that there are now fifty Bird Town communities in Pennsylvania! We had conveyed at the end of December that Media Borough, in Delaware County, and Horsham [...]