March 2003 Outings
Saturday, March 15 — Pymatuning Area
Meet leader Mike Fialkovich at the Pymatuming Visitors Center (Waterfowl Museum) at 9:00 AM for this outing. Depending on ice cover, plenty of waterfowl and other winter specialties should be around for this trip. Bald Eagles are almost guaranteed. Rough-legged Hawks are likely, along with the famous albino Red-tailed Hawk that has been there for several years now. Other possibilities include Snow Buntings and Horned Larks.
Sunday, March 23 — Moraine State Park
Join leaders Jack and Sue Solomon (412-521-3365) for this first spring outing to one of western Pennsylvania's best birding spots. Hopefully, the ice will be gone by now and a good variety of diving ducks will be present. Meet at the first parking lot on the south shore day use area (off Route 422) at 9:00 AM.
Non-3RBC Outings
Saturday, March 1— Wintering Waterfowl & Raptors
Birding
Club of Delaware County
Saturday, March 8 — Middle Creek Wildlife Management
Area
West
Chester Bird Club
Thursday, March 13— On Sabbatical Leave, Florida
Wissahickon
Nature Club
- Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65) into Ben Avon.
- Cross the bridge into Ben Avon, then turn R onto Dickson.
- At the second STOP sign turn L onto Church Street.
- After the third STOP sign look for a large stone church on the left. Turn left onto Rostrevor. Parking lot is on the left of Rostrevor Place.
Tim Manka will present On Sabbatical Leave, Florida. Ranger Tim has taught geomorphology (earth changes over geologic time) and fossils for 31 years in Shaler Area schools. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Geological Society and 19 other science and nature groups in Pittsburgh. Tim has been a national park ranger-naturalist at Mr. Rainier National Park, the Grand Canyon, Big Bend (Texas), the Everglades, Cape Hatteras, Assateague Island National Seashore, Cape Cod and six summers in Shenandoah National Park. Since retiring in 1999, Tim has been visiting science museums and zoos. He has traveled to 100 countries and all 50 states.
The evening's exhibit will be The Incredible Egg by Chuck Tague.
Join us at 7:00 p.m. for coffee and dessert; program begins at 7:30 p.m.
For more information contact:
Chuck Tague, President at (412) 488-8760, or
Susanne Varley, Secretary at (412) 771-4737.
Directions from Pittsburgh:
Saturday, March 15 — Annual Duck Round-up &
Woodcock Hunt
Birding
Club of Delaware County
Sunday, March 16 — Spring Duck Migration
Bartramian
Audubon Society
Saturday, March 22 — Eastern Neck Island, MD
West
Chester Bird Club
Saturday, March 22 — Middle Creek WMA
Wyncote
Audubon Society
Thursday, March 27— Nature's Treasures
(Mark Bowers)
Wissahickon
Nature Club
