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Bird Watching

Significant portions of the Upper and Middle Crum and Ridley Creek Watersheds have been designated as Important Bird Areas (IBAs). IBAs are sites that provide essential habitat for one or more species of birds.  The Upper Ridley and Crum Creeks have a diversity of habitat, public access, and an existing population of rare, threatened, and declining birds.  Locally threatened species include the eastern meadowlark, the bobolink, and many neotropical migratory species such as the Kentucky warbler.  To learn more about designating an IBA, click here.

The National Audubon Society has designated these Ridley Creek publicly accessible areas as IBAs:

• Historic Goshenville and Ashbridge Preserve in East Goshen

• Okehocking Preserve in Willistown Township

• Ridley Creek State Park

• Tyler Arboretum

For a copy of the brochure and map, “Welcome to the Upper Ridley/Crum Creek Important Bird Area”, contact CRC or Willistown Conservation Trust.

Favorite Bird Watching Areas

To download a list of publicly accessible bird watching spots, click here.

Bird Lists

A seasonal list of birds in the Ridley Creek Watershed by habitat, compiled by Ridley Creek State Park, to be added here.

Local Birding Clubs and Walks

• Saturdays, 7:30 AM, Back to Nature Feed and Gift Shop, 1176 N Middletown Rd, Media (Middletown). Contact: Al Guarente, owner. 610-459-2305

• Wednesdays, 8:15 AM, Tyler Arboretum, free with admission or membership

West Chester Bird Club

September-May  2nd & 4th Monday
Friends Meeting House, West Chester
http://martinp1.tripod.com/wcbchome.htm

Birding Club of Delaware County

2nd Wednesday   September-May
7:30 PM   Marple Public Library
Meetings, field trips, Rose Tree Hawk Watch
www.bcdelco.org

Valley Forge Audubon Society

Monthly meeting at John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
Audubon, PA  610-666-5593 x503
www.valleyforgeaudubon.org

Delaware Valley Ornithological Club

1st & 3rd Thursday   September-May
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
www.dvoc.org/Main.htm

Pennsylvania Birding Clubs

www.birdingguide.com/clubs/pennsylvania.html
 

For updates, notify info@crcwatersheds.org