SENECA ROCKS AUDUBON SOCIETY
Short-eared Owl. Video: Steven Chu/Audubon Photography Awards
Bird Walks and Watches
We have bird walks and watches for everyone. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner bird watcher or more advanced. Our expert guides make sure that everyone is included, no matter what their skill level is.
Join us for these upcoming events. We'd love to see you!
Nighthawk Watches, 6:30-8:00 pm, nightly.
Oil City Marina - Aug. 15- early Sept.
Mill Creek Boat Launch - Aug. 16- early Sept.
Click above for directions and more information.
Owl Prowl, 6 pm, Nov. 5 or Nov. 10.
Led by our expert owl sleuth, Mal. Please preregister for one evening. Limited to 15/night.
Click above for directions and preregistration.
Nature Programs
Our monthly nature programs are always interesting.
We meet at the Clarion Free Library, 644 Main St., Clarion, on the second Wednesday of the month. Programs start at 6:30 pm.
The Oct. 8 program is at the university.
Come early to get a seat and hang out!
Sept. 10 - Wildlife Rehabilitation: It Takes a Caring Village
with Melissa Goodwill, Outreach and Education Manager,
Tamarack Wildlife Center
October 8 - Beginners Guide to Mushroom Foraging with Esperanzo (Espo) Wilcox of the PA Mushroom Company. This program will be held at Penn West - Clarion, Auditorium 122C, Science and Technology Center
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November 12 - My Experience at Hog Island, Maine
with Hog Island SRAS scholarship recipient Brianna Lauer
December 10 - Members' Night
Bring your stories, photos, sightings, etc. for show and tell!
Sept. Bird Seed Sale
Purchase quality bird seed through J&J Feeds and Needs with this order form. Every purchase helps Seneca Rocks Audubon.
Mail in orders are due September 24. Pick up is from Sept. 29 - Oct. 4, 2025. Thank you for your support!
Community Science
We're involved in several community science projects. Anyone is welcome to join us. We'd love to have your company!
Email us if you're interested at senecarocksaudubon@gmail.com
Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 20, 2025
PA Bird Atlas, a 5-year project that started in 2024
Common Nighthawk Watch at Mill Creek Boat Launch and
the Oil City Marina (mid-August - early Sept.)
Conservation
Eastern Bluebird. Photo: Andrew Sentipa/Audubon Photography Awards
Our chapter is working to restore and preserve precious bird habitat and to educate the public about ways they can help.
Please join us in our efforts. We each can help.
Bird-Friendly Habitat - Our team actively promotes native plants for private and public spaces in our area.
Piney Tract (SGL 330) - A former strip mine, it is now an Important Birding Area and a breeding home to many grassland birds.
Go Birding!
Canada Warbler by Meg Kolodick.
The following links will take you to the eBird website for County Hotspots and recent sightings:
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Birding in Clarion County: Rivers, Fields and Forests
This is a wonderful article about birding in Clarion County by Carole Winslow. It's accompanied by beautiful bird photos.
Education
We educate the public in a variety of ways.
Tabling at local events
Presentations to community groups
Shop
Anthology of poems about birds
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$10.00 through SRAS. Also available at Sparrow Books, Fulmer House Books, and Amazon. Available at programs or use this order form and we'll mail you a copy.
Long-sleeved t-shirts with chapter logo.
Royal blue or kelly green.
$15. Available at programs
or email us at senecarocksaudubon@gmail.com
Birds of Venango County: The status, distribution, and history of the birds of Pennsylvania’s Oil Region, written by Gary Edwards with Jeffrey Hall.
The book is $20 plus $3.50 postage. Address is:
Gary Edwards
224 Meadow Rd. Apt.9
Seneca, PA 16346
Email Gary here for info.