SENECA ROCKS AUDUBON SOCIETY
Short-eared Owl. Video: Steven Chu/Audubon Photography Awards
Bird Walks and Watches
We have bird walks 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 walks. We'd love to see you!
Warbler Walk, Oil Creek State Park, 8 am, Saturday, May 17
Mill Creek Walk, 8 am, Saturday, June 7
Piney Tract Walk (SGL 330), 9 am, Sat., June 14
Nighthawk Watches, 6:30-8:30 pm, nightly, Mid-Aug-early Sept.
It's relaxing to watch the sky with others!
More information to come.
Owl Prowl with our owl sleuth Mal during an evening in November. The 2024 sightings at every stop will be hard to beat!
Wait for more information.
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.
Come early to get a seat and hang out!
Information for our fabulous fall programs will be posted in mid July.
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 in Dec., annually since 1987!
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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$10.99. Available at programs,
Sparrow Books, Fulmer House Books, and Amazon. Or use this order form and we'll mail you a copy.
Long-sleeved t-shirts with chapter logo.
Royal blue or kelly green.
$17. 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.