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Birding Chester County, PA

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How to report rare or unusual birds

Bird Clubs

Nature Centers

Books

Hawk Watches

Mid-winter Bird Census

Additional Resources

To report rare or unusual birds in Pennsylvania
	To report to the Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert
		or call 215-240-5747
	To report to Pennsylvania Birds Listserve (General birding discussion)
		pabirds@list.audubon.org - (You must be subscribed to the list to post a message.) Information on this list is available at http://list.audubon.org/archives/pabirds.html
	To report to Central PA/Susquehanna (RBA Hotline)
		TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
	To report to Eastern PA/Lehigh Valley Birdline (RBA Hotline)
		(610) 252-3455, press the (*) key and leave your message or becard@rcn.com with "Birdline" in subject heading.
	To report to Pennsylvania Birds (A statewide publication) -
		Eleanor Wolf 148 Harvest Lane Phoenixville PA 19460 (610) 933-6414
	To report to North American Birds
		Victor W. Fazio, III bcvireo@sbcglobal.net Rick Wiltraut rwiltraut@state.pa.us
	To report to Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee
		Nick Pulcinella (PORC Secretary) 613 Howard Road, West Chester PA 19380

Bird Clubs in Chester County

Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC)
Academy of Natural Sciences
19^th and The Parkway
Philadelphia PA 19103

West Chester Bird Club
P.O. Box 62
Westtown PA 19395

Nature Centers in Chester County

Great Valley Nature Center
Route 29 and Hollow Road
Devault, PA 19432
(610) 935-9777

Books related to birding in Chester County

Birding the Delaware Valley Region by John and Justin Harding (Temple University Press, 1980)
Birder’s Guide to Pennsylvania by Paula Ford (Gulf Publishing Company, 1995)
Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania by Daniel Brauning (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992)
The Birds of Pennsylvania by Gerald McWilliams and Daniel Brauning (Cornell University Press, 2000)

Hawk Watches in Chester County

Christmas Counts in Chester County

Elverson :
Bob Cook (610) 286-9919
Valley Forge (Audubon):
Tony Fernandes (610) 647-7868
West Chester:
Barry Blust, 610-458-5616, BarryBlust@comcast.net