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Birding Philadelphia 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

Click Here for information on Frank Windfelder's 2007 Philadelphia Big Year

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) -
		Philadelphia County - Doris McGovern
	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 Philadelphia County

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

Nature Centers in Philadelphia County

Pennypack Environmental Center
8600 Veree Road
Philadelphia PA 19115
(215) 685-0470

Schuylkill Valley Environmental and Educational Center
8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215) 482-7300

Tinicum National Environmental Center (Heinz NWR)
86th Street and Lindberg Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19153
(215) 365-3118

Books related to birding in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County

none

Mid-winter Bird Census in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia Mid Winter Bird Census
Keith Russell
(215) 567-1203