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Berks County, PA

Delaware Valley RBA
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Birding Locations

1 Blue Marsh Lake
2 Carr’s Recreation Park
3 Fleetwood-Lyons Farmlands
4 French Creek State Park
5 Glen Morgan Lake
6 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary/Kittatiny Ridge
7 Hay Creek and the Birdsboro Reservoir

8 Kaercher Creek Park
9 Lake Ontelaunee
10 Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
11 Oley Valley
12 Rte 183 Hawk Watch
13 Shartlesville SGL 110

 

To report rare or unusual birds in Pennsylvania
  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 -
    Berks County - Rudy Keller, 71 Lutz Road, Boyertown PA 19512, (610) 845-7310
  To report to North American Birds - Nick Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester PA 19380

 

BIRD CLUBS
Baird Ornithological Club
Reading Public Museum,
500 Museum Rd.
Reading, PA 19611
(610) 372-3671

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS MAGAZINE COUNTY COMPLIER
Rudy Keller
71 Lutz Road
Boyertown PA 19512
(610) 845-7310

CHECKLIST
The Birds of Berks County

CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
Reading & Berks County Visitors Bureau

HAWK WATCHES
Hawk Mountain
Rte 183 at the Kittitany Ridge

LIST SERV/ MAILING LISTS
The Pennsylvania Birding List
~ PA Birds

RARE BIRD ALERT
Berks Co (610) 376-6000 code 2473

To report Sightings:
Ken Lebo
(610) 376-6000 code 2473 #3
RARE BIRD COMMITTEE
Nick Pulcinella
(PORC Secretary)
613 Howard Road
West Chester PA 19380

NATURE CENTERS
Nolde Forest Environmental Center
R.D. #1, Box 392
Reading, PA 19607
(215) 775-1411

MIGRATION COUNTS
North American Migratory Count (NMAC)

PUBLICATIONS
Pennsylvania Birds

CHRISTMAS COUNTS

BIRD GUIDE BOOKS

  • A Century of Bird Life in Berks County by W.D. Uhrich (Reading Public Museum, 1997)
  • 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)

IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS (IBA’S)

  • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary & Kittatiny Ridge
  • Lake Ontelaunee
  • Blue Marsh Lake
  • Glen Morgan Lake
  • Hay Creek and the Birdsboro Reservoir

WILD BIRD STORES

  • Wild Birds Unlimited, 60 Shillington Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608, (610) 670-5508
  • Wild Bird Center, Berkshire Point, 1060 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610, (610)-655-9896