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Philadelphia County, PA

Delaware Valley RBA
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Birding Locations

1 Bartram Gardens
2 Carpenter’s Woods
3 Cobbs Creek Park
4 East Park Reservoir
5 Fairmount Park
6 John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (Tinicum)
7 Juniata Park
8 Pennypack Creek / Park
9 Philadelphia Sewage Ponds/ Old Fort Mifflin
10 Roosevelt Park
11Schuylkill Center for
Environmental & Education

12 Wissahickon Creek
13 Wissinoming Park
14 Upper Roxborough Reservoir
15 Baxter Water Treatment Plant
16 Benjamin Rush Park


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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 -
    Philadelphia County - Doris McGovern, 209 Dogwood Rd., Media, PA 19063 , (610) 565-8484
  To report to North American Birds - Nick Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester PA 19380

 

BIRD CLUBS
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC)
Academy of Natural Sciences
19th and The Parkway
Philadelphia PA 19103
PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS MAGAZINE COUNTY COMPLIER
Doris McGovern
209 Dogwood
Media PA 19063
(610) 565-8484
CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
Phila. Convention & Visitors Bureau
1515 Market Street, Suite 2020,
Phila PA 19102
(215) 636-3300 Fax: (215) 636-3327
CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
Philadelphia Visitors Center
16th Street & JFK Blvd.
Phila PA 19102
(215) 636-1666 Fax: (215) 636-1649
PUBLICATIONS
Pennsylvania Birds
LIST SERV/ MAILING LISTS
The Pennsylvania Birding List ~ PA Birds
RARE BIRD ALERT
Delaware Valley RBA
TO REPORT SIGHTINGS:

RARE BIRD COMMITTEE
Nick Pulcinella
(PORC Secretary)
613 Howard Road
West Chester PA 19380
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS (IBA’S)
  • John Heinz NWR at Tinicum
  • Mud Island
  • Fairmount Park/Benjamin Rush SP IBA (approved May 2005)
WILDLIFE REHAB CENTERS
Schuylkill Wildlife Rescue Center
8480 Hagys Mill Road
Philadelphia PA 19128
(215) 482-8217
CHRISTMAS COUNTS Philadelphia Mid Winter Bird Census
Keith Russell
(215) 567-1203
BIRD GUIDE BOOKS

  • 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)
NATURE CENTERS
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