Jr. Birding Club June Newswire -Join us for "Kids Get Out and Bird" at Rushton 6/7

June 2014

Willistown Wild Wings Newswire

Upcoming Programs

- PA Young Birders "Kids Get Out and Bird" at Rushton 6/7

Future Meetings
TBA

Blake Goll
Nature Education Coordinator
Phone: 610-353-2562 Ext. 20
Email: bhg@wctrust.org

WCT Headquarters

925 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-353-2562

wctrust.org

Rushton Farm & Rushton Woods Preserve

911 Delchester Rd.

Newtown Square, PA 19073

Checking Tree Swallow boxes at Rushton. PAYB "Get Out and Bird" 2013

Kids Get Out and Bird at Rushton!

Saturday, June 7th from 9am-Noon

Saturday is supposed to be a GORGEOUS day... to get out and do some early summer birding at a beautiful preserve! Rushton has a variety of wildlife habitats to explore including the sustainable farm fields, hedgerows, open meadows, woodlands, streams and ponds. We will spend the morning birding, monitoring the nest boxes on the farm and enjoying nature. Bring your binoculars or let us know if you need to borrow a pair. You never know what you might see in nature, especially at this time of year that is so busy for birds and other creatures!

What You Missed in May

The Banding Station Open House was a hit as usual with about 60 visitors throughout the morning, including some teens from Philadelphia with the ZooCrew Naturalist Program! The bird catch was fantastic as well and included a Brown Thrasher, Ovenbird, Magnolia Warbler, Gray Catbird, Veery, and Common Yellowthroats.

Photo caption: Brown Thrasher at the Open House

Thanks for your interest in Willistown Conservation Trust's Junior Birding Club, a chapter of PA Young Birders. Studies have shown that regular experience with nature makes kids healthier, happier and significantly improves their performance in all school subjects. Getting your child involved with PA Young Birders is a wise choice that makes positive waves in your child's future.

Our Mission is to develop a culture of caring

for the natural world and desire to conserve

land, by providing meaningful, thought provoking

experiences with nature, especially birds.

Our Objectives for Your Child:

Connect intimately to nature in order to foster a lasting love of the natural world.
Nurture a spirit of discovery and wonder.
Refine birding abilities and cultivate a wholesome lifelong hobby.
Develop science skills and understanding
of the scope of science.
Create a confident conservation ethic by demonstrating the importance of preserving open space.
Recognize the interconnectedness of habitat, birds and other wildlife.
Ensure an ultimate understanding of the positive role humans can play in the natural world

Programs are free unless otherwise noted (although donations are always appreciated), and kids are only expected to bring a desire to learn about birds and explore nature as well as hiking shoes and clothes they don't mind getting dirty! Binoculars are a plus, but we always have a few on hand to borrow. All programs are appropriate for kids ages 8-12, but most are adaptable for younger or older kids as well; just ask me if you are concerned about the age appropriateness of a program.

The Willistown Conservation Trust is a non-profit land trust working to protect the rural beauty of the 28,000 acres surrounding Willistown,Pennsylvania. We're dedicated to permanently protecting our countryside from development and inspiring in people a lifelong love of the land and the natural world. Please visit our website to learn more about us, and subscribe to our bird blog to learn about what's been going on at our bird banding station this year.

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