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Bird Lore began with articles written by David Brown of Lycoming Audubon and published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette for several years.  He transferred editorship of the column to Joan Sattler, also of Lycoming, in 2018.  She gathered a group of 11 writers from Lycoming and Seven Mountains Audubon chapters, publishing the columns in four local newspapers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, Tiadaghton chapter of Audubon joined the enterprise, and a fifth newspaper was added from Wellsboro. When Joan left the area in 2021, she turned the editorship of Bird Lore over to Kay Cramer of the Seven Mountains chapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past year 2022-23, more media outlets have expressed interest in publishing the column and it now appears in 8 newspapers in Central PA, as well as in the Pennsylvania Wild blogposts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos are supplied with the columns and are contributed by either the authors themselves or by local photographers Lauri Shaffer, Wayne Laubscher, and Bill Tyler.  The Audubon Digital Asset Management system has also allowed photos from its database to be used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Trish Brill of Middlecreek Signs designed the Bird Lore logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on the article below to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birding in India – Mar 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Birds: Those Awe-mazing Raptors – Feb 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counting Birds – Jan 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Finch Report 2025-26 – Dec 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Birds Play? – Nov 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birding My Patch – Oct 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Hooked on Hawk Watching – Sep 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ospreys in Pennsylvania: The Return of the Fish Hawk – Aug 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome Birds Into Your Backyard<\/a> – July 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric Birding<\/a> – June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania\u2019s Triumvirate of Songbird Mimics<\/a> – May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can We Do to Help Counter Bird Declines?<\/a> – Apr 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speeding Up the Bird \u201cLearning Curve\u201d<\/a> – Mar 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch for Short-Eared Owls this Winter<\/a> – Feb 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Birding<\/a> – Jan 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Finch Report for 2024-25<\/a> – Dec 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping an Eye on the Sparrow<\/a> – Nov 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ducks are Back in the Landscape!<\/a> – Oct 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Songbird Decline: How You Can Help!<\/a> – Sep 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birding for Beginners: A Gateway to Nature and Adventure<\/a> – Aug 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds Exemplify the Cycle of Life<\/a> – July 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania-based Research Re-discovers \u201cExtinct\u201d Ivory-billed Woodpecker – June 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Help Birds, Just by Looking Around – May 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Bird Season: Please Don\u2019t Kidnap the Babies! – Apr 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Novel Way to Protect Our Birds – Mar 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birding without the Bells and Whistles – Feb 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Birding – Jan 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finches Are Returning This Winter – Dec 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Way to Help Birds This Winter – Nov 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Flamingo! – Oct 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird Calls and Songs – Sep 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backyard Birding – Aug 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Salute to the Hummingbird – Jul 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not All Migratory Birds Are Neotropical – Jun 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warblers – May 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O for a Falconers Voice – Apr 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report of a Rare Bird Chaser – Mar 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waterfowl – Feb 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Effects of Pollution on Birds – Jan 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Winter Finches Are Back – Dec 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Amazing Wild Turkey – Nov 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Songs of the Year-round Birds – Oct 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardening for Birds and Pollinators – Sep 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You a Birder – Aug 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditations of a Beginning Birder – Jul 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Connection to the Tropics – Jun 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May Warblers Woodland Jewels – May 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow Goose Migration – Apr 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Nesters – Mar 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orchard Orioles 31-day Observation – Feb 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peregrine Falcon Project – Jan 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Long and the Short of It – Dec 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appreciating Our Feathered Friends – Nov 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horned Larks–a bright spot in winter fields – Oct 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds of a Feather Flock Together – Sep 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birding While Injured – Aug 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White-throated Sparrows Adopting New Songs – Jul 2021 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Female Birds Sing, Too! – Jun 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary founded nearly 90 years ago – May 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eastern Whip-poor-will is hard to see but its call is distinct – Apr 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migration is Complicated – Mar 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-town birdwatching possible anywhere – Feb 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pileated Woodpecker is a colorful, crested bird – Jan 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combination of factors results in influx of northern finches – Dec 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeders can provide food source to birds in cold – Nov 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluebird resurgence a success story – Oct 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s give our birds a hand \u2014 plant some natives – Aug 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Jul 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run-Birding: Want to run a four-minute mile and spot all your favorite birds? – May 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds are soon stopping by in massive spring migrations – Apr 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reluctant Birder – Mar 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common loons are elegant and a birder’s delight – Feb 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Owling in Pennsylvania – Jan 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Older articles (2015 to 2018)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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