Natural Lands

Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk
2026-05-15 08:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Sadsbury Woods Preserve, 443 Old Wilmington Road, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 19320
Event Participants – Note new address for meet up: (218 Old Mill Road Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320)

Celebrate the rhythms of spring as we explore the magic of birds on the move. During this guided walk, we’ll watch for migrating species, observe local birds as they prepare for nesting season, and take in the flutter of winged life returning to the landscape.
Led by our preserve management staff, you’ll get a personalized experience from someone who tends these lands on a daily basis.
Plan for delays and prepare to leave a bit early for arrival to Sadsbury Woods. Please be aware, ongoing construction has been scheduled to occur on Old Wilmington Road starting in April and going through the end of the year. Attendees will still have access to the preserve, but please account for possible delays in your travel time.
The songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and shorebirds—about 300 recorded species—that rely on habitats under Natural Lands care are not just beautiful but also essential to the health of our planet. What’s more, they are environmental indicators, warning us of climate shifts and other ecosystem changes.
Learn more about what Natural Lands is doing for bird conservation.
Can’t attend this one? Check out more dates and locations in our Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk series below:

Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve’s wetlands (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, April 30, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson, PA)
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern, PA)
Thursday, May 7, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Summerhill Preserve (Media, PA)
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester, PA)
Thursday, May 14, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Wawa Preserve (Media, PA)
Friday, May 15, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, May 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg, PA)
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton, PA)
Thursday, June 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)

Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk - CANCELLED
2026-05-21 08:30 - 11:00 | Peacedale Preserve, 160 Peacedale Road, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, 19352
This event is cancelled. Please join us for a future event.
Celebrate the rhythms of spring as we explore the magic of birds on the move. During this guided walk led by our skilled Force of Nature volunteers, we’ll watch for migrating species, observe local birds as they prepare for nesting season, and take in the flutter of winged life returning to the landscape.
The songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and shorebirds—about 300 recorded species—that rely on habitats under Natural Lands care are not just beautiful but also essential to the health of our planet. What’s more, they are environmental indicators, warning us of climate shifts and other ecosystem changes.
Learn more about what Natural Lands is doing for bird conservation.
Can’t attend this one? Check out more dates and locations in our Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk series below:

Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve’s wetlands (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, April 30, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson, PA)
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern, PA)
Thursday, May 7, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Summerhill Preserve (Media, PA)
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester, PA)
Thursday, May 14, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Wawa Preserve (Media, PA)
Friday, May 15, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, May 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg, PA)
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton, PA)
Thursday, June 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)

Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk CANCELLED
2026-05-23 08:00 - 10:30 | Green Hills Preserve, 553 Gunhart Road, Mohnton, Pennsylvania, 19540
This event is cancelled. Please join us for a future event.
Celebrate the rhythms of spring as we explore the magic of birds on the move. During this guided walk, we’ll watch for migrating species, observe local birds as they prepare for nesting season, and take in the flutter of winged life returning to the landscape.
Led by our preserve management staff, you’ll get a personalized experience from someone who tends these lands on a daily basis.
The songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and shorebirds—about 300 recorded species—that rely on habitats under Natural Lands care are not just beautiful but also essential to the health of our planet. What’s more, they are environmental indicators, warning us of climate shifts and other ecosystem changes.
Learn more about what Natural Lands is doing for bird conservation.
Can’t attend this one? Check out more dates and locations in our Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk series below:

Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve’s wetlands (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, April 30, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson, PA)
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern, PA)
Thursday, May 7, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Summerhill Preserve (Media, PA)
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester, PA)
Thursday, May 14, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Wawa Preserve (Media, PA)
Friday, May 15, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, May 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg, PA)
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton, PA)
Thursday, June 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)

Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk
2026-06-04 08:00 - 10:30 | Hildacy Preserve, 1031 Palmers Mill Road, Media, Pennsylvania, 19063
Celebrate the rhythms of spring as we explore the magic of birds on the move. During this guided walk, we’ll watch for migrating species, observe local birds as they prepare for nesting season, and take in the flutter of winged life returning to the landscape.
Led by our preserve management staff, you’ll get a personalized experience from someone who tends these lands on a daily basis.
The songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and shorebirds—about 300 recorded species—that rely on habitats under Natural Lands care are not just beautiful but also essential to the health of our planet. What’s more, they are environmental indicators, warning us of climate shifts and other ecosystem changes.
Learn more about what Natural Lands is doing for bird conservation.
Can’t attend this one? Check out more dates and locations in our Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk series below:

Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve’s wetlands (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, April 30, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson, PA)
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern, PA)
Thursday, May 7, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Summerhill Preserve (Media, PA)
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester, PA)
Thursday, May 14, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Wawa Preserve (Media, PA)
Friday, May 15, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville, PA)
Thursday, May 21, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg, PA)
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton, PA)
Thursday, June 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Hildacy Preserve (Media, PA)

Annual Nesting Bird Census
2026-06-06 07:30 - 12:00 | Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary, 240 Sunnyside Road, Easton, Pennsylvania, 18042
Grab binoculars and join us in counting birds at Mariton. Since 1981, staff and volunteers have conducted an annual nesting bird census to count the number of species and individual birds breeding at this 200-acre preserve.
The census results serve as an important tool to help assess habitat management strategies. Healthy habitats sustain various nesting species, including flycatchers, tanagers, thrushes, and warblers. Mariton’s woodlands are particularly important to birds like the Wood Thrush, which requires large forests for nesting.
The songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and shorebirds—about 300 recorded species—that rely on habitats under Natural Lands care are not just beautiful but also essential to the health of our planet. What’s more, they are environmental indicators, warning us of climate shifts and other ecosystem changes.
Learn more about what Natural Lands is doing for bird conservation.

In Color Birding Book Club: Migrations
2026-06-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Join our partners, Philadelphia-based In Color Birding, for their very first Book Club gathering, where bird joy meets storytelling.
On Wednesday, June 10th, we are coming together at the Parkway Central Library to dive into Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, a powerful, atmospheric novel that follows one woman’s journey alongside the last Arctic terns in a rapidly changing world. It is a story about movement, loss, love, and what we hold onto when everything feels uncertain, and we cannot wait to hear what it stirred up for you.
This will not be a lecture. It is a conversation. We will spend about 90 minutes reflecting on what moved us, what challenged us, and what we are still sitting with. Whether you finished the book, started it, or are just curious, you are welcome here.
Like all of In Color Birding Club’s gatherings, this space is rooted in community, curiosity, and connection. Come as you are. Bring your thoughts, your questions, your perspectives, or just come to listen.
Need a copy of the book? You can borrow it through the Free Library or Libby, grab one from your local bookstore, or use Bookshop.org or Libro.fm, and if cost is a barrier, In Color Birding has you covered.
We’ll be gathering on the 4th floor in a conference room which holds 40 people comfortably. Small refreshments will be served. The space is fully accessible, with elevator access and restrooms on the same floor. Easy to reach by SEPTA, and parking support is available.
Come build something new with us, a space for stories, reflection, and community.

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Explore: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research
2026-09-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, 170 Possum Hollow Rd, Newark, DE, 19711
Go behind the scenes at Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research to learn how injured and orphaned wild birds are given a second chance. Participants will explore the facility, meet the experts who provide lifesaving care, and gain insight into the rehabilitation process from intake to release. This educational visit offers a rare look at the challenges and triumphs of wildlife rescue, perfect for curious nature lovers of all ages.
