Date: 4/29/26 9:16 am
From: Wentzel, Doug <djw105...>
Subject: Egrets, Loons, King Rail and more at the Migration Morning walk, April 29.
Hi All,

Despite the gray skies we had an enthusiastic group of birders for the walk this morning. We split up into two groups and saw a good diversity of birds, including the continuing King Rail, a pair of Great Egrets, both Red-throated and Common Loon, and Purple Martins checking out the box at the lake shore. We have multiple checklists from two groups and suffice to say, it was a great morning! Thanks to Wiscoy for Animals for their continued support.

And it is going to be a great weekend too:

Student Farm Plant Sale is on Friday and has a good selection of native plants.
https://www.studentfarm.psu.edu/2026-plant-sale/

And an even bigger sale is on Saturday, May 2 with our friends at the PA Native Plant Society.
https://www.panativeplantsociety.org/pnps-central-pennsylvania-native-plant-festival.html

And of course, Birding Cup teams are getting excited to take to the fields, forests, and wetlands to enjoy “big day” birding and raise funds for bird conservation and education. Still need a team to support? Bad Optics would love to have your backing and we need 26 more donors to make it an even 50 for the 50 years of Shaver’s Creek.

https://give.psu.edu/schools/PennState/birding-cup-2026/pages/bad-optics
Bad Optics
give.psu.edu

Thanks in advance, and all the best,
Doug

Doug Wentzel
Program Director & Naturalist

Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
The Pennsylvania State University
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA 16669-2114

phone: 814.865.4123
fax: 814.865.2706
http://www.ShaversCreek.org


 
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