Great Backyard Bird Count at Norristown Farm Park Pavilions
Great Backyard Bird Count Program at Norristown Farm Park Pavilions
Friday, February 17
10:00am – 11:00am or 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Norristown Farm Park Pavilions (see directions below)
This program is FREE, but registration is helpful so that we know to expect you.
Join our EPZ Educators as they participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count! With Elmwood Park Zoo’s temporary closure, we are partnering with Norristown Farm Park to host our annual exploration in our fantastic neighbor’s natural space! This interactive experience is perfect for bird lovers of all ages. Participants will get an introduction to bird watching and explore the Farm Park grounds. The count helps create a real-time snapshot of where birds are living and migrating. This nationwide event helps avian researchers gather information to better protect wild birds for the future!
This event is rain or shine. If inclement weather occurs, registrants will be contacted via email.
Directions to Norristown Farm Park:
The park’s main entrance is located at W. Germantown Pike and Barley Sheaf Drive. Once you are on Barley Sheaf Drive continue to the right and follow the signs to get to the pavilions.
For more information on Norristown Farm Park and other opportunities they offer to explore the outdoors, check out their website!
Climate Watch
The John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove & Valley Forge Audubon Society is excited to partner with Elmwood Park Zoo on Audubon’s Climate Watch, a community science program that explores how North American birds are responding to climate change!
Come to a FREE training session to learn how to play a role in helping birds around the continent!
Join us to learn how to collect data that will validate the current projections of Audubon’s climate models. Once trained on how to use our bird watching protocols to count bluebirds and nuthatches, you can get started!
Training date:
Tuesday, May 7th : 6:00-7:00pm @ Elmwood Park Zoo
***Please email Erin Rackovan, our Climate Watch Coordinator, at erackovan@elmwoodparkzoo.org for more information or to register.
Not a birder? Not a problem! ALL ARE WELCOME!
In 2014, Audubon released the Audubon Birds and Climate Change report highlighting the risks that climate change poses to birds across North America. In response, thousands of people asked how they could help make the world a better place for birds. Since the program’s launch in 2016, hundreds of dedicated Climate Watch volunteers have traversed habitats across the U.S. to look for bluebirds and nuthatches, our two target species.