Join us in 2022 for our Festival of the Birds

Keynote Speaker:
Katie Fallon is the author of the nonfiction books Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (2020, 2017) and Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (2011), as well as also two books for children. She is a founder of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the region’s wild birds through research, education, and rehabilitation, and has served as President of the Mountaineer Chapter of the National Audubon Society. A member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators, Katie has worked with birds since 1998; over the last twenty years she has given educational presentations featuring live raptors, vultures, parrots, and corvids. She is also a columnist for Bird Watcher’s Digest and has taught writing at West Virginia University, Virginia Tech, and elsewhere. Her first word was “bird.” For more: www.katiefallon.com.

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We offer

• Nature-related programs throughout the year
• Access to PIA sanctuary properties
• Newsletter with local focus
• Regional field trips
• Opportunities for public service
• Award - winning Audubon Magazine   (with National Membership only) ​

PIAS holds programs on the third Friday of each month (except for holidays) from September through June, excluding December and January.
Due to COVID-19 programs are held by Zoom meetings

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The NewsletterTern of Events is published bi-monthly, February, April, June, August, October and December.

Checklist of Birds Recorded in Erie County, PA, Including Presque Isle State Park
Compiled in 2021 by Gerald M. McWilliams
List Maintenance & Graphic Design by James R. Hill, III & Dr. Patrick M. Kramer
Reviewed by
Dr. Donald B. Snyder & Ben Coulter

Field Trips and Activities
PIAS offers a variety of field trips which provide individuals with recreational and educational experiences throughout the year. 
In addition, PIAS sponsors other annual activities including the

• Christmas Bird Count
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Raptor Experience
• Hawk Watch in the spring
• Festival of the Birds in May (Will resume in 2022)
• ​Allegany Nature Pilgrimage (See details here.)

Details for upcoming trips and activities will be published on this page and in our newsletter, Tern of Events. Unless otherwise indicated, these activities are free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

Checklist of Birds

Butterfly Checklist

Map of the Erie area Christmas Bird Count

2021 FIELD TRIPS RESUME:
​JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING MIGRATION
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All field trips participants will meet up in the Stull Center parking lot by 8:00 AM; from the Stull Center we will carpool/drive to our designated trail. These trips are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC so bring a friend. We have binoculars to lend for the trip for those that do not have them or if you are looking to purchase a new pair of binoculars and would like to try out some different strengths. The park continues to experience wet conditions and high water, so boots are recommended.
Have any questions, concerns, suggestions about field trips? Contact Michele Franz at info@presqueisleaudubon.org!

​We will expect participants to follow CDC guidelines for Covid precautions including masking and social distancing. All binoculars will be cleaned in accordance with these guidelines as well.