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Cancelled: Young Birders Walk at Sweet Run State Park

Cancelled: Young Birders Walk at Sweet Run State Park

Mar 29, 2024

This walk has been cancelled, but the regular Sweet Run bird walk is still taking place. Join our Young Birding...

A Quiet Walk for Birds at Sweet Run State Park

A Quiet Walk for Birds at Sweet Run State Park

Feb 27, 2024

Photo by Scott Harris Thirteen people showed up on February 24 for the monthly bird walk at Sweet Run State...

Good Weather and Active Birds at Sweet Run State Park

Good Weather and Active Birds at Sweet Run State Park

Jan 30, 2024

Twenty-one people showed up for Saturday’s bird walk at Sweet Run State Park on a particularly nice January morning. Due...

Celebrate Birds: Walk at Sweet Run

Celebrate Birds: Walk at Sweet Run

Jan 6, 2024

Sweet Run State Park has 894 acres of diverse habitat consisting of vernal pools, meadows, ponds, streams, and a rich...

Hermit Thrushes Were Everywhere at Sweet Run State Park

Hermit Thrushes Were Everywhere at Sweet Run State Park

Nov 27, 2023

Hermit Thrush.Photo by John Denice Fourteen Hermit Thrushes were the highlight of the bird walk on a beautiful, though cold,...

Lower Stream Health Scores at Sweet Run Are Likely Due to Drought

Lower Stream Health Scores at Sweet Run Are Likely Due to Drought

Nov 16, 2023

Juvenile Northern Two-lined Salamander found at Sweet Run.Photo by Amy Ulland Stream Team volunteers Chris Henke, Susan Schuler and Amy...

Multitudes of Cedar Waxwings Seen During Walk at Sweet Run

Multitudes of Cedar Waxwings Seen During Walk at Sweet Run

Oct 30, 2023

Cedar Waxwings.Photo by John Denice Twenty-two birders enjoyed a spectacular, unusually warm mid-fall morning at Sweet Run State Park on...

Mystery Bird Baffles Group at Sweet Run State Park

Mystery Bird Baffles Group at Sweet Run State Park

Aug 28, 2023

Thirteen participants led by Joe Coleman and Michael Sciortino showed up for the monthly bird walk on August 26 at...

Another Beautiful Bird Walk at Sweet Run State Park

Another Beautiful Bird Walk at Sweet Run State Park

Jul 24, 2023

Photo by Scott Harris Nineteen people showed up on a beautiful summer morning on July 22 for the monthly bird...

Active, Vocal Birds and an Intricate Nest at Sweet Run

Active, Vocal Birds and an Intricate Nest at Sweet Run

Jun 26, 2023

Barred Owl.Photo by Scott Harris After several days of rain and a morning that began with a fog so dense...

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