Call Number: MG-566, Series 1 Newspaper Articles

1 box     16 folders     .5 cubic feet

Repository: LancasterHistory.org (Organization); PV7

Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 12

Scope and Content Note: Series 1 contains photocopies of newspaper articles, mostly from local newspapers, about birds, bird watching, and the club. This collection contains the business records of the Lancaster County Bird Club in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Records include the constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, bulletins, newsletters, programs, correspondence.

Creator: Lancaster County Bird Club.

System of Arrangement: The collection is divided into 18 series.

Series 1 Newspaper articles

Series 2 Lancaster County Bird Club books and publications

Series 3 Correspondence

Series 4 Programs

Series 5 “Call Notes”

Series 6 Bulletins

Series 7 Daily field checklists and bird counts

Series 8 Newsletters

Series 9 Field trips

Series 10 Donations, sponsorships and membership

Series 11 Crow Problem

Series 12 Constitution and by-laws

Series 13 LCBC and other organizations

Series 14 Awards, recognition and certification

Series 15 Lancaster County Bird Club Reports

Series 16 Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Project

Series 17 Membership cards/lists

Series 18 Minutes

Conditions for Access: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Language: English

Biographical and Historical Note: The Lancaster County Bird Club had its beginnings in December 1937 and has been active ever since in pursuit of its goals: to record the observation of bird life in the county, to disseminate in a popular manner the result of such observations, to provide education concerning the habits and identification of birds and to secure the cultivation of public sentiment in the preservation of our native bird life. Articles of Incorporation were filed and approved by the Department of State on December 12, 1983, under the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1972.

Lancaster County’s location in southcentral Pennsylvania makes it home to many diverse habitats that are attractive, not only to breeding birds, but also to migratory species. The Susquehanna River, the Furnace Hills, the Lancaster County Parks System, Octoraro Lake, Muddy Run Reservoir, Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, sites owned by the Lancaster County Conservancy, and the vast agricultural areas all provide excellent birding opportunities.

Lancaster County Bird Club. “About Us.” Accessed May 12, 2015. http://www.lancasterbirdclub.org/index.php/about-us.

Source of Acquisition: Gift of the Lancaster County Bird Club, 20 July 2010-present.

Accruals: LancasterHistory.org will continue to receive meeting minutes and other records.

Preferred Citation: Lancaster County Bird Club Records (MG-566), Series #, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory.org

Subject Headings:

Lancaster County Bird Club (LHo LOC n 84006127)

Clubs.

Business records.

Bird watching.

Publicity.

Membership.

Lancaster County (Pa.)

Related Materials: See also the Photograph Collection.

Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by WP; AJ, 2014-2015. Finding aid was created following DACS conventions.

 

Box 1

Series 1 Newspaper Articles

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 1  Bird Type

“Sparrows—Finches”. The Lancaster Farmer. S.S. Rathvon (editor). Lancaster, PA. March 1875. Vol. VII, No. 3.

“Prof. Riley on the Birds”. The Lancaster Farmer. January 1875. Vol. 7, No. 1.

“Common Blackie Is Most Numerous Bird”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 2 January 1983.

“Purple Martins Bring Letter”, by: Bob Schutsky. 6 September 1987.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 2  Bluebirds

“Area Residents Can Help the Bluebird”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 3 April 1983.

“The Bluebirds Return”, by: Jack Brubaker. 20 March 1987.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 3  Eagles

“Bald Eagles Return to County Skies”. New Era. Lancaster, PA. Monday, 22 December 1980.

“Bald Eagles Make a Slow Comeback”, by: Robert Schutsky. Sunday News. 5 December 1982.

“More Eagles are Roosting Along River”, by: Mark Eyerly. Lancaster New Era. Tuesday Evening 1 February 1983. No. 33, 167.

“Eagle Robs Osprey in High-Sky Drama”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 6 October 1985.

“Spring Quiet for Eagles”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 2 June 1985.

“Where Eagles Dare”, by: Ad Crable. New Era. Lancaster, PA. 18 April 2006. Picture by: Tom Amico.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 4  Gyrfalcons

“The Killer Elite”, by: Jerry Dyer. Game News. February 1983.

“Rare Falcon, Wintering Here, Dies”, by: Jack Hubley. Sunday News. 16 January 1983.

“Gyrfalcons at Stoltzfus Quarry”, by: Jack Hubley. Sunday News. 16 January 1963.

“Gyrfalcon has Birdwatchers Agog”, by: Jo-Ann Greene. Sunday News. 3 January 1982.

“Gyrfalcon, Snowy Owl Sighted”. Intelligencer Journal. Monday Morning, 15 February 1982.

“2 Rare Gyrfalcons Return to County”, by: Jon Ferguson. Intelligencer Journal. 10 January 1983.

“Gyrfalcon Will Be Shown At Middle Creek”, by: Jeff Hawkes. Intelligencer Journal. 21 January 1983.

“Gyrfalcons—The Final Chapter”. Sunday News. 7 February 1988.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 5  Osprey

“Ospreys, Hawks on the Move”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 4 September 1983.

“1987: The Year of the Osprey”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 13 July 1986.

“Osprey Rule Roost at TMI”, by: Rebecca J. Ritzel. Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, PA. Tuesday, 18 May 2004. Only half the article.

“Rare Birds No Rare Sight for Utilities”, by: Rebecca J. Ritzel. Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, PA. Tuesday, 18 May 2004. Only half the article.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 6  Peregrine Falcon

“Rare Birds, High Perch”, by: Ad Crable. New Era. 3 March 2006.

“Found: First Peregrine Falcon Nest in Lancaster County in at least 60 Years”, by: Ad Crable. New Era. 15 May 2007.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 7  Rare Birds

“Nine Seldom-Seen Species of Birds are Spotted Here”. 26 December 1954.

“Rare Arctic Birds in Upper Leacock Draw Happy Viewers”. 13 January 1983.

“Winter Brings Special Birds”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 3 November 1985.

“Local Rarities”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 8 December 1985.

“Unexpected Birds Fly into PA”. 7 September 1986.

“Duck Discovery”, by: Ad Crable. New Era. Wednesday, 1 February 2006.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 8  Swans

“Tundra Swans Joining Other Migratory Birds in Using County as a Regular Rest Stop”, by: Ad Crable. New Era.

“Swans, Geese, Egrets, Gulls: They All Visit Here”, by: Ad Crable. New Era.

“Whistling Swans Stop En Route North”. Sunday News.

“Whistling Swans Magnificent Sight”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 7 November 1982.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 9  Birds, General

“Birds Dependent upon Humans”.

“Brilliant Birds of Winter”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 4 December 1983.

“More Good Birds”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 12 January 1986.

“A Big Day for Birders”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 1 June 1986.

“Birds to Brag About”. Sunday News. 2 November 1986.

“Feeder Bits and Pieces”. 1 February 1987.

“Winter Meets Spring in March”. Sunday News. 1 March 1987.

“Action on the Nesting Trail”. Sunday News. 7 June 1987.

“Birds of a Feather get Coiffed Together”, by: Carla Di Fonzo. Intelligencer Journal. Tuesay, 24 January 2006.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 10 Migration

“Some Species Herald the Coming of Spring”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 6 March 1983.

“Barn Swallow Spends Winter in Argentina”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 1 May 1983.

“Shorebirds Widespread Travelers”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 8 September 1985.

“Migration North Begins”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 3 March 1985.

“Birds of Prey Don’t Pass Us By”, by: Ad Crable. New Era. Wednesday, 16 September 1987.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 11 Birding

“Long After his Death, Ted Parker Still Guiding Birdwatchers to Remarkable Feats”, by: Ad Crable.

“Birders who Won’t Come Out of the Cold”, by: Ad Crable. New Era.

“Binoculars, Books and Boots are Birder’s Gear”, by: Barbara Douglas. Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, PA. Friday, 1 September 1978.

“Sighting Birds a Numbing Task”, by: Jo-Ann Green. Sunday News. 11 January 1981.

“Urban Birding—New York Style”, by: Bob Schutsky. Sunday News. 7 December 1986.

“Fun Birding in Conejohela Mud”, by: Bob Schutsky. Sunday News. 4 October 1984.

“Birding—All Year Long”, by: Bob Schutsky. 6 December 1987.

“A Half Century of Birding in Lancaster County”, by: Jack Brubaker. 29 December 1987.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 12 Bird Counts

“Bird-Watchers Flock Together for Winter Count”, by: Jack Hubley. Sunday News.

“Owls Highlight Bird Count”, by: Bob Schutsky. Sunday News. 18 January 1987.

“Bird Count: 3 New Species, Abundance of Bluebirds, Eagles”, by: Jo-Ann Greene. Sunday News. 11 January 1981.

“Bird Census Turns Up Over 100 Species Here”, by: Eugene Kraybill. Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, PA. Saturday, 16 January 1982.

“Yule Bird Counts Begin Soon”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 9 December 1984.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 13 Birds in the Community

“Flocks of Birds Unsettle 6^th Ward”, by: Russell E. Eshleman JR. New Era. Lancaster, PA. Wednesday, 12 November 1980.

“Backyards to Buzz with Bird Activity”, by: Robert M. Schutsky. Sunday News. 1 April 1984.

“Envirothon a Chance to Learn”, by: John McGonigle. Sunday News. Lancaster, PA. 16 May 2004.

Millersville ADvertiser. Vol. XLI, NO. 9. Wednesday, 9 June 2004.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 14 Middle Creek & Other Wildlife Areas

“Middlecreek Costs Rise”. Sunday News. 12 April.

“Susquehanna Island New Bird Sanctuary”, by: Jim Kinter. Intelligencer Journal. 2 May 1980.

“Woodland Along Hammer Creek Saved for Public”. 7 May 1980.

“14,000 Canada Geese Winter at Middle Creek”, by: Mary C. Wells. New Era. Lancaster, PA. Tuesday, 29 December 1981.

“Rare Bird at Middle Creek”. New Era. 2005.

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 15 Bird Club(s)

“Bird Club Members Flocking Here in Increasing Numbers”, by: Jo-Ann Greene. Sunday News. 8 February 1987.

“Local Bird Club Opens New Season on Oct. 21”.

“Hobby Offers a Bird’s-eye View”, by: Susan Jurgelski. Travel & Leisure. Spring/Summer 2002

 

Series 1, Box 1, Folder 16 Bird Organizations

“A Day at Cape May”, by: Bob Schutsky. 1 November 1987.