Bird Lore began with articles written by David Brown of Lycoming Audubon and published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette for several years. He transferred editorship of the column to Joan Sattler, also of Lycoming, in 2018. She gathered a group of 11 writers from Lycoming and Seven Mountains Audubon chapters, publishing the columns in four local newspapers.
In 2021, Tiadaghton chapter of Audubon joined the enterprise, and a fifth newspaper was added from Wellsboro. When Joan left the area in 2021, she turned the editorship of Bird Lore over to Kay Cramer of the Seven Mountains chapter.
In the past year 2022-23, more media outlets have expressed interest in publishing the column and it now appears in 8 newspapers in Central PA, as well as in the Pennsylvania Wild blogposts.
Photos are supplied with the columns and are contributed by either the authors themselves or by local photographers Lauri Shaffer, Wayne Laubscher, and Bill Tyler. The Audubon Digital Asset Management system has also allowed photos from its database to be used.
In 2023, Trish Brill of Middlecreek Signs designed the Bird Lore logo.
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Keeping an Eye on the Sparrow – Nov 2024
Ducks are Back in the Landscape! – Oct 2024
Songbird Decline: How You Can Help! – Sep 2024
Birding for Beginners: A Gateway to Nature and Adventure – Aug 2024
Birds Exemplify the Cycle of Life – July 2024
Pennsylvania-based Research Re-discovers “Extinct” Ivory-billed Woodpecker – June 2024
You Can Help Birds, Just by Looking Around – May 2024
Baby Bird Season: Please Don’t Kidnap the Babies! – Apr 2024
A Novel Way to Protect Our Birds – Mar 2024
Birding without the Bells and Whistles – Feb 2024
Finches Are Returning This Winter – Dec 2023
One Way to Help Birds This Winter – Nov 2023
Bird Calls and Songs – Sep 2023
A Salute to the Hummingbird – Jul 2023
Not All Migratory Birds Are Neotropical – Jun 2023
O for a Falconers Voice – Apr 2023
Report of a Rare Bird Chaser – Mar 2023
The Effects of Pollution on Birds – Jan 2023
The Winter Finches Are Back – Dec 2022
Our Amazing Wild Turkey – Nov 2022
Songs of the Year-round Birds – Oct 2022
Gardening for Birds and Pollinators – Sep 2022
Meditations of a Beginning Birder – Jul 2022
Our Connection to the Tropics – Jun 2022
May Warblers Woodland Jewels – May 2022
Snow Goose Migration – Apr 2022
ORCHARD ORIOLES 31 DAY OBSERVATION – Feb 2022
The Peregrine Falcon Project – Jan 2022
The Long and the Short of It – Dec 2021
Appreciating Our Feathered Friends – Nov 2021
Horned Larks–a bright spot in winter fields – Oct 2021
Birds of a Feather Flock Together – Sep 2021
Birding While Injured – Aug 2021
White-throated Sparrows Adopting New Songs – Jul 2021
Female Birds Sing, Too! – Jun 2021
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary founded nearly 90 years ago – May 2021
The Eastern Whip-poor-will is hard to see but its call is distinct – Apr 2021
Migration is Complicated – Mar 2021
In-town birdwatching possible anywhere – Feb 2021
The Pileated Woodpecker is a colorful, crested bird – Jan 2021
Combination of factors results in influx of northern finches – Dec 2020
Feeders can provide food source to birds in cold – Nov 2020
Bluebird resurgence a success story – Oct 2020
Let’s give our birds a hand — plant some natives – Aug 2020
Red-breasted Nuthatch – Jul 2020
Run-Birding: Want to run a four-minute mile and spot all your favorite birds? – May 2020
Birds are soon stopping by in massive spring migrations – Apr 2020
The Reluctant Birder – Mar 2020
Common loons are elegant and a birder’s delight – Feb 2020
Winter Owling in Pennsylvania – Jan 2020
