Bird Town Pennsylvania
Lower Makefield Township is listed as a participating municipality in Bucks County. Audubon provides the tools for the municipality to engage their residents, schools and businesses in making more ecologically-friendly decisions, conserving energy and in the process, saving money.
OUR MISSION
Bird Town Pennsylvania works in partnership with local municipalities and like minded organizations to promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people.
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A letter from the Chair of LMT Bird Town Pennsylvania
Lower Makefield Township's Bird of the Month for April 2025 - The Blue Heron
Many of us consider The Great Blue Heron to be a rock star of the canal!
- Despite their impressive size, Great Blue Herons only weigh 5 to 6 pounds.
- In this area, they have benefited from the recovery of beaver populations, which offers the Herons swamps and meadows that allow for foraging and nesting.
- Great Blue Herons have specialized feathers on their chest that continually grow and fray. They use this “powder-down” method to keep themselves clean and free of fish slime
and other oils by collecting the down with a fringed claw on their middle toes. They then apply the powder-down all over their bodies. - The Great Blue Heron can hunt day and night as they have excellent night vision.
- The oldest recorded Great Blue Heron was found in Texas at 24 years, 6 months old.
- Because of specially shaped neck vertebrae, they can quickly strike prey, even at a distance, as many of us have been fortunate enough to witness.
March 2025 - Bird of the Month - The Eastern Bluebird
February 2025 - Bird of the Month - The Bald Eagle
January 2025 - Bird of the Month - The Red-Bellied Woodpecker
December 2024 - Bird of the Month - The Northern Cardinal
