The Lancaster County Bird Club will offer several field trips in September. The public is invited free of charge. All participants must register with the trip leader no later than 6 p.m. the day before the trip. Unless otherwise noted, activities will begin at 7 a.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 11, the destination will be Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Participants will look for fall migrants, including warblers, flycatchers, thrushes, and shorebirds. For more details, contact Ted Nichols at 717-856-3851 or tanicholsii@gmail.com.

An activity will take place on Sunday, Sept. 12, at Pumping Station Road off Route 322 west of Brickerville. Contact Bruce Carl at 717-368-4824 or hrdabrd@gmail.com for more details.

On Saturday, Sept. 18, the destination will be Chestnut Grove Natural Area. This is an ideal place to view wildlife and observe nature due to habitat diversity, which includes stream corridors, wetlands, open water, grasslands, and forested uplands, as well as its location along the Susquehanna River migratory corridor. Target species will be migrating raptors and shorebirds, songbirds, and grassland birds. Contact Larry Bernhardt at 717-314-1461 or sjbernhardt@verizon.net to learn more.

The Ironville Community Park Raptor Watch will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 9:30 a.m. Target species include broad-winged and sharp-shinned hawks, American kestrel, osprey, and bald eagle. The viewing area is level and comfortable. Folks may come and go as they please and may want to bring a chair and a lunch. Restrooms and a pavilion will be available. For more details, contact Carl Groff at 717-471-9969 or fledge19@verizon.net.

A field trip to the Noel Dorwart Natural Area in East Hempfield Township will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25. The target birds are fall migrants. Interested individuals may contact Emily Broich at 717-333-9146 or emilybroich@gmail.com.

On Sunday, Sept. 26, the destination will be State Game Lands 220 near Reinholds. The target birds are fall migrants, including flycatchers, thrushes, vireos, sparrows, warblers, and raptors. To learn more, contact Bruce Carl at 717-368-4824 or hrdabrd@gmail.com.

More information about these trips and the club can be found at http://www.lancasterbirdclub.org and http://www.facebook.com/lancasterbirdclub.