Birding

Lower Nike Park is our premiere place for birding.  Some much that our birding community has establish a specific eBird site for inventorying the sightings of birds. Click on eBird and you will see recent sightings.       eBIRD

WEAC and Bikes & Hikes committees are offering bird walks in Bradford Dam Reservoir trail during Spring and Fall migration. The bird walks are named as "Warrington Warbler Walks" to bring attention to the wonderful migrants passing through our communities each spring and fall. Fall of 2024 was the first season of the walks to provide an avenue for Warrington residents to appreciate the joy of bird watching. 

This year, the bird walks started on April 18th and are still ongoing until June 13th. With an immersive walk through the meandering Bradford Reservoir trail, participants soak themselves by the morning chorus of birds and wildlife. As the name suggests, the main feature of the walk is to see as many warblers as possible, but we will not skip a beat to watch other passerine species. Some of the warblers we have seen so far include Palm, Pine, Black n White, Blackburnian, BayBreasted, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Nashville, Northern Waterthrush and Oven bird. Notable bird sightings include a perched-Common Nighthawk, yellow and black-billed cuckoos, wilson snipes, and migrating large flock of broad-winged hawks just to name a few. 

The walk is regularly attended by 5-10 participants usually.  The small group size allows bird watching to be a more accessible, friendly and engaging experience to the participants. They open up to ask about the birds, habitats, challenges they face while migrating. For example, in April Cornell Lab published an article detailing how North American Birds have declined significantly over the year and the declining trend continues. We talked about how to help the migrating birds by turning down outdoor lights during migration nights, setting up bird feeders, keeping the cats indoor, installing bird-friendly window decals and stickers to avoid bird collisions and having more native plants in the garden. Please check out our bird walk series - The Warrington Warbler Walks - and enjoy spring birding in Warrington. 

Members of the Warrington Birding Community have installed approximately 50 Bluebird Boxes throughout the our Township.  Click on: WBB to view. 

On October 22, 2025, wading into muck and mire members of the WEAC installed a wood duck house at the IPW park wetland this was the 2nd house installed. We are all looking forward to seeing some wood ducks! 

On October 14, 2025, members of the WEAC sited locations for blue bird houses along the circuit trail on the Emerson Farms Preserve for an Eagle Scout Project. We were also surprised to see a great display of Wildflowers.

Eagle Scout candidate Jack Breme assembled 15 Eastern Bluebird nest boxes and installed 5 of the boxes at Emerson Farms Preserve. The other ten will be distributed to approved locations within the community.

The PA Game Commission donated a Chimney Swift Tower to Warrington Township and under the leadership of the WEAC. We were fortunate enough to have Sean, Phil and the entire McCusker family of Quality Landscapes of Warrington donate their time and equipment on October 10, 2025 to install the Tower in John Paul Park at Lower Nike Park. In addition, they worked with Delaware Valley Concrete (DVC) who donated the concrete.

Today, concrete was poured by DVC and the Swift tower was completed by Quality Landscapes. The value of the donated services was approximately $5,000. The WEAC thanks them, as well as the Chimney Swifts, who will make this tower their new homes.

In mid June 2025, our Bird Town EAC and Birding in Bucks committee installed a Prothonotary Warbler house in the Wetland area adjacent to the boardwalk in Lower Nike Park.

Prothonotary Warblers offer several benefits, primarily as indicators of healthy forested wetlands, insect control, and as a source of enjoyment for birdwatchers. They are also important for understanding and protecting their specific wetland habitats.

On May 31, 2025 members of the WEAC installed a Purple Martin Gourd House at IPW Park in Upper Nike Park. Purple Martin gourd racks are used to attract and provide housing for Purple Martins, a beneficial bird species that consumes large quantities of insects. By providing suitable nesting sites, gourd racks help increase Purple Martin populations and support local ecosystems.

May 2023, Eagles Scout candidate Danny Jacobsen of Scout Troop 6 installed a Chimney Swift Tower adjacent to the Equestrian Center.  A Swift Tower is a bird native to the area, feeds on flying insects and they like to nest in chimneys or hollow trees, so this chimney provides a place for them to nest.  Danny raised over $1,000 to cover the cost of materials by selling snowflakes he made from reclaimed pallets. Warrington Home Depot and Village Hardware of Hatboro also donated to his project.

More than 1 billion birds are estimated to collide with buildings and other human made structures in the U.S. every year. Glass is reflective and transparent and kills birds directly. Artificial light at night can confuse birds and increase collisions. Most collisions are fatal. Bird collisions can happen year-round in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Data shows that birds regularly collide with residential, industrial, and commercial buildings. Please report any Bird collisions using our iNaturalist link. 

Click here for 7 ways to prevent birds from colliding with buildings. 

In January 2025 Warrington Township was certified as an official Bird Town. Warrington is a gold level Bird Town . Click to see more information on the program 

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.