Taking Flight: Birding in the Catskills, June 10-12
A major birding event is scheduled in June at the Ashokan Center in
Olivebridge, Ulster Co., NY. Presented by the not-for-profit Catskill
Center Taking Flight: Birding in the Catskills combines the best of a
birding conference with a birding festival in an event rich with
knowledgeable presenters.
Scheduled for June 10-12, activities will include birding before
breakfast hikes and moonlit owl walks, as well as bird walks in
surrounding areas including Delaware Co. In addition, workshops on a
variety of birding topics will be held throughout the weekend.
The keynote speaker for Friday is Chris Rimmer, Executive Director
of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Chris' talk is titled "Bicknell's
Thrush: Conserving a Bird of Two Worlds." Chris will lead an early
Saturday morning hike up Slide Mountain in search of both Bicknell's and
Swainson's thrushes, as well as other mountaintop breeding birds such as
Blackpoll and Magnolia Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Yellow-belled
Flycatcher.
Keynote speakers for Saturday, are Chris Wood and Jesse Barry of
Cornell Lab of Ornithology who will discuss the Lab's e-Bird project.
The Ashokan Center is an educational retreat center teaching about
nature, history, and the arts, located near the Ashokan Reservoir west
of Kingston, NY. All meals are included in the conference registration
fee, and on-site lodging is available, as well as the opportunities for
camping. Visitwww.catskillcenter/taking-flightfor a complete schedule,
information and registration.
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Andrew Mason
1039 Peck St.
Jefferson, NY 12093
(607) 652-2162
andyma...@earthling.net
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