Next Monday, April 10, at 7:30 pm will be the April meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All are invited to hear and see the presentation, "Following Alfred Russel Wallace in search of Birds of Paradise and Birdwings in West Papua and Indonesia", given by Meena Haribal - naturalist, photographer, recordist, and traveler. There are fourteen species of birds of paradise, including birds such as Vogelkop Superb Bird of Paradise found in West Papua and some of those found only on the tiny islands of Waigeo. This is a narration of a trip to Indonesia in search of endemics, exotic insects and orangutans. Meena spent a few weeks in Indonesia traveling to several of the islands with the goal of observing, photographing and recording the nature around her. About the Speaker: Meena is an ardent naturalist and traveler around the world in search of nature. Meena has been a member of Cayuga Bird Club for almost 30 years and has shared many fascinating presentations about her travels. She has filled the club roles of President and field trip chair in the past, andhas led many field trips herself. Meena fondly remembers her first trip with the Cayuga Bird Club in March of 1993 - an afternoon trip in search of Short-eared Owls. To attend the trip, she hiked from Schuyler House in downtown Ithaca to the Lab of Ornithology, a distance of about 5 miles, only to find that the trip went to the west side of the lake via downtown! Here she met Linda Clougherty and Ngampit Jagacinski for the first time, who later offered rides to many of the club trips. There will be no speaker dinner this month - just meet at the Ornithology Lab at 7 for cookies and the "reading of the list" at 7:25 pm. Hope you all have a pleasant weekend of birding. Colleen Richards Cayuga Bird ClubCorresponding Secretary Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings at the Lab of Ornithology start with cookies at 7:00pm, the reading of the list at 7:25 and the business meeting at 7:30. This is followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 7:45pm and ending by 9pm. We will attempt to make presentations available virtually, either as a recording posted a few days later, or via a Zoom meeting. --
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