They were awesome, and could happen again, if someone wanted to organize it! All of us organizing the lectures are volunteering for the bird club. And I know so many other members are already doing a lot for the Cayuga Bird Club. Anyone new want to jump in? It would be a big undertaking, though, I think, having done it for decades.
Sandy On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM bob mcguire <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes! Funny thing - my start there, too. > > Bob > > On Feb 10, 2025, at 10:40 AM, Lanie Wilmarth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The SFO's field trips....those were the days. It's how I got my start! > > Lanie Wilmarth > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM Donna Lee Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Steve, >> I am Sorry that I forgot about that one excellent field trip your course >> offers! >> >> I was thinking of the days past of ‘spring field ornithology’ (SFO) when >> there were field trips every week on Saturdays and Sundays. >> >> Donna Scott >> Kendal at Ithaca-377 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 10, 2025, at 8:42 AM, Stephen W. Kress <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The course also includes a field trip to Steve’s property on Snyder >> Hill with >> A focus on habitat improvement for birds. >> Steve Kress >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 10, 2025, at 12:00 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Monday, February 10, 2025. >> >> >> 1. Cayuga Bird Club February meeting >> >> 2. Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> 3. reminder - Cayuga Bird Club February meeting >> >> 4. Re: Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> 5. Re: Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Subject: Cayuga Bird Club February meeting >> >> From: Laura Stenzler <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 13:52:17 +0000 >> >> X-Message-Number: 1 >> >> >> >> >> From: Colleen Richards <[email protected]> >> >> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club February meeting >> >> Reply-To: Colleen Richards <[email protected]> >> >> >> just a reminder…… >> >> >> Come join us for the Cayuga Bird Club's monthly meeting on Monday, >> February 10 at 7:30. >> >> >> Meeting at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at 7:30 for a presentation by >> Matt Young, "The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project" and "The Stokes >> Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada". >> >> >> Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project >> >> With a 92% decline since 1970, Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes >> vespertinus) was cited as the steepest declining landbird in the >> continental United States and Canada in the Partners in Flight 2016 >> Landbird Conservation Plan.< >> https://partnersinflight.org/resources/the-plan/> >> >> >> Matt will talk briefly about the new Cayuga Bird Club collaboration on >> the Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project< >> https://finchnetwork.org/projects/the-evening-grosbeak-project>, and >> then introduce his new book. >> >> >> Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada >> >> From backyards to wilderness peaks, finches are some of the most >> exciting, mysterious, and popular group of songbirds. In this >> information-packed book, Lillian Stokes, best-selling author of 35 Stokes >> guides, and finch expert Matthew Young will introduce you to the 43 finches >> of the United States and Canada from feeder-favorite goldfinches to Red >> Crossbill tribes, to least known mountain-top Black Rosy-Finches to >> endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers. >> >> >> Book Signing: Matt will be present for a book signing from 7:00pm-7:30pm, >> before the start of the meeting. A limited number of his books may be >> purchased at the Wild Birds Unlimited store that will be open that night >> from 6:45 to 7:30pm as well as during their regular hours (Tuesday-Sunday >> 10am-4pm). Or you may order in advance from another bookseller. >> >> >> About the Speaker: Matthew Young is a co-lead on the Evening Grosbeak >> Road to Recovery Project in addition to being the Founder and Board >> President of the Finch Research Network<https://finchnetwork.org/>. >> Matthew worked in the field of social work with special needs populations >> at the William George Agency for 12+ years and is currently a Wild Bird >> Products Specialist and Conservation Coordinator for Aspen Song Wild Bird >> Food. Additionally, Matthew worked at the Cornell Lab across 15 years where >> he worked on Golden-winged Warblers, Voices of Hawaii’s Birds, Merlin Bird >> ID, and was Project Lead on the Lab’s first Irruptive Finch Survey in 1999. >> Widely known as a preeminent authority on finches of North America, he has >> written finch species accounts for breeding bird atlases, Birds of the >> World accounts as well as publishing several papers on finches and the Red >> Crossbill vocal complex. >> >> >> There will be a speaker dinner with Matt at Sumo Restaurant at 5 pm. >> Please note this earlier time due to the early opening of the building and >> the Wild Birds Unlimited Store as well as the book signing at 7 pm. Please >> rsvp to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by noon on Monday, Feb. 10 >> if you would like to attend the dinner. >> >> >> Looking forward to seeing many of you then. >> >> Colleen Richards >> >> Corresponding Secretary >> >> Cayuga Bird Club >> >> >> >> 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 are held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods >> Road. The evening starts with social time at 7:00pm, the reading of the >> bird list at 7:20pm, and club business at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's >> presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm. We will attempt >> to make presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days >> later, on our YouTube channel @cayugabirdclub< >> https://www.youtube.com/@cayugabirdclub>. >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> >> Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm >> > >> >> Rules and Information< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> > >> >> Archives: >> >> The Mail Archive< >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> >> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >! >> >> -- >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Subject: Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> From: Sandy Podulka <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 12:16:32 -0500 >> >> X-Message-Number: 2 >> >> >> It may not look like it right now, but I promise you that spring IS >> >> coming. Treat yourself to something fun this year. Registration is now >> >> open for the Cayuga Bird Club’s *Spring Ornithology* *with Steve Kress*, >> >> held Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 pm, March 18 through May 13 (no class 4/29) >> >> at Kendal at Ithaca. You can attend each class either in person OR via >> >> Zoom this coming spring. This is a great way to learn more about birds >> and >> >> their lives! Dr. Kress’s presentations, enhanced with audio recordings, >> >> videos, and gorgeous photos, will include bird ID, song, behavior, >> >> migration, conservation, attracting birds, and more. >> >> >> >> >> Classes will be recorded for students to view or review at their >> >> convenience. Details and registration at: >> >> www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology >> >> >> Questions? email: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> The class is suitable for beginners, but even seasoned birders will find >> >> their lives enriched by exploring fascinating aspects of the lives of >> birds >> >> they thought they knew. Makes a great gift for yourself or a birding >> >> friend, including people in senior care facilities with access to the >> >> internet. >> >> >> >> Sandy Podulka >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Subject: reminder - Cayuga Bird Club February meeting >> >> From: "Colleen Richards" <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 22:22:29 GMT >> >> X-Message-Number: 3 >> >> >> Don't forget the Cayuga Bird Club's monthly meeting tomorrow, February 10 >> at 7:30. Some special parts of the meeting:Speaker dinner with Matt Young >> at Sumo Restaurant at 5 pm. Please note this earlier time due to the early >> opening of the building and the Wild Birds Unlimited Store as well as the >> book signing at 7 pm. Please rsvp to [email protected] by noon on Monday, >> Feb. 10 if you would like to attend the dinner.Book Signing: Matt will be >> present for a book signing from 7:00pm-7:30pm, before the start of the >> meeting. A limited number of his books may be purchased at the Wild Birds >> Unlimited store that will be open that night from 6:45 to 7:30pm as well as >> during their regular hours (Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm). Or you may order in >> advance from another bookseller. >> >> Matt Young will be presenting "The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery >> Project" as well as introducing "The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United >> States and Canada".Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery ProjectWith a 92% >> decline since 1970, Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) was cited >> as the steepest declining landbird in the continental United States and >> Canada in the Partners in Flight 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan. Matt will >> talk briefly about the new Cayuga Bird Club collaboration on the Evening >> Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project, and then introduce his new book. Stokes >> Guide to Finches of the United States and CanadaFrom backyards to >> wilderness peaks, finches are some of the most exciting, mysterious, and >> popular group of songbirds. In this information-packed book, Lillian >> Stokes, best-selling author of 35 Stokes guides, and finch expert Matthew >> Young will introduce you to the 43 finches of the United States and Canada >> from feeder-favorite goldfinches to Red Crossbill tribes, to least known >> mountain-top Black Rosy-Finches to endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers. The >> Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada will cover detailed >> finch identification, language, behavior, irruptions, specialized maps and >> foraging charts on crossbills, how to conserve finches, and much more. >> Infused throughout with quotes from the creative Quick Take chapter intros, >> filled with interesting facts, scientific knowledge, and stunning photos, >> this book will leave you understanding so much more about the finches you >> thought you knew. About the Speaker: Matthew Young is a co-lead on the >> Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project in addition to being the Founder >> and Board President of the Finch Research Network. Matthew worked in the >> field of social work with special needs populations at the William George >> Agency for 12+ years and is currently a Wild Bird Products Specialist and >> Conservation Coordinator for Aspen Song Wild Bird Food. Additionally, >> Matthew worked at the Cornell Lab across 15 years where he worked on >> Golden-winged Warblers, Voices of Hawaii’s Birds, Merlin Bird ID, and >> was Project Lead on the Lab’s first Irruptive Finch Survey in 1999. >> Widely known as a preeminent authority on finches of North America, he has >> written finch species accounts for breeding bird atlases, Birds of the >> World accounts as well as publishing several papers on finches and the Red >> Crossbill vocal complex. Looking forward to seeing many of you >> then.Colleen RichardsCorresponding SecretaryCayuga Bird Club 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 are >> held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. The >> evening starts with social time at 7:00pm, the reading of the bird list at >> 7:20pm, and club business at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation >> starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm. We will attempt to make >> presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days later, >> on our YouTube channel @cayugabirdclub. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Subject: Re: Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> From: Nancy Tonachel Gabriel <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:51:28 +0000 >> >> X-Message-Number: 4 >> >> >> Does the course still include field trips as well as lectures? >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Sandy Podulka <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> It may not look like it right now, but I promise you that spring IS >> coming. Treat yourself to something fun this year. Registration is now >> open for the Cayuga Bird Club’s Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress, held >> Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 pm, March 18 through May 13 (no class 4/29) at >> Kendal at Ithaca. You can attend each class either in person OR via Zoom >> this coming spring. This is a great way to learn more about birds and >> their lives! Dr. Kress’s presentations, enhanced with audio recordings, >> videos, and gorgeous photos, will include bird ID, song, behavior, >> migration, conservation, attracting birds, and more. >> >> >> Classes will be recorded for students to view or review at their >> convenience. Details and registration at: >> www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology< >> http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology> >> >> Questions? email: [email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]> >> >> >> The class is suitable for beginners, but even seasoned birders will find >> their lives enriched by exploring fascinating aspects of the lives of birds >> they thought they knew. Makes a great gift for yourself or a birding >> friend, including people in senior care facilities with access to the >> internet. >> >> >> Sandy Podulka >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> >> Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm >> > >> >> Rules and Information< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> > >> >> Archives: >> >> The Mail Archive< >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> >> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >! >> >> -- >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Subject: Re: Register for Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress! >> >> From: Donna Lee Scott <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:47:34 +0000 >> >> X-Message-Number: 5 >> >> >> No. >> >> Lectures & handouts. >> >> >> Donna Scott >> >> Kendal at Ithaca-377 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2025, at 7:51 PM, Nancy Tonachel Gabriel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Does the course still include field trips as well as lectures? >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Sandy Podulka <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> It may not look like it right now, but I promise you that spring IS >> coming. Treat yourself to something fun this year. Registration is now >> open for the Cayuga Bird Club’s Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress, held >> Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 pm, March 18 through May 13 (no class 4/29) at >> Kendal at Ithaca. You can attend each class either in person OR via Zoom >> this coming spring. This is a great way to learn more about birds and >> their lives! Dr. Kress’s presentations, enhanced with audio recordings, >> videos, and gorgeous photos, will include bird ID, song, behavior, >> migration, conservation, attracting birds, and more. >> >> >> Classes will be recorded for students to view or review at their >> convenience. Details and registration at: >> www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology< >> http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology> >> >> Questions? email: [email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]> >> >> >> The class is suitable for beginners, but even seasoned birders will find >> their lives enriched by exploring fascinating aspects of the lives of birds >> they thought they knew. Makes a great gift for yourself or a birding >> friend, including people in senior care facilities with access to the >> internet. >> >> >> Sandy Podulka >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> >> Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm >> > >> >> Rules and Information< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> > >> >> Archives: >> >> The Mail Archive< >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> >> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >! >> >> -- >> >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> >> Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm >> > >> >> Rules and Information< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< >> http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> > >> >> Archives: >> >> The Mail Archive< >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> >> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >! >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> --- >> >> >> END OF DIGEST >> >> >> >> -- >> >> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html >> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") 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