The February Cayuga Bird Club meeting will be next Monday, February 9th at the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology at 7:30 pm.[Remember: Doors open at 6:45pm for
social time before the reading of the basin bird list at 7:20. Club business
begins at 7:30pm, followed by the speakers] Members of the Club often share
their experiences of traveling and birding with us. This month we will hear
from Diane Morton and Suan Yong as they present "Birding in Australia and Papua
New Guinea".Australasia’s unique flora and fauna, full of endemics found
nowhere else in the world, make it a fascinating birding destination. In 2024,
five Cayuga Bird Club members (Diane and Suan along with Deirdre Anderson, Ken
Kemphues, and Susan Danskin) participated in a birding tour of Eastern
Australia and Papua New Guinea, led by Field Guides Birding Tours. By visiting
a variety of coastal, wetland, rainforest and highland habitats, we saw more
than four hundred enchanting and iconic bird species. These included more than
a dozen different birds-of-paradise, a Southern Cassowary adult with its chick,
two lyrebird species, fairy-wrens, bowerbirds, and so much more! Mammals were
also great fun to watch: Flying Foxes, a swimming Platypus, Pademelons, and
Wallabies. Join us as we revisit highlights from our adventure to this very
special part of the world. About the Speakers: Suan Yong, Diane Morton, Ken
Kemphues, Susan Danskin and Deirdre Anderson are all current members of the
Cayuga Bird Club who enjoy traveling to see new birds. There will be a speaker
dinner with Diane and Suan before the meeting at 5:30pm at the Sumo Restaurant
located at the Cayuga Mall on Triphammer Road. If interested please email
[email protected] by noon on Monday in order for reservations to be made. Hope to
see many of you there.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 September through May at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker
Woods Road. Doors open at 6:45pm for social time before the reading of the
basin bird list at 7:20. Club business begins at 7:30pm, followed by the
speaker's presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm.
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