Hello Cayuga Birders Many of you know that I have been working with many others to establish a Sister Bird Club Network that links bird clubs through the migratory birds that migrate throughout the western hemisphere (for more information, please cut and paste this url into your browser sisterbirdclubnetwork.myfreesites.net/ -- this is not an active link to click on, so you have to cut and paste it in your browser to access it).
A group of us from the Cayuga Bird Club and beyond are working with bird clubs in Honduras to develop an itinerary for a trip we plan to make to Honduras in January 2018 to see awesome birds, meet with bird clubs there, and see first-hand conservation needs and actions. Please email me directly if you want to be part of this trip or just to learn more about it. My main reason for writing is that several of us from Honduras and the U.S. will be giving a set of talks about the Sister Bird Club Network at upcoming Partners in Flight bird conservation conference in Costa Rica this fall (in combination with the MesoAmerican Conference on Biodiversity). Here is the list of speakers and topics for our symposium: Jody Enck (President, Cayuga Bird Club)– The Vision and Purpose of the Sister Bird Club Network. Mayron Mejia (President, Asociación Hondureña de Ornitología) – Helping Honduran Bird Clubs meet their strategic plan goals through Sister Bird Club activities Oliver Komar (Professor, Zamorano University) – Engaging Sister Bird Clubs in eBird and other citizen science activities William Orellana and Katinka Domen (Beaks and Peaks Birding and Adventure Tours) – Using the Sister Bird Club Network to enhance ecotourism. Laura Jackson (President, Juniata Valley Audubon Society, PA) – Club-to-Club engagement for bird conservation Francisco Rovelo (Teacher, Minerva School), engaging youth in birding activities through the Sister Bird Club Network. Norman Espinosa (newly graduated high school senior, Minerva School, and member of the Hummingbirds Club, connecting youth through birding) TBD – closing remarks Note that I am giving the lead-off talk and I want to hear from readers of this listserv about what you all believe the Vision, Purpose, and Actions of the Sister Bird Club Network should be all about. Please fee free to send me your thoughts and comments privately. Also, please give me your honest opinions about how to improve our website that is definitely a work in progress. Thanks very much in advance for your input. Jody Enck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
