[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting
The next monthly meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be next Monday, May 13 at 7:30 at Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd., Ithaca, NY.Meetings start 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.Marie Read will present, "Return to Puffin Paradise: Alaska’s Pribilof Islands". Ever since her first visit to Alaska’s Pribilof Islands in 2015, Marie dreamed of returning to this remote island group far out in the Bering Sea. The Pribilofs are often described as a bird photographer’s paradise, home to millions of nesting seabirds. Three species of auklet, murres, cormorants, and kittiwakes including the endemic Red-legged species, pose photogenically on lichen-covered rocks or precipitous cliff faces. The avian stars though are those adorable clowns of the sea: Horned and Tufted Puffins. Marie hoped to photograph them carrying fish for their young in early August, when the islands are at their most fog-shrouded. Getting to the Pribilofs can be an adventure, fraught with flight cancellations, as Marie would discover. After a failed attempt in 2022, in July 2023 she made it! She’ll share her experiences and lots of great photos.About the speaker: Local bird photographer Marie Read’s photos are published in magazines, books, and calendars worldwide. She’s won numerous awards, including Highly Commended for Birds in Flight in the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year Contest. Her articles and photo essays about bird behavior and bird photography have appeared in Living Bird, Bird Watching, Nature’s Best, and Wild Planet, among others. She also has authored or co-authored six books, including the best-selling title Mastering Bird Photography: the Art, Craft and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior.Colleen RichardsCorresponding SecretaryCayuga Bird ClubCayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. We will attempt to make presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days later, on our YouTube channel @cayugabirdclub. Some meetings may shift to Zoom if warranted by circumstances. -- (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] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting and speaker dinner - 5/8/23
The Cayuga Bird Club's May meeting is less than a week away on Monday May 8 at 7:30 pm. Please note that we are meeting at Kendal at Ithaca (see directions below) Please arrive before 7:20 pm. Kendal doors lock at 7:00 pm; Kendal volunteers will let people in until 7:20 pm. Our speaker, Cliff Hodge, will be giving his presentation, "Kenya Wildlife and Bird Safari". Cliff went on a photo safari to Kenya in December 2022 and took the opportunity to add a solo birding safari to his trip, stretching his visit to more than 15 days. Visiting 8 game preserves, conservancies and protected wildlife areas, Cliff spotted almost 300 species of birds including more than 200 Lifers. Hell share some incredible images of these beautiful creatures, as well as some pretty cool photos of African big game and other wildlife. About the Speaker: Cliff Hodge is a native of Michigan and self-described car guy. He retired in 2019 with plans to explore and travel the world with his wife Sheryl. Before he made it home from his first trip, however, COVID-19 lockdowns put an end to their adventures. Trapped at home with his new travel camera, he discovered a whole new world in his own back yard birds! Like many others, Cliff became an avid birder during the pandemic, exploring the many state parks and wetlands near his home north of Detroit. When his wife decided to return to school to get an advanced degree, the decision was obvious: she could study at Cornell while Cliff experienced the Lab of O, Sapsucker Woods, and the Finger Lakes. Everybody wins!Cliff spends as much time as possible hiking the trails and gorges of Ithaca and the Finger Lakes, while taking advantage of some of the unique birding environments to explore in Upstate New York. Now that COVID is more under control, he takes every chance he can get to return to his original plan and travel as much as possible only now with an added focus on birding. There will be a speaker dinner with Cliff and his wife Sheryl at 5:30 before the meeting at the Sumo Restaurant at Cayuga Mall on Triphammer Road. Please rsvp by noon Monday to cl...@juno.com so we can make reservations. 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 start with cookies at 7:00pm, the reading of the bird list at 7:25pm, and club business at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 7:45pm and ending by 9:00pm. We will attempt to make presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days later. Some meetings may be virtual by Zoom only, or may shift to Zoom if warranted by circumstances. Parking directions for Kendal. https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/meetings/parking-at-kendal -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club - May meeting 5/10/21 7:30 p.m.
Next Monday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. will be the next monthly meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club. Jeffrey Wells, Ph.D., Vice-president of Boreal Conservation for the National Audobon Society, will present a webinar entitled, "The Biggest Bird Conservation Story You've Never Heard - the Boreal Forest of North America". One of the worlds last large, intact forest regions is the Boreal Forest of North America stretching from Alaska east to Newfoundland. Supporting between one and three billion birds, the Boreal Forest is aptly named North Americas Bird Nursery. While few people have heard the news, some of the worlds largest land conservation actions to protect birds and their habitat are underway in the Boreal, led by Indigenous governments and communities forging new, exciting partnership and stewardship models. Much of the migratory and winter bird life of New York comes from the Boreal Forest. Come hear about some innovate ways National Audubons Boreal Conservation program is working to conserve the Boreal Forest including through some innovate collaborative models with Indigenous peoples and modern research with partners like the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Jeffrey Wells, Ph.D., is the Vice-president of Boreal Conservation for the National Audubon Society. Dr. Wells works from a satellite office in Gardiner, Maine. He has had a wide-ranging career in science and bird conservation. After receiving his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1988 he went on to earn a Masters (1992) and Ph.D. (1995) in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University. He went on to work for the National Audubon Society, first as Bird Conservation Director for the New York State office, then as the National Director of Bird Conservation. During his first tenure with Audubon, Dr. Wells was located at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where he continues as an Associate of the Lab. After leaving Audubon and Cornell, Jeff became the Senior Scientist for the International Boreal Conservation Campaign and Boreal Songbird Initiative, leading their science efforts for almost 20 years during which he published and spoke frequently to media about the globally significant conservation values of the Boreal Forest. As part of this work in 2011, he completed the book Boreal Birds of North America: A Hemispheric View of Their Conservation Links and Significance (University of California Press). Register in advance here: https://tinyurl.com/cbc202105mtg Cayuga Bird Club meetings start at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are open to the public. Each virtual meeting will begin with the speaker's presentation, followed by club business. Colleen Richards Corresponding Secretary Cayuga Bird Club Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part_medium=uol_campaign=rss_taglines_more Trump: Social Media Firms 'Must Pay a Political Price' http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/60931469b845e1469591dst04duc1 House's No. 2 Comes Out Against Liz Cheney http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/60931469db77f1469591dst04duc2 CIA Goes 'Full Woke' in New Recruitment Ads http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/6093146abb351469591dst04duc3 -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting
Next Monday, May 13, will be the next monthly meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club. Carl Steckler and Meg Richardson will give their presentation, "Birding the Caldera of a Supervolcano in Arizona". Meg Richardson and Carl Steckler traveled to Tucson in September 2018 to find birds, and birds they found. This trip added 43 birds to Carl's life list and provided an exceptional look at the life in the desert. Southeast Arizona is truly a birder's and photographers' paradise. Arizona is a vast landscape of bold color, formations and piercing beauty. The southeastern corner is no exception. Isolated mountains called Sky Islands, the remnants of a supervolcano, rise abruptly from the arid desert highlands and harbor a tremendous variety of plant and animal life. Carl and Meg will give a brief geological history of the Tucson area and its flora and fauna. The meeting will be held at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Doors open at 7:00 pm and there will be cookies and conversation starting at 7:15. Bird club business begins at 7:30 pm followed by the presentation. All are welcome. Members are invited to join Carl and Meg for dinner at Taste of Thai Express just before the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Colleen Richards cl...@juno.com by noon Monday for making reservations. Colleen Richards Corresponding Secretary Cayuga Bird Club What Popcorn Really Does To Your Memory clearstateofmind.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5cd6bbca9aef43bca3542st04duc -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting
Next Monday, May 8, will be our last regular monthly meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club for this semester. [Note: In June, we normally have a picnic/bird walk. Look for details.] Speaker: Dan Ardia, Associate Professor, Franklin and MarshallCollege, Lancaster, PA; Dept. of Biology Presentation: From PA to Africa: Chickadees in Forest Fragments & House Sparrows in Africa Dan will discuss two projects likely to change how you watch local birds. The first looks at movement and survival of Carolina chickadees in forest fragments in central PA. Chickadees ten to fall into two categories: active birds that move from feeder to feeder and less active birds that spend more of their time at the same feeder. The second project studies how invasive house sparrows spread across Africa. Two field expeditions (Kenya and Senegal) reveal interesting differences in which birds are at the leading edge of the expansion and how they differ in behavior. Expect interesting pictures and videos and new perspectives on two common birds. The meeting will be held at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Doors open at 7:00 pm and there will be cookies and conversation starting at 7:15. Bird club business begins at 7:30 pm followed by the presentation. All are welcome.Members are invited to join Dan Ardia for dinner at the Taste of Thai Express (Rt. 13N downtown) just before the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Colleen Richards at cl...@juno.com by noon Monday so reservations can be made.Have a great weekend. Colleen Richards Cayuga Bird Club Corresponding Secretary Remove Your Eye Bags In 1 Minute! Daily Tiply http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/590b7e72d6c7c7e723ed1st03duc -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting - NO speaker dinner!
The May meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be on Monday, May 9 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cookies and conversation begins at 7:15 pm. This month, Rick Manning will share thoughts and plans being discussed by the city of Ithaca for making Stewart Park a bird- and birder-friendly destination. In addition, Josephine Martell will talk about ideas being considered to manage the Canada geese that frequent the park. Rick Manning is the Executive Director & Founder of the Friends of Stewart Park and the Coordinator & Founder of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative. Rick is a Professional Landscape Architect in New York State and his practice during the past fifteen years has focused on planning and design of park and trail projects for a range of public clients throughout New York. In recent years his work has increasingly focused on Ithacas waterfront - completing the Cayuga Waterfront Trail and the revitalization of Stewart Park. Josephine Martell serves as a Councilwoman in the City of Ithaca in the fifth ward, which includes Fall Creek and Cornell Heights. She has worked in the animal welfare and conservation fields for nearly fifteen years doing public policy and communications work. She is currently the citys point person for management of the Canada goose population at Stewart Park. Josephine holds a MS in public policy from the Center for Animals and Public Policy at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and is pursuing doctoral research at Cornell University examining how message framing and word choice impact long term species conservation and management. There is no speaker dinner this month. Colleen Richards Correspondence Secretary Cayuga Bird Club Health & Fitness Weirdest Trick Erases Yellow Teeth Stains In 3 Minutes http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/572e906e1777d106d28a7st04duc -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting, May 11
The Cayuga Bird Club will be meeting on Monday, May 11, at 7:30 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15. Our speaker, Dr. Ron Rohrbaugh, Assistant Director of the Department of Conservation Science here at the Lab of Ornithology will be presenting Two Dimes and a Nickel: Tales of the Golden-winged Warbler There will NOT be a speaker dinner this month. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday! Colleen Richards Correspondence Secretary Cayuga Bird Club Y Old School Yearbook Pics View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School Year. Look Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/554b6a7e175296a7e3294st02duc -- 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/ --
