The Naturalists' Club of Broome County, NY

Guest speaker and Binghamton University graduate student Connor Loomis will talk about how Broome and Cayuga counties represent a unique area of North America in that they have 3 Corvus species living together in a shared landscape, including the Common Raven, the American Crow and the Fish Crow. The smallest of these species, the Fish Crow is a new arrival to the north, becoming established in the late 1970’s. They exist here, in one of their northernmost breeding colonies, in…

Our December Program gives club members a chance to share 10 to 15 of their favorite photographs with fellow club members. Please go through your photographs and select some to share. You may bring your pictures on a CD or thumb drive. If possible make arrangements ahead of time so that digital images can be pre-loaded on to the computer and avoid any computer related difficulties at the meeting. Only members are invited to share photos. If you have any…

Guest speaker and club member, Julian Shepard, will discuss the Half-Earth project. How can we save half of Earth for nature? In the face of recent publicity about decimations of animal and plant populations, the idea of saving half of Earth for nature has recently been popularized by the great biologist/conservationist Edward Wilson. Guest speaker Julian Shepherd, PhD, will present some of the evidence for how this might be accomplished and illustrate it with some of his experiences locally and…

Illustrated with images and video, Teri will first take us through her multi-year quest for Bighorn rams which began in Wyoming in 2013. The journey continued until 2019 and an epic encounter amid the striking, red sandstone rock formations of Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Next, we’ll travel to the coastal shores of Long Island and visit the shorebird and seabirds that raise their families among the sand dunes. Teri Franzen is a wildlife conservation visual storyteller based…

As a precaution, to assist in protecting our membership and our community, we are cancelling our March meeting.  Club member Renee DePrato  will talk about her recent trip to the Galapagos. Armed with a new camera and a sense of adventure, she fulfilled her dream of visiting these islands which maintains an almost mythical status for most nature lovers. In this photo filled presentation, you will learn what makes the Galapagos islands special and enjoy photos of the diverse flora…

Dylan Horvath, Binghamton University Nature Preserve Steward and club member, will talk about animal misconceptions. As always, meetings are free and open to the public!

Club member Colleen Wolpert will talk about how Butterflies are not only related to moths, they are moths. Prehistoric ancestors of moths were day fliers until too many predators, such as birds, evolved to eat them.  Flying at night as well as mimicking other creatures/things offered protection. Learn what they look like and which ones still fly during the day nectaring side by side with butterflies on flowers and bait. They cannot be found in your butterfly field guides. Colleen…