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Annual Member Picnic
With the COVID-19 pandemic easing and New York State relaxing restrictions we will celebrate and once again have our Member Picnic this month. Please note that this is a Thursday. Also note that in order to avoid sharing serving utensils this is NOT a pot luck picnic. Instead the club will be providing pizza, dessert, and drinks. Please bring you own table service and feel free to bring your favorite picnic specialty for your own consumption. After dinner we will…
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Bring your family to our annual picnic! Our picnic will again be at the Port Dickinson Community Park. This location is easy to find and the pavilion is right next to the parking lot. Please bring your own table service and a dish to pass. Drinks (soda, water, juice) will be provided. If you don’t have a dish to pass, come anyway, as there is always plenty of good food. After dinner we will enjoy a walk next to the…
Find out more »Birdwatching Basics
Learn the basic tools to begin a life-long enjoyment of birds! Enjoy a short talk about the basics of birdwatching, including basic bird biology, identification tips, binoculars, field guides, and local birds. Explore hands-on displays where you can test out binoculars and spotting scopes, look through bird guides, learn about birding resources like eBird, and discover local birding hotspots. Join us afterwards for a walk on the Waterman trails to put what we’ve learned into practice by identifying the birds…
Find out more »Birds & Beers
Birds and Beers is a social gathering of birders of all abilities to get away from our computers and meet face to face. You can meet other bird minded people–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, ask a bird feeding question, share info on your favorite birding spot, etc. Come for all or just part of the time. It’s low key, informal and fun! Beer Tree Farm offers food, craft beer, hard cider and non-alcoholic…
Find out more »Town of Fenton Earth Day Celebration Bird Song Walk
In conjunction with the Town of Fenton Earth Day Celebration, we will host a bird song walk and a moth walk on APRIL 27 at CHENANGO VALLEY STATE PARK - 153 State Park Rd, Chenango Forks. Walk will be led by club president, Victor Lamoureux. Meetup time for the bird song walk is 8:30am, led by our Club president, Victor Lamoureux. Meetup location TBD. Meetup time for the moth walk is 12:30pm, led by our Conservation chairperson, Colleen Wolpert. Meetup…
Find out more »Moth Night
Join CCE Broome and the Naturalists' Club of Broome County to partake in a Moth Night to learn about our local moths and butterflies, as well as what to look for when searching for them and how to attract different species to your own outdoor spaces. We will also releasing hand-raised Cecropia moths, in addition to attracting the beautiful Rosy Maple moth, among other species. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Where: Chenango Valley State Park, Pine Plains Pavilion When:…
Find out more »Annual Member Picnic
Bring your family to our annual picnic! This year our picnic will again be at the Port Dickinson Community Park. The club will provide pizza and drinks. Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service. If you don’t have a dish to pass, come anyway, as there is always plenty of good food. After dinner we will enjoy a walk next to the river. Directions to Port Dickinson Community Park: The park is located in upper Port…
Find out more »Breeding Bird Blitz
We need your help! This is the last year of the New York Breeding Bird Atlas and the Apalachin block is under represented in the dataset. So the Waterman Center and the Naturalists’ Club of Broome County decided to host a Birding Blitz at the Waterman Conservation Education Center in Apalachin! This is an all birding event and is open to experienced and beginner birders alike! Learn to identify breeding and nesting behaviors and how to record them through eBird.…
Find out more »Birds and Beers
Birds and Beers is a social gathering of birders of all abilities to get away from our computers and meet face to face. You can meet other bird minded people–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, ask a bird feeding question, share info on your favorite birding spot, etc. Come for all or just part of the time. It’s low key, informal and fun! Beer Tree Farm offers food, craft beer, hard cider and non-alcoholic…
Find out more »Birds and Beers
Birds and Beers is a social gathering of birders of all abilities to get away from our computers and meet face to face. You can meet other bird minded people–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, ask a bird feeding question, share info on your favorite birding spot, etc. Come for all or just part of the time. It’s low key, informal and fun! Beer Tree Farm offers food, craft beer, hard cider and non-alcoholic…
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