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Member Meeting – The Magic of Monarchs
Tannar Cliffe will be presenting his Magic of Monarchs program at our May meeting. He has had a life-long interest in insects which in the past few years has broadened to include birds and many other forms of wildlife. These interests have been enhanced by his expanding abilities as a photographer. He has been a member of the Bainbridge-Guilford Envirothon Team which has represented his region in the state competition for the past two years. For several years he has…
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Field Trip – Warbler Banding
Come join us for a fun and informative morning at Lackawanna State Park for Warbler Banding. This is a beautiful park located in Northeastern, PA, just 10 minutes from Scranton. Meet to car pool at 6:30am at Lowe’s Parking Lot on Upper Front Street.
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Field Trip – Dragonfly Hike
After checking the edge of the lake, Colleen Wolpert will lead a moderate hike to a lesser known part of the park where a pond hosts a variety of dragonflies and damselflies to be photographed for identification later. Meet at Greenwood Park at 11am. Please protect yourself from sun and ticks and have water with you for this walk.
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Field Trip – Butterfly Walk at Long Pond Grasslands
We will alternate driving and walking along the dead-end level dirt road looking for butterflies. There will be a temptation to walk in tall grass, so long pants tucked into socks is recommended. Binoculars and cameras are also recommended for both butterflies and birds. Be prepared to be asked about eye color of fritillaries in this area. Meet at Lowe’s on Upper Front St. in Binghamton at 9:30am to carpool or meet at the Greene Public Library at 10am. Minimal…
Find out more »Member Picnic
Bring your family to our annual picnic! This year our annual picnic will 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…
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Member Meeting – Collected Stories from 2019
Crowd favorite Rick Bunting will be back this September to share a variety of experiences and photos from his daily outings in the area and also from his time in Florida this year. Rick has a regular email post “the Roadside Naturalist” that many of us receive and his photos, stories, and insights into the wide variety of flora and fauna he observes never ceases to amaze me. Rick’s presentation is sure to be a great kickoff for our 2019-20…
Find out more »Member Harvest Dinner
TOPIC - HOW A CAREER IN CONSERVATION LED ME TO THE NY BREEDING BIRD ATLAS Our speaker has spent her career engaged in conservation throughout the Northeast and beyond. She will share her experiences working with birds and other wildlife, from seabirds to montane specialists, from Wyoming to New Zealand, and how this led her to her current role as the project coordinator of the upcoming Breeding Bird Atlas. After talking about some of the exciting research programs she has…
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, share some digiscoping tips, etc. Come for all or just part of the time. It’s low key, informal and fun! Broome Birders is a subgroup of the…
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Member Meeting – Fish Crows
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…
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Member Meeting – Member Photo Night
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…
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