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General Meeting: Notes from a Roadside Naturalist
MEMBER PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 7:15pm - Vestal Library, Vestal, NY NOTES FROM A ROADSIDE NATURALIST A crowd favorite, Rick Bunting will return this September to show some of his amazing photographs and give some of the highlights of the past year. Rick is a great storyteller and he will have a wide-variety of wildlife and flora pictures to share. His time in the field is filled with wonderful observations that he loves sharing. Rick Bunting is Professor Emeritus from…
Find out more »Harvest Dinner
Club members are invited to join us for our Annual Harvest Dinner! Please bring a dish to pass. Your food contributions should contain 8 to 10 servings for each 2 people in your party. Bring the prepared hot and cold dishes wrapped to place on the serving tables. Please remember to bring YOUR OWN TABLE SERVICE, NAPKINS AND SERVING UTENSILS. We're excited to have Stephen Kress as our speaker this year. His program, Saving Seabirds: New Lessons from Puffins, is…
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FREE
Field Trip – Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch
We will take a trip to the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary located on Franklin Mountain near Oneonta, NY. Please dress warmly as it can be quite cold and windy. Please contact Robert Grajewski, 775-5041 or rgrajewsk@verizon.net for more information. Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch daily data is available at the Hawkcount website. Meet at Oakdale Mall, pole #6 at the back of Sears at 8:00am. Volunteer drivers may be necessary. Please consider volunteering if you are able.
Find out more »Member Meeting – Forest Pests
Kevin Mathers will talk about two non-native forest insect pests, the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid. Both have recently infested the trees in the Southern Tier of NY and Northern Tier of PA. Ash and hemlock trees are common in our forests and their demise will likely lead to significant ecological impacts. This presentation and discussion will provide some background information on these insects, their current status, and some thoughts on how they may alter our forest ecosystems.…
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FREE for Members
Member Meeting – NatureTrek Exhibit
In lieu of our normal Wednesday December meeting, our meeting will be moved to THURSDAY evening, DECEMBER 14. This is for an EXCLUSIVE, "first-look" at the new NatureTrek exhibit at the Roberson Museum and Science Center. The exhibit features realistic dioramas of local habitats and utilizes the taxidermy of Lee Loomis throughout. Rick Marsi, who consulted on the exhibit, will be on hand to give some remarks. The exhibit will not be open until early 2018, so this is an…
Find out more »Member Meeting – An Accidental Big Year
Club member Carolyn Cooper will present her topic: Accidental Big Year: Birding Festival and Nature Travel Tips from my Nomadic Wanderings. When your best-laid plans go awry, sometimes you just have to wing it. In a tale resembling Innocents Abroad meets Into the Wild, Carolyn Cooper recounts how 2015 accidentally became her Big Year as she crisscrosses the country from the Pacific Northwest to Texas to Southern California and through the Southwest looking for a new home — and new…
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FREE
Member Meeting – Improving Habitat for Forest Birds
Learn about the habitat needs of a suite of forest birds, and how we can manage forests to provide quality habitat. Management recommendations to improve habitat on a variety of property sizes, including small woodlots, will be discussed. Guest speaker Suzanne Treyger is the Forest Program Manager for Audubon NY. Suzanne promotes sustainable forestry practices on private and public land by providing outreach and technical assistance to landowners and land managers. This is an important part of a greater effort…
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FREE
Field Trip – Back Roads of Broome County
There are still a lot of birds to be seen in Broome County in the winter. We will investigate the backroads of Northern Broome County looking for any Winter Migrants or Early Spring arrivals. If time allows, we may stop at Dorchester Park. We’ll visit local hotspots to look for Northern Shrike, Rough-legged Hawks, Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and Tree Sparrows. Meet at Oakdale Mall, pole #6, near former Sears. Volunteer drivers may be necessary. Please consider volunteering if you are able.
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FREE
Member Meeting – “Manta Rays and Other Marine Megafauna”
Marine scientist Michelle Carpenter will talk about how fascinating manta rays are, the dangers they findthemselves in, and working with the Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF). MMF is an international NGO that focuses on the conservation of giant ocean animals through pioneering research, education, and sustainable conservation solutions. She has been working with manta rays in Mozambique and Komodo National Park, mainly contributing to long term research projects that assess populations through photoidentifion Michelle’s work includes research and conservation of whale…
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FREE
Field Trip – Boland Pond and Local Rivers
Join us for a joint field trip to visit Boland Pond and our local rivers. It should be a good day to see a variety of waterfowl. Meet at Lowe’s on Upper Front Street in the parking lot sectionnearest to Front Street at 8:00am. Volunteer drivers may be necessary. Please consider volunteering if you are able.
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