How Introduced Plants, Worms, and Deer are Reshaping Our Neighborhoods All habitats of the Northeast and their inhabitants are currently facing an unprecedented challenge by needing to simultaneously respond to global climate change, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and increasing deer … Continue reading →

FROM THE TRIPLE CITIES TO THE TROPICS Tim O'Hara is the founder, owner and director of Rancho Mastatal, a sustainable living and education center located in the small rural community of Mastatal in Central Costa Rica. Tim will share the … Continue reading →

Member Slide Night Members bring a selection of their favorite slide to share with fellow club members.  Put the photographs on a thumb drive or CD  so they may be shown through a digital projector.   For those of you that … Continue reading →

Shorebird and Tern Identification.   Dave Nicosia will review what shorebirds and terns are most likely  to be encountered in our region.  He will review similarities and differences and share tips on identifying both shorebirds and terns.

BROOME’S BEST BIRDS Did you know that birders in Broome County sighted and reported 221 species to Cornell’s ebird? And that our top-birder Dan Watkins saw 207 of those? Many had their biggest totals ever for Broome County. Come relive … Continue reading →

Americans spend billions of dollars each year feeding birds and provide an enormous food  subsidy. But little research has been conducted to understand how birds use the food we provide, and how that food influences the survival and behavior of … Continue reading →

Humpback whales are the maestros of the marine world. Their “songs” actually develop and change over time - an example of cultural evolution in a non-human species. Katy Payne and Ann Warde of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bioacoustics Research Program have teamed up for … Continue reading →