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Harvest Dinner at Chenango Town Hall
Club members are welcome to join us on Saturday, October 24 for our Annual Harvest Dinner. 5:00pm - Social Hour • 6:00pm - Dinner POTLUCK DINNER Your food contributions should contain 8 to10 servings for each 2 people in your party. Please bring the prepared hot and cold dishes wrapped to place on the serving tables. The club will provide rolls, margarine, and beverages. BRING YOUR OWN TABLE SERVICE, NAPKINS AND SERVING UTENSILS. HARVEST TABLE Please bring the products of…
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Member Meeting – Dragonflies
Nick Donnelly, PhD, Binghamton University professor and club member, will talk about dragonflies.
Find out more »Membership Meeting Wildlife Photography
OUTDOOR AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Jim and Joan Borden Jim and Joan spend their leisure time photographing wildlife. Specialties include Moose, Bald Eagles, Elk, Waterfowl, Backyard Birds and Whitetail deer. They endeavor to do the photography in a manner to avoid stressing animals or birds. These award winning photographers will share examples of thier work, talk about their techniques for photographing wildlife and answer questions. Jim and Joan Borden are avid outdoor and wildlife photographers. They reside outside of Springville Pennsylvania…
Find out more »Membership Meeting – Biggest Week in American Birding
The “Biggest Week” is a 10-day festival featuring some of the best birding North America has to offer. This talk will provide information about the festival and what makes northwest Ohio “The Warbler Capital of the World.” Recently, the area where the festival is based was voted the “Best Birdwatching Destination” in the US by USA Today’s readers. The festival overflows with birds, entertainment, education and fun. In this photo filled presentation, you will learn what makes this festival special…
Find out more »Field Trip Hawkins Pond
Saturday, February 27 - 8:00am Robert Grajewski will lead this trip. We will take a chance and see how a late February trip to Hawkins Pond works out. Please remember to bring good boots as some of the trails have have wet areas. 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.
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The Northern Saw-whet Owl in Your Back Yard This month’s talk, “The Northern Saw-whet Owl in Your Back Yard”, describes John Confer’s fall banding station at his houseon Hammond Hill for migrating Northern Saw-whet Owls and describes saw-whet migration and population dynamics in eastern North America. John has banded between 50 and 100 saw-whets in the last four falls. The talk focuses on migratory patterns revealed from the 250,00 banded saw-whets and the 1,400 that have been banded and recaptured…
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Bird Song Class
The Naturalists’ Club of Broome County will lead three Bird Song Classes in May. Join a club naturalist for a Saturday morning, and learn to identify birds by their song as well as by sight. Bring your binoculars and dress for the weather, including possibly muddy conditions. Classes start at 8 AM and will last about 3 hours. Attend one, two or all three sessions. Classes are FREE for all so bring a friend! Bob Grajewski will lead this trip to Cole…
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Membership Meeting – The Return of the American Chestnut
As a keystone species and mast-producing canopy tree, the loss of the American chestnut from the Eastern US was an ecological and economic disaster for the region more than a hundred years ago. This native species, once classified as functionally extinct, is now poised to make a comeback thanks to modern technology and ground-breaking research. The American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project will share their inspiring success story, and elaborate on how genetic engineering can benefit the fields of conservation and restoration. Dr. Allison Oakes is currently a postdoctoral research…
Find out more »Field Trip – Skyline Drive State Forest
Join us for a birding trip into the woods of Skyline Drive State Forest. This is a fairly dense forest area. The forest provides excellent habitat for a wide variety of birds. In the past we have seen Black and White Warblers, Black-throated Blue Warblers and Scarlet Tanager. 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.
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Our September meeting will bring back a crowd favorite - Rick Bunting. Rick will share his amazing photos and keen observations of a local Great Blue Heron rookery that he has been observing for many years now. Rick is a Professor Emeritus from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where he served as Chair of Music Education and conductor of Crane Chorus. He considers himself an observer/reporter of things natural and he loves to take pictures for “show…
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