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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. It’s low key, informal and fun! Broome Birders is a new subgroup of the Naturalists' Club of Broome County. Come learn more…
Find out more »Membership Meeting – “Gray Wolves and the Endangered Species Act”
The Endangered Species Act is under assault by the Trump Administration. We shall examine the controversial issue of wolf reintroduction in light of this assault. Specifically we shall consider the case of wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone. Wolves bring forth many questions as we imagine the natural world as we go forward. Is reintroduction a question for scientists, politicians, local residents, or the nation as a whole? George D. Catalano is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Biomedical Engineering…
Find out more »Harvest Dinner
Join us for our annual Harvest Dinner. Our program will be presented by Bill Evans whose topic will be: THE EARLY EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE BIRD MORTALITY AT TALL COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS – STORIES FROM BROOME COUNTY. Beginning in the 1950s, large bird kills were regularly documented at tall TV towers across North America. The United State Fish & Wildlife Service estimated that millions of songbirds were being killed annually. In 1997, with the threat on the horizon of 1000 new tall TV…
Find out more »Field Trip – Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch (Rescheduled to Saturday November 3)
Re-scheduled to Saturday November 3 due to rain forecast! 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 even on nice weather days. Meet to car pool at 8:00 am at Lowe’s Parking Lot on Upper Front Street. Look for us in the small lot near Front Street. Contact Robert Grajewski, 775-5041 or rgrajewsk@verizon.net if you need additional info.
Find out more »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 even on nice weather days. Meet to car pool at 8:00 am at Lowe’s Parking Lot on Upper Front Street. Look for us in the small lot near Front Street. Contact Robert Grajewski, 775-5041 or rgrajewsk@verizon.net if you need additional info.
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Member Meeting – An Insider’s View of Denali
Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is a shining star in the National Park system of the United States. Larger than the state of New Hampshire with nearly a third of it designated as “Wilderness”, this intact ecosystem houses incredible diversity, landscapes, and a magic all its own. Framed by the Alaska Range and Mount Denali, visitors can enjoy charismatic megafauna, incredible wildflowers, and unimaginably large vistas. Come enjoy a photographic journey of some of our favorite parts of…
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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. It’s low key, informal and fun! Broome Birders is a subgroup of the Naturalists' Club of Broome County. Come learn more about…
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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 preloaded 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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Membership Meeting – Across Siberia: Birding with a Microphone
Join us as guest speaker Bob McGuire talks about spending several weeks in the summer of 2017 traveling across Siberia, from the Mongolian border to the Arctic Ocean. Join him for photos, recordings, and videos of some amazing birds as well as landscapes, street scenes, and then a few stories from an experience he will never forget. Bob is a former president of the Cayuga Bird Club and editor of “Birding the Cayuga Lake Basin”. An avid birder and sound recordist, he has…
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Member Meeting – Understanding Threats to Amphibians and How to Get Involved
Human activities are threatening freshwater ecosystems across the globe. Amphibians are particularly vulnerable to human activities with populations declining worldwide. Understanding the myriad ways our activities influence amphibians is paramount to conservation efforts. Members of the Hua lab will provide a broad overview of recent work examining various threats to amphibians, including light pollution, road salt, and invasive species. Specifically, graduate student, Grascen Shidemantle, will discuss her recent discoveries regarding the effect of light pollution at night on amphibian growth and development. Graduate student, Nicholas…
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