Calendar:

Spring 2011 Meetings & Field Trips

All meetings and trips are open to the public, although we strongly urge everyone to join so you can receive our monthly newsletter.

Our meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York.

Information on past trips and meetings can be found in the archives of our monthly newsletter, now available for download here.

Cayuga Bird Club meetings and field trips are listed below. Some club meetings coincide with the Monday Night Seminar series at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Follow that link for other Monday Night Seminar events.

The Cayuga Bird Club has agreed to host the weekly reading of the Cayuga Lake Basin checklist each Monday night, a long- standing tradition in which attendees respond with the species they have seen in the preceding week.

Meetings

Sept. 12
Monday 7:30 p.m.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting
Johnson Center Auditorium Speaker: Petra Deane
Petra Deane, a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, will present “Uncovering the Evolutionary Secrets of a Small, Nocturnal Seabird.”

Oct. 10
Monday 7:30 p.m.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting
Johnson Center Auditorium Speaker: Silvia Mioc
In her presentation, “Romania and Birding its Danube Delta,” Silvia Mioc will give a brief overview of Romania and the formation of the Danube delta, and then she will share photographs of her July 2011 birding trip in that region. Silvia became interested in birding in 2006 when she moved to Painted Post from Colorado for her job. She is originally from Romania, but her July trip was the first time she visited the Danube delta.

Field Trips

Sept. 16–18 Friday– Sunday
Field Trip: Cape May, NJ
Leader: Ann Mitchell Meet: Lab of Ornithology*
Only room for 6 participants; sign up by August 28. This weekend trip will explore several birding areas around Cape May, New Jer- sey. The trip is limited to Cayuga Bird Club members. Contact Ann at annmitchell13@gmail.com or at 277-2926 to reserve a spot.

Sept. 17
Saturday 7:30 a.m.– noon
Field Trip: Fall migrants
Leader: Bill Baker Meet: Lab of Ornithology*
Migration is well underway by the middle of September, with birds moving every day and night. This local trip will search for those sometimes-elusive travelers. For further information contact Bill at 539-3203 or at bilbaker@pop.lightlink.com.

Sept. 25
Sunday 7:30 a.m.– noon
Field Trip: Local hotspots
Leader: Bob McGuire Meet: Lab of Ornithology*
Bob will lead a half-day trip to locations determined by the weather, recent sightings, and the interests of the group. Contact Bob at 339-5360 or at bmcguire@clarityconnect.com for more information.

Oct. 9
Sunday 7:30 a.m.– noon
Field Trip: Local hotspots
Leader: Laura Stenzler Meet: Lab of Ornithology*
The destination of this trip will be decided on the day, based upon where birds have been observed in recent days and suggestions from the group. Birds are still migrating, so there could be lots of surprises. Contact Laura at 539-6893 or at lms9@cornell.edu with any questions.

Calendar:

Spring 2011 Meetings & Field Trips

Meetings

Sept. 12 Monday 7:30 p.m. Cayuga Bird Club Meeting Johnson Center Auditorium Speaker: Petra Deane Petra Deane, a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, will present “Uncovering the Evolutionary Secrets of a Small, Nocturnal Seabird.”

Field Trips

Sept. 12
Monday 7:30 p.m.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting
Johnson Center Auditorium Speaker: Petra Deane
Petra Deane, a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, will present “Uncovering the Evolutionary Secrets of a Small, Nocturnal Seabird.”