March 2021 Meeting Minutes
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting Minutes
8 March 2021
Zoom Webinar 7:30pm-9pm
Steve Kress presentation: Saving Seabirds with Social Attraction
99 attendees
Meeting portion:
Monday, April 12, 2021
Next Month’s Webinar will be presented by Anusha Shankar
Topic: Hot and cold energy ninjas: How hummingbirds
survive the night
First Field Trip since Covid
Saturday, March 13, 8am - Noon
LAKE AND FIELDS with leader Bob McGuire
We will explore the south end of the lake up to Myers and, if there is time, the back roads at the north end of the county.
Meet at Stewart park, east lot.
Register ahead (required) with Bob (bmcguire@clarityconnect.com).
Limit 6 cars.
Masks at all times. 6’ distance whenever possible. Bob is happy to share scope - but you must have gloves.
The officers of the Club have been monitoring the COVID situation and now feel that we can safely offer in-person trips on a trial basis.
Possible second trip on Saturday, March 27, bi-weekly thereafter.
Watch the club calendar (on our website).
Zoom Social Hours will be first Monday of the Month
Next meeting is Monday, April 5, 2021, 7:30pm
Look in Calendar for Zoom link
www.cayugabirdclub.org/calendar
Spring Field Ornithology with Steve Kress
We awarded 8 Scholarships, 5 Educators and 3 Youths.
Not too late to register!
8 weeks beginning March 30, 2021
Tuesdays March 30 - May 8
7-9 pm via Zoom
$125 per household
Want to write a book review?
Publisher of Jon Dunn's "The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds" is sending me a copy of the book, to be published April 2021. If anyone wants to read and review this for the newsletter,
Email me at: cayugabirdclub.president@gmail.com
Floor opened. No issues raised.
Chat time.
Anything interesting seen?
Lots of Redpolls
Pair of Barred Owls
3 Ruddy Ducks
Bald Eagles
Big Rafts of Ducks
Rough-legged Hawk
Snow Geese Canandaigua and Aurora
Look for Woodcocks this week
Bluebirds
And more
Do we want something different than June Picnic this year?
Ideas for what to do instead?
Zoom “open mic night”?
Send ideas to Suan: cayugabirdclub.president@gmail.com