March 2024 Meeting Minutes

O3/11/2024 

Cayuga Bird Club Minutes

Foundation of Light

Attendance: 52

• Reading of the List, by VP Ken Haas; just say yes if you’ve seen the bird in the past week within the Cayuga Lake Basin. 

• Call to Order at 7:30 by President Stephanie who asked newcomers to raise their hands. They were welcomed with applause & smiles. They were not put on the spot & asked to identify themselves. 

• Prior Month’s Meeting Minutes were approved.

• TY to Jane Bain & Colleen Richards for cookies! We need volunteers for the next two months as the Cookie Monster list disappeared.

• Next Month’s meeting: Monday, April 15th
  (normally we meet 2nd Monday of the month, but due to 4/8 Total Solar Eclipse, meeting will be delayed a week)
  @ Foundation of Light. Please Contact Laura Stenzler with ideas for future presentations 

• Upcoming Field Trip: see calendar for 3/17 & 3/24 trips. One is linked to an incorrect source (Texas Christian University) and needs to be corrected on CBC calendar. Also Courtney Jett’s email needs correction, it is ckjett@gmail.com

  • Beginner Bird Watch Reminder!

    • April-October 8:30am start time 

    • November-March 9:30am start

    • Invitation to offer your property for a field trip, led by an experienced birder. Host simply has to know the property, not necessarily the birds. Contact Field trip coordinator Meena Haribel if you would love to offer your property for a guided field trip.

• Youth Birding, see calendar

• Conservation Action Committee: Supports relationships between birds and plants, deepens connections to places and idea of community conservation. 4/6 10-12 weather permitting, CAC is participating in Spring Cleaning. Meet at Large Picnic Pavillion of Stewart Park. 

• SOSK: Steve Kress gave an overview of progress. Sign ups are continuing. 

• It's Atlasing time. See website to find out which areas need completion.

• Great Backyard Bird Count: see results of 2024 at birdcount.org

• CBC is hosting 2025 NYSOA conference & update will be shared at next month’s meeting

• Tonight’s presentation began at 7:43 & ended promptly at 9pm after a very enthusiastic Q&A. 

• Tonight’s presentation: Wetland Management for Migratory Birds at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, by Linda Ziemba, Wildlife Biologist, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge