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Cayuga Bird Club
Meeting Minutes
9/11/23
Kendall of Ithaca
7:30 pm-9pm
Reading of the List (read at 7:15)
Diane Morton read this month’s List
Call To Order
Welcome to guests & several new members!
No corrections to May minutes, so accepted as written
Membership renewal reminder. Please see Diane Morton as committee chair for payment
If you pay your dues by 10/9 you will receive free Bird Academy course of your choice
Cookies?
So sorry, no cookie bakers planned for today… stay tuned for cookies next month!
Jill Leichter volunteered for next month’s meeting
Next Meeting
Presenter: Andy Johnson, producer of Cornell Lab’s Center of Conservation Media
Reminder: Lab of O Visitor Center is closed thru May 2024;
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/visitor-center-faq/
Next Month’s Meeting October 9th (and probably all thru May) will be at the Foundation of Light
391 Turkey Hill Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
see https://www.thefoundationoflight.org/
FOL has also offered their space for a dinner before our Christmas Bird Count!
2023-24 Financials
Ken K (Treasurer) – review:
Club is in excellent financial shape!
CBC 2023-24 Assets
CBC 2023-24 Proposed Budget for vote
See link in newsletter to read the details
Motion to Approve a vote of this year’s budget: Donna Scott
Second: Ann Mitchell
All in favor: passed unanimously
Officer Nominations
Vote @ October meeting * = incumbent
No Nominations from the floor
Other Nominations: email Suan (suan.yong@gmail.com)
President: Stephanie Herrick
Vice President: Ken Haas
Treasurer: Ken Kemphues
Recording Secretary: Jane Leff
Corresponding Secretary: Colleen Richards
See newsletter for bios.
26th annual Montezuma Muckrace
Update by Bob McGuire, CBC Arrogant Bustards team
“Google:” Montezuma Muckrace to allocate a donation to their group.
The money goes toward a fundraiser for Montezuma Bird Refuge.
They recorded 99 species. Highlights: American Golden Plover and Wilson’s Warbler.
2023 Migration Celebration
Will be virtual with webinars between September 13-19
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/migration-celebration/
Upcoming CBC Field Trips
Sat, Sept 16, 7:30am-noon:
Where the Birds Are (East Shore, Cayuga Lake)
Bob McGuire, Troy Shaver
Meet at Stewart Park, East lot
Sat, Sept 24, 7:30am-11:30am:
Where the Birds Are (Myers Park & points north)
Gladys Birdsall
Meet at Myers Park, near the point
Sun, Oct 1, 8:00am-noon:
Sparrows & Hawks (Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory)
Meena Haribal
Mt Pleasant Rd, Freeville NY 13068
This is weather dependent so keep an eye on the CBC calendar.
See https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/calendar
Youth Birding
Saturday Sept 30, 9am-3pm
Montezuma trip
Sunday Oct 22, 9am-11am
Meet at Stewart Park
Saturday Nov 18, 9am-11am
Cornell Raptor Program
(location TBD)
Saturday Dec 2, 9am-11am
TBD
see https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/youth
Conservation Action Committee
CAC preparing plots on Lighthouse point this summer…hundreds of invasives have been removed!
Plots visited Thurs, Sept 22 (9 am, & 1pm) as part of in-person Field Trips in upcoming NYSACC Environmental conference
Please send your questions and interest to Jody Enck jodyenck@gmail.com
Help Wanted
Committee Member-at-Large
New “chair” role
Tech Team Members
Need new Tech Team Lead
Also need tech team members - First task: projector selection
If you are interested in Techy stuff, please contact Suan if you want to help.
2023 Christmas Bird Count Area IX Coordinator
Mark Chao stepping down from coordinating the Lansing area
We need a new coordinator for this area. Please contact Stephanie Herrick if interested in filling this role.
Club Vote: Changes to bylaws
Changes to CBC Bylaws: Article VI - Election of Directors and Officers
Changes to CBC Bylaws: Article V - Dues
Motion to change section V of article 6: Ton Schat
Second: Paul Anderson
All in favor: passed unanimously
Motion to change section III of article 5: Ton Schat
Second: Paul Anderson
All in favor: passed unanimously
Tonight’s presentation: A Tale of Two Cities: Cryptic Chickadee Hybridization in an Urban World
Speaker: Kathryn Grabenstein, Postdoc, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Video of her presentation will be available on the CBC website.
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