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February Meeting
February Meeting
Birding in Australia and Papua New Guinea
Birding in Australia and Papua New Guinea
Suan Yong, Diane Morton, Ken Kemphues, Susan Danskin, Deirdre Anderson
Suan Yong, Diane Morton, Ken Kemphues, Susan Danskin, Deirdre Anderson
Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:30pm
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Australasia’s unique flora and fauna, full of endemics found nowhere else in the world, make it a fascinating birding destination. In 2024, five Cayuga Bird Club members participated in a birding tour of Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea, led by Field Guides Birding Tours. By visiting a variety of coastal, wetland, rainforest and highland habitats, we saw more than four hundred enchanting and iconic bird species. These included more than a dozen different birds-of-paradise, a Southern Cassowary adult with its chick, two lyrebird species, fairy-wrens, bowerbirds, and so much more! Mammals were also great fun to watch: Flying Foxes, a swimming Platypus, Pademelons, and Wallabies. Join us as we revisit highlights from our adventure to this very special part of the world.
About the Speakers: Suan Yong, Diane Morton, Ken Kemphues, Susan Danskin and Deirdre Anderson are all current members of the Cayuga Bird Club who enjoy traveling to see new birds.
Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings are held September through May at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. Doors open at 6:45pm for social time before the reading of the basin bird list at 7:20. Club business begins at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm.
Meeting Schedule 2025-2026
Meeting Schedule 2025-2026
September 8, 2025 - Mountain chickadees change their tune when they live beside black-capped chickadees, by Kathryn Grabenstein.
Recording: youtu.be/AYNQHzjmHFY
October 13, 2025 - The Birds and People of Cuba – a land so near and yet so far, by Jody Enck, Stephanie Herrick, and Kevin McGowan.
Recording: youtu.be/1wCLeUatsig
November 10, 2025 - Bird Love: Why Identify With Birds? by Wenfei Tong.
Recording: youtu.be/r-Ouy3LWty4
December 8, 2025 - Every Bird A Connection, by Grete Pasch-Valdes
No recording available.
January 12, 2026 - Members’ Share Your Photos Night! Hosted by Kevin McGowan.
Recording: youtu.be/UDmb0slTU4A
February 9, 2026 - Birding in Australia and Papua New Guinea, by Suan Yong, Diane Morton, Ken Kemphues, and Susan Danskin.
March 9, 2026 - Grassland Bird Surveys, by Adriaan Dokter.
April 13, 2026 - Saving the Peregrine: Six Decades of Raptor Conservation Inspired by a Single Charismatic Species, by Tim Gallagher.
May 11, 2026 - TBD
June 8, 2026 - Annual Picnic
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