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Volume 57, Number 4, May-June, 2015 Everywhere Article & Photos by Mike Birmingham, Entomologist Names from Wikipedia This is a great crowns of trees. I season to observe have seen several birds locally. Ovenbirds on the Canadian breeders Martin Van Buren that have been Trails. wintering in NYS The House can be seen in the Wren is a loud county until late songster especially April and early May. if one considers its Figure 4 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Birds wintering in small size. It likes

Figure 1 - American Yellow Warbler the southern US gardens with trees and bushes. It uses artificial nesting ( petechia) and boxes. Figure 5 is a House Wren photographed in North will have returned Chatham. Among the other local wren seen are to their breeding grounds in NYS by the second week in Winter, Marsh and May. On May 8th, eBird reported 168 species observed Carolina Wrens. in 2015 in Columbia County. The Carolina Wren These would include permanent shares some of the residents, migrants that will nest same haunts as the here, or migrants just passing House Wren. I through on their way north. saw Marsh Wrens The Yellow Warbler, Figure at Drowned 1 is an abundant and readily Land Swamp recognized . It is seen in Conservation Area thickets and especially near water. and Mud Creek

Another abundant bird is the Environmental Figure 5 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Figure Figure 2 - Yellow- Education Center. rumped Warbler 2. I saw both of Winter Wrens were observed at Lewis A. Swyer Preserve (Setophaga coronata) the above warblers and on Martin Van Buren Trails. in brush at Sutherland Pond in the Ooms Figure 6 is the White-throated Sparrow. I observed Conservation Area. I identified a Yellow- groups of these birds on the Martin Van Buren trails in throated Vireo, Figure 3, in a brushy area early May. Prior to that date, I saw the species singly or near water at the RamsHorn-Livingston in twos and threes at all eight of the ten Columbia Land Sanctuary. The Ovenbird, Figure 4, Conservancy areas. These birds breed in Maine, Canada Figure 3 Yellow- throated Vireo is often heard scratching in leaf litter or at higher elevations in the nearby Berkshires. (Vireo flavifrons) or singing “teach, teach, teach” in mid- continued on Page 2 Birds Everywhere continued from Page 1 Most warblers arrive when Warbler, Figure the leaves unfold and trees 10 fed below are in flower. Leaves and the other flowers are habitat for warbler species. the that warblers Figure 11 eat. Figure 7 is a Palm is a Brown Warbler at Hand Hollow Thrasher at the Conservation Area. Palm Olana State Warblers feed near the Historic Site. ground in wet areas. A The Thrashers Black and White Warbler are related to Figure 8 Black & White Warbler was seen at the Van Buren the Northern (Mniotilta varia) Trail eating insects on Mockingbird Figure 6 White-throated Sparrow dead branches. and Gray Catbird – all songsters and mimic other bird (Zonotrichia albicollis) The songs. Thrashers are much less common than their cousins spreads its tail and flits. I found Redstarts, Figure 9, and can be located by on Martin Van Buren Trails feeding in Red Oaks in their song in which flower. They were each loud note is in association with repeated. Black and White Seeing birds Warblers, Black- sing is helpful in throated Green recognizing them. Warblers and Yellow- Once the song is rumped Warblers. associated with a The Warbler Guide species, the birds Figure 9 American Redstart (Setophaga by Tom Stephenson can be identified ruticilla) and Scott Whittle is accurately from just useful in identifying their song when they are hidden in dense foliage. So it’s Figure 7 Palm Warbler warblers. The Black- time to go outdoors and listen and look for these colorful (Setophaga palmarum) throated Green little songsters before they are nesting or have flown north.

Figure 10 Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) Figure 11 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 2 Reminders & Notices ADBC Field Trips CLC Outings - For Information about CLC May 30, Sat. - RAMSHORN-LIVINGSTON SANCTUARY events, programs & outings: Visit www.clctrust.org or (Greene County) (morning) Meet 7:30 am at the parking area. call 518-392-5252 Directions: Crossing the Rip VanWinkle Bridge from east to west, turn left at first traffic light onto Route 385. Continue 2.5 miles through the Village of Catskill. Turn left on West Main Street after crossing the MOH ON A S W udson ohawk ird lub rips K H M B C T D Catskill Creek. Continue 0.8 miles to small rotary; exit rotary on Dubois U H Road. Proceed 0.1 miles to RamsHorn parking area on right. Call the B & Programs I B R U leader to register for this trip. If no calls, the trip will be cancelled.. D CL More info: 518-439-8080 or www.hmbc.net Coordinators: Larry Federman and Karen Schoemer: 518-678-3248. MONDAY, June 1, 2015 - 7:00 pm at the William K. June 13, Sat. - BICKNELL’S THRUSH ON HUNTER Sanford (Colonie) Town Library - “BLUEBIRD TRAIL MOUNTAIN (Greene County) (morning) MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH” with Kevin Berner Meet 7 am at Columbia-Greene Community College for car pooling. This trip involves a 3.5 mile hike up Hunter Mountain on a dirt road. Yellow- Kevin will cover his research findings related to which nest bellied Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler and Bicknell’s box designs are most effective for attracting bluebirds and Thrush are possible here. Call the leader to register for this trip. If no calls, how can be minimized at nest boxes. the trip will be cancelled. Coordinator: Will Yandik: 518-851-2678. June 14, Sun. - GREENPORT CONSERVATION AREA (morning) Meet 8 am in the parking lot of the Greenport Conservation Area at 54 Daisy Hill Road. From the North: Take Route 9 to Greenport, NY. Veer right onto Joslen Blvd., and go straight for 1.2 miles. Turn right at the sign for the Conservation Area. You will see a parking area and information kiosk. Coordinators: Chris Franks and Drew Hopkins: 518-781-0204. July 5, Sun. - POWELL SANCTUARY (morning) Meet 8 am in ALAN DEVOE BIRD CLUB MEMBERSHIP FORM the parking lot of the Sanctuary on Hunt Club Road in Old Chatham. Membership Annual Renewal Date: January 1st Coordinator: John Piwowarski: 518-672-7622. Send check to: Sandra Williams, 1730 Co. Rte 9, Chatham, NY 12037, payable to the Alan Devoe Bird Club, Inc. July 11, Sat. - RAMSHORN-LIVINGSTON SANCTUARY (Greene County) (morning) Meet 8 am at the parking area. Name: Directions: Crossing the Rip VanWinkle Bridge from east to west, turn left at first traffic light onto Route 385. Continue 2.5 miles through Street address: the Village of Catskill. Turn left on West Main Street after crossing the Catskill Creek. Continue 0.8 miles to small rotary; exit rotary on City, state & zip: Dubois Road. Proceed 0.1 miles to RamsHorn parking area on right.

Coordinator: Karen Schoemer: 518-304-0066. Telephone: Note to Field Trip Leaders: Following the field trip for which you are the leader, send a brief summary/write-up of the E-Mail: trip for the Warbler to the editor - Nancy Kern, PO Box 321, Ghent NY 12075. email: [email protected] Paper Warbler or E-Warbler (please circle your preference)

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: Adult $20 [ ] Junior (18 or younger) $10 [ ] Supporting Adult $30 [ ] Individual Life $500 [ ] Family/Household $25 [ ] Supporting Family/Household $45 [ ]

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS: General Fund: Renewing Members for 2015 Sanctuary Fund: Educational Opportunities Fund: Debbie Shaw

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May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 3 Vernal Pool Study Article & Photos by Mike Birmingham, Entomologist The Columbia Land Conservancy woodland pool session was held on April 25th at the Wilson M. Powell Sanctuary. Heidi and Jessica from the CLC attended. Suzanna Beyler discussed the Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) and Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) eggs and also hybridized eggs of the two species, Figure 1. Jason, her husband, waded in the vernal pool to net eggs and look for salamanders and other Figure 2 - Red Eft (Notophthalmus viridescens) aquatic . Marbled plywood boards set out (including some at the sanctuary) Salamanders on the ground to monitor the populations. Redback (Ambystoma opacum) Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) are terrestrial and the also breed in the most ubiquitous species. They have two color phases: pool. Their strategy, red and lead color. They are a woodland salamander that unlike Jefferson or Blue- comes out at night to hunt insects. Salamanders can spotted salamanders that wander up to 3 kilometers in search of food. Their ability Figure 1 - Blue Spotted are early spring breeders, to find their home pool is remarkable considering they are Salamander Eggs (Ambystoma is to lay their eggs in the jeffersonianum) such small creatures that crawl relatively great distances fall. Suzanna showed and encounter many barriers such as roads, structures us an Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). The and clearings. Suzanna discussed Wood Frogs (Lithobates bright orange juvenile stage is land-dwelling and known sylvaticus) which are the species that make duck-like quacks as a Red Eft., Figure 2. It is widely distributed and in the water when the ice is barely off the pond. Suzanna abundant. Also pulled from the bucket was a Four-toed also showed the group dragonfly nymphs that were Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) that also has found in the pool and eat almost anything smaller than aquatic and terrestrial stages. It has been little studied, and themselves. All in all, it was a fascinating and informative range maps are not complete. Suzanna has 1,000 flat session and well worth the time spent.

Save the Date!

The Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club is hard at work planning the 2015 NYS Birders Conference and NYSOA Annual Meeting in Albany, New York, October 2-4, 2015. So far the weekend includes a keynote by Jon Dunn, noted birding tour leader and author, behind the scenes tours of the ornithology collection at the NYS Museum, book signings, field trips, workshops, papers, and more. Watch the HMBC and NYSOA websites for details and registration information. Kathy Schneider, President, NYSOA

May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 4 BIRD SIGHTINGS

March 2015

Compiled for the Alan Devoe Bird Club by William Cook, Ph.D., Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson NY 12534 Report for March 2015 Waterfowl moved through quickly as usual with eyes, the disease is primarily a respiratory infection. It is interesting birds showing up for a brief time. For caused by a unique strain of the bacterium Mycoplasma example, Will Yandik found a Cackling Goose in gallisepticum.” They point out that currently about Neiber Swamp along Route 82 but it only stayed a 5-10% of House Finches have the disease which “means day. Kathy Schneider found a Redhead on the pond in that it is still an important and harmful disease, but Elizaville. Although there have been several seen in the that House Finch populations are not currently at region this winter this was only the second one reported extreme risk of wide-spread population declines.” They in Columbia County since 2008. Nancy Kern saw one mention some other species in which the disease has on the river in January 2014 and the 2008 report came been seen but redpolls were not on the list so they from Rich and Gale Nord. In the 1950s DEC tried might be interested in this sighting. to encourage redheads to breed in New York but the A total of 86 species were reported in March. Of attempt did not work and this duck which is a regular these 56 are common residents, winter visitors or early breeder in western U.S. and Canada is still rare in New spring migrants: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, American York. A Red-breasted Merganser found on the river this Black Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Common month is also quite notable. Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, The Oom’s pond ADBC field trip in April did not Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, turn up a Northern Shrike like it did last year but one Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s was found there on the 6th of March this year. There Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-billed Gull, were a few other winter treats. Mike Birmingham Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, found a Rough-legged Hawk on Rod and Gun Club Mourning Dove, , Belted Kingfisher, Road in Kinderhook and Nancy Kern found a Lapland Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Longspur in Stuyvesant. The Red-shouldered Hawk Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern seen at Lake Taghkanic State Park on the 18th was not Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, , Blue migrating overhead but rather hunting along the Jay, , Common Raven, Black-capped floor. Helen and Carl Specht noticed that the leucistic Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-tailed Hawk is still hunting around the Columbia White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Eastern County airport. Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, This was a much finchier winter than last year. European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, American Tree Lots of Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins were Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White- around. John Piwowarki noticed a redpoll with throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, conjunctivitis at his feeder. This disease has been very Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown- common among House Finches starting in the mid- headed , Purple Finch, House Finch, American 1990s. A Cornell web site titled House Finch Disease Goldfinch, House Sparrow. The remaining 30 species, Survey describes the disease and requests sightings less common residents, winter visitors and early spring http://www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi/hofifaqs.html They migrants are detailed below. 18 new species (*) were inform us that “Although infected birds have swollen added to the annual total this March.

May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 5 March 2015 Report Key to Locations: Species Date Location Observer AC Ancram Snow Goose * 26 SV Z AS Austerlitz Cackling Goose * 30 LV Y CL Clermont Wood Duck * 10 31 LV AC Y C CM Chatham Northern Pintail * 24 LV eBird CN Canaan CO Copake Green-winged Teal 18-31 AC LV H Y C CV Claverack Redhead * 22 LV K DT N. Dutchess Ring-necked Duck 17-31 AC LV H Y C GH Ghent Bufflehead * 30 31 LV GM Y eBird GL Gallatin Common Goldeneye * 15 29 HR GM C W GM Germantown GP Greenport Red-breasted Merganser * 31 GM eBird HD Hudson Ruddy Duck * 28 31 RN D HL Hillsdale Pied-billed Grebe * 22 LV K HR Hudson River Double-crested Cormorant * 31 GM eBird KH Kinderhook Black Vulture * 11-25 LV GP C P LV Livingston MC Mill Creek Red-shouldered Hawk 18 GL C NL New Lebanon Rough-legged Hawk 6 KH M RN S. Rensselaer Killdeer * 14-27 LV CM HL Y C K Z W SC Powell Sanct. American Woodcock * 10 24 LV Y C SP Stockport 5 SV Z SV Stuyvesant TG Taghkanic 15 16 HR D Eastern Phoebe * 31 AC C Observers Northern Shrike 6 CM eBird A=Alan, Phyllis & Betsy Fish Crow * 18 HD Z Wirth, B=Mimi Brauch, C=Bill Cook, D=Tim Horned Lark 3-7 SV KH Z eBird Dormady, E=Marian Sole, Tree Swallow * 30 HD CM O E F=Chris Franks, G=Elisabeth Winter Wren * 21 CM Z Grace, H=Drew Hopkins, Lapland Longspur 5 SV Z K=Kathryn Schneider, Sparrow * 30 AS L L=Mitzi Lobdell, M=Karen Schoemer, N=Richard Nord, Common Redpoll 1-30 HL CM LV AS P U Y L O=Tim O’Connor, P=John Pine Siskin 2-19 AS L Piwowarski, Q=Susan Scheck, R=Mona Cady, S=Helen & Carl Specht, March 2015 Summaries T=Scotti Tomson, U=Marion & Bill Ulmer, V=Marlene 1981 1998 2003 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Vidibor, W=Owen & Carol Total Species 74 81 79 88 79 74 89 77 75 86 Whitby, Y=Will Yandik and Year to Date 80 90 89 97 80 82 105 85 90 93 Z=Nancy Kern

May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 6 BIRD SIGHTINGS

April 2015

Compiled for the Alan Devoe Bird Club by William Cook, Ph.D., Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson NY 12534 Report for April 2015 124 species were reported this April. That is the highest Ulmer’s when the end-of-April heat wave hit replacing 30˚ April count we have ever had! The previous high was 117 F temperatures with 90˚ F. I suspect that those siskins had in April 2000. One factor that boosted the count was to turn their gular flutter mechanisms on max AC. checking eBird and adding the sightings of the two Mikes A total of 124 species were reported in April. Of these (Birmingham and Nicosia) along with other eBirders. 63 are common residents, spring migrants or species that A Long-tailed Duck seen on Bells Pond is the first breed here: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, one we have had since November 2003 when Will Yandik American Black Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, saw two also on Bells Pond. They may be rare for us but Common Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruffed they are abundant winter visitors on the Great Lakes and Grouse, Wild Turkey, Double-crested Cormorant, Great the Long Island coast. Will found an American Pipit Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Northern on his farm this month. They are seldom reported in the Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Bald spring. Maybe it was just following the Oldsquaw on its Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, American Woodcock, way to their arctic breeding site. The breeding range of Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, both of these species is “Holarctic” that is, breeding in the Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red- in both the Old World and the New World. bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy The Northern Shoveler that showed up in Neiber Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Swamp (Livingston) was an addition to Will’s Columbia Pileated Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, County list. John Piwowarski was delighted to find two , American Crow, Fish Crow, Common Raven, Wilson’s Snipe hiding cryptically in the photo of the Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Greater Yellowlegs he took at the pond at the entrance Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, to the Walmart shopping complex. Marian Sole found Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, a Red-breasted Merganser on Oom’s Pond this month. Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Not only is that a good bird for Columbia County it is Tree Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp unusual to find one away from the Hudson River like the Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, one Nancy Kern found. Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Despite the seemingly harsh winter some species that Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Purple Finch, House usually don’t appear until May were reported in April such Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow. The as Great Crested Flycatcher, Ovenbird, and Black-and- remaining 61 species, departing winter visitors, spring white Warbler. Maybe the harsh winter can explain the migrants and less common residents are in the detailed lingering Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins, however. list. 40 new species (*) were added to the annual total this The siskins were still visiting local feeders such as Marion April.

April 2015 Summaries 1981 1998 2003 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Species 102 92 109 108 95 100 99 102 96 124 Year to Date 120 113 124 131 106 117 128 117 116 133

May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 7 April 2015 Report Key to Locations: Species Date Location Observer AC Ancram Gadwall 11 LV C Northern Shoveler * 6 LV C Y AS Austerlitz Northern Pintail 2 AC C CL Clermont Green-winged Teal 1-11 GH AC CM C D U CM Chatham Redhead 13 LV eBird CN Canaan Ring-necked Duck last 21 CM G CO Copake Lesser Scaup * 10 CO M CV Claverack White-winged Scoter * 12 CO C DT N. Dutchess Long-tailed Duck * 6 LV C GH Ghent Bufflehead 6-19 CO GH LV RN C D U GL Gallatin Common Goldeneye 6 12 CO C GM Germantown Red-breasted Merganser 8 CM E GP Greenport Ruddy Duck 1-11 RN CM D C Common Loon * 12 CO C HD Hudson Pied-billed Grebe 1-11 GH RN CM U D C HL Hillsdale Osprey * 26-29 GH TG RN U S D HR Hudson River Northern Goshawk 17 25 CM AS eBird KH Kinderhook Red-shouldered Hawk 12 CM eBird LV Livingston Broad-winged Hawk * 29 AS L MC Mill Creek American Coot * 26 CM M NL New Lebanon Greater Yellowlegs * 14-19 GP P RN S. Rensselaer Wilson’s Snipe * 14 GP P SC Powell Sanct. Barred Owl 10 18 AS HL TG L P S SP Stockport Chimney Swift * 30 KH M SV Stuyvesant Merlin 10 26 GH SP M Peregrine Falcon 26 CO Nicosia TG Taghkanic Great Crested Flycatcher * 29 30 GH U Observers Eastern Kingbird * 30 SP M Blue-headed Vireo * 26-30 CO Nicosia A=Alan, Phyllis & Betsy Northern Rough-winged Swallow * 6-28 GH C U Wirth, B=Mimi Brauch, Barn Swallow * 19-28 GH C U C=Bill Cook, D=Tim Brown Creeper 20 GL W Dormady, E=Marian Sole, House Wren * 23 CM E F=Chris Franks, G=Elisabeth Winter Wren 5 HL P Grace, H=Drew Hopkins, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * 25-30 CO Nicosia K=Kathryn Schneider, Golden-crowned Kinglet * 12 GL AS C L L=Mitzi Lobdell, M=Karen Ruby-crowned Kinglet * 25 27 HL P Schoemer, N=Richard Nord, Hermit Thrush * 25 HL P O=Tim O’Connor, P=John Brown Thrasher * 23-29 TG S American Pipit * 2 LV Y Piwowarski, Q=Susan Cedar Waxwing * 6-29 KH CO M Scheck, R=Mona Cady, Ovenbird * 30 SP M S=Helen & Carl Specht, Louisiana Waterthrush * 19 26 RN HL D P T=Scotti Tomson, U=Marion Black-and-white Warbler 26-30 CO Nicosia & Bill Ulmer, V=Marlene Common Yellowthroat * 29 HD M Vidibor, W=Owen & Carol Yellow Warbler * 25 GH E Whitby, Y=Will Yandik and Palm Warbler * 13-30 RN AS GH D L U Z=Nancy Kern Pine Warbler * 12-21 GL CM GH C G U Yellow-rumped Warbler * 13-30 AS GH L U Eastern Towhee * 12-30 TG AS CM GH HL LV S B C L P Chipping Sparrow * first 6 AS L Field Sparrow * 14-30 AS LV RN L C D Vesper Sparrow * 19 GH C Fox Sparrow 3 AS L White-crowned Sparrow 12 CM E Rose-breasted Grosbeak * 30 TG S Eastern Meadowlark * 11 19 CM GH C D Rusty Blackbird * 10 CM C D Oriole * 25 AC Z Common Redpoll 1 AS L Pine Siskin 5-30 SV AS KH K M Z U May-June 2015 The Warbler alandevoebirdclub.org 8 Alan Devoe Bird Club Others Board of Directors Susan Scheck - Education Chair - 325-4537 Marcia Anderson - Treasurer Marcia Anderson - Chair & Budget, Finance, Archives & Website Ellen Scott - Publications - 392-0120 Chair - 758-6433 Nancy Kern - Vice-Chair, Publications Chair, Sanctuary Chair & The Warbler Warbler Editor - 392-0120 Sandy Williams - Membership Chair - 392-3234 Editor Nancy Kern Marion Ulmer - Co-Editor, Warbler - 392-4022 Layout Brenda Haynor William Cook, Ph.D. - Bird Reports & Field Trip Chair - 851-2678 Mailing Carl, Helen & Stephanie Mike Birmingham - Conservation Chair - 758-2621 Specht, Susan & Henry John Piwowarski - Public Relations Chair Scheck Marlene Vidibor - Corresponding Secretary Chad Witko - ADBC Facebook

Notable Dates July 11, 2015, Saturday 8:00 am - RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary. For more May 30, 2015, Saturday information, see page 3. 7:30 am - RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary. For more information, see page 3. July 16 2015, Thursday 5:00 pm - Board Planning Meeting at the home of Marcia June 13, 2015, Saturday Anderson. 7:00 am - Bicknell’s Thrush on Hunter Mountain. For more information, see page 3.

June 14, 2015, Sunday 8:00 am - Greenport Conservation Area. For more information, see page 3.

July 5, 2015, Sunday 8:00 am - Powell Sanctuary. For more information, see

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