Outstanding Birdathon Results from Pat and Jane Bell

Our big day has arrived. Before we even get out of bed, our minds have clicked in to count birds. And so, what do we hear outside our windows? Robins and cardinals greeting the morning with glad song that fills the air. Perhaps still yawning and rubbing the sleep from our eyes at 6:30 we proceed down the road to find birds, and then find more birds.

Before the day is over we will have traveled East, West, and perhaps a little crooked. We will have traveled over hills and over rivers and streams. What fun it was! So journey with us as we re-count our venturesome day. More...

Updated Field Trip

After walking to the heron rookery Saturday, I have decided to change the club bird walk on Sunday May 27th.  The rookery is largely inaccessible except by water, and nothing can be seen from the walking trail.  So, the walk on the 27th will change from Harrods Creek to Putney Pond and will not go to the rookery.  Time (8:30) will still be the same and will still meet at Prospect City Hall.

Paul McAllister

We are For the Birds!

The Beckham Bird Club, Inc., in existence since 1935, is a nonprofit organization of men, women, and children who are interested in birds, ecology, and nature. It is named for Charles Wickliffe Beckham, the first native Kentuckian to achieve a national reputation as an ornithologist.

Wood Thrush

Beckham Bird Club members are people who like birds, enjoy watching them, and want to keep in touch with others who also enjoy the sport. Birding can be as relaxing or strenuous as desired. Some prefer backyard birding – others prefer field trips. Either way, birding provides the enthusiast with excitement, the chance to learn, and fun. The Beckham Bird Club welcomes both individuals and families as members.

Meeting Time and Place

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month (except March and June) at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street off of Frankfort Avenue, in Louisville, KY. (click the link for a Google map) Occasionally our meetings are held at other locations, the newsletter indicates any such changes. Programs are varied and include lectures, discussions, panels, slides, movies and the many phases of ornithological study.

The next meeting of Beckham Bird Club will be on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street in the Community Room. Our speaker will be Chuck Mills, a retired educator, experienced tour leader, bird researcher, and avid lister. He just recently saw his 2000th world life list bird, and his ABA list stands at 677. Chuck especially enjoys travelling in Latin America and has birded in Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, and Cuba.  Chuck has travelled to Cuba twice over the past three years to conduct surveys.  He will share with us his experiences birding in Cuba including seeing 26 of the 27 endemic species found there. Chuck has birded in all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world. He serves on the board of directors of the Indiana Audubon Society, and has monitored the endangered Least Tern population in southwestern Indiana for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.