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.
June Picnic
The Annual Beckham Bird Club Picnic will be at CREASEY-MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE on Sunday, June 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Join us for a fun afternoon of food, birding and friend ship. Bring a dish to share, insect repellent, a chair and, of course, your binoculars. Cost is $3.00 per person (includes chicken, drinks, etc.) or $1.00 (no chicken, but covers cost of drinks, etc.) Creasy Mahan Visitor Center, take highway 42 east and left at route 1793, drive about a 1/2 mile to sign on the right. GPS: 38.400384, -85.590180
BBC is going green so we are asking you to bring your own cloth napkin. If you like you may also bring your own utensils.
Click HERE for the reservation form. Print it then mail the completed form with your check to Pat Bell, 1876 Dove Creek Blvd, Louisville, KY 40242-3492.
There will be no regular meeting for June.
Birder's Bucket List for 2017
- Come to a BBC meeting if you have never been to one.
- Join in on a field trip if you have never been to one.
- Make plans to go to the March Dinner Meeting at Big Springs Country Club on Tuesday, March 14.
- Join the Kentucky Ornithological Society (KOS).
- Go to one of the KOS weekends in April or September.
- Plan a trip to Magee Marsh in Ohio around the first two weeks of May.
- Donate to the BBC Birdathon.
- Submit your bird list to ebird. It is so easy.
- Subscribe to birdKY.
10. Take a child birding.
11. Keep your cat indoors and encourage others to as well.
12. Buy bird friendly (certified shade-grown) coffee.
13. Plant native species in your yard.
14. Donate your old/unused binoculars and scopes to nature centers, school groups interested in birding.
Global Big Day - May 13
The first Saturday in May is for the horses. The second one is for the birds. It is the annual Global Big Day, organized by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the same fine feathered folks who bring us e-Bird, Birds of America Online and all those other wonderful birding resources.
This year, the Beckham Bird Club is using Global Big Day on May 13 to answer the following question: How many species of birds can be seen in Jefferson County in one day? The record thus far appears to be somewhere between 125 and 130. It will be tough matching that toward the end of the migration season, but if enough birders spend enough time covering enough territory – and IF the weather cooperates – it might be approachable.
Birders will be needed to do everything from listening for nightjars and owls at dawn and dusk to covering the best hotspots in the county to hiking into the hills in search of elusive species (Worm-eating Warblers at Scott’s Gap, anyone?) You can put in as little time as you wish (tick the Mississippi Kites in St. Matthews) or all day. Andrew Melnykovych is coordinating the effort. Watch for an e-mail from him with details very soon or contact him at estiles74@gmail.com or 502-608-4655 if you want to participate.
This year, the Beckham Bird Club is using Global Big Day on May 13 to answer the following question: How many species of birds can be seen in Jefferson County in one day? The record thus far appears to be somewhere between 125 and 130. It will be tough matching that toward the end of the migration season, but if enough birders spend enough time covering enough territory – and IF the weather cooperates – it might be approachable.
Birders will be needed to do everything from listening for nightjars and owls at dawn and dusk to covering the best hotspots in the county to hiking into the hills in search of elusive species (Worm-eating Warblers at Scott’s Gap, anyone?) You can put in as little time as you wish (tick the Mississippi Kites in St. Matthews) or all day. Andrew Melnykovych is coordinating the effort. Watch for an e-mail from him with details very soon or contact him at estiles74@gmail.com or 502-608-4655 if you want to participate.
