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.
Tommy Quarles, KOS recipient of the Virginia and Wendall Kingsolver Fund, attended the ABA camp in Colorado in August. Here in his own words is Tommy’s bio: “My name is Tommy Quarles and I am 13 and go to Bondurant Middle School in Frankfort, Kentucky. I was 4 when I got into birding. I checked out a bird book from a local library and studied it. I then was able to identify a Red-Winged Blackbird and that sparked my interest in birding. Now I am very interested in the photography aspect and would like to be a nature photographer when I grow up. Outside of birding I play basketball and play varsity golf for the Western Hills High School Wolverines. I also enjoy taking pictures of my dog who has double the followers I do on Instagram. I am a huge UK fan and may go there for college in the near future.”
Tommy will tell us about his week long experience in the Rocky Mountains, Endovalley, Pawnee Grasslands and other places. He will share his photos of the many birds he saw. In all Tommy garnered 59 life species. Since Tommy is a student and the next day is a school day Tommy will give his program first before the business meeting. Please join us on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center on Payne Street.
**MEETING CHANGE IN NOVEMBER**
Due to the election the Clifton Center will be closed on the second Tuesday of November therefore the BBC meeting will be on the third Tuesday, November 15. Please mark your calendar!
Tommy Quarles, KOS recipient of the Virginia and Wendall Kingsolver Fund, attended the ABA camp in Colorado in August. Here in his own words is Tommy’s bio: “My name is Tommy Quarles and I am 13 and go to Bondurant Middle School in Frankfort, Kentucky. I was 4 when I got into birding. I checked out a bird book from a local library and studied it. I then was able to identify a Red-Winged Blackbird and that sparked my interest in birding. Now I am very interested in the photography aspect and would like to be a nature photographer when I grow up. Outside of birding I play basketball and play varsity golf for the Western Hills High School Wolverines. I also enjoy taking pictures of my dog who has double the followers I do on Instagram. I am a huge UK fan and may go there for college in the near future.”
Tommy will tell us about his week long experience in the Rocky Mountains, Endovalley, Pawnee Grasslands and other places. He will share his photos of the many birds he saw. In all Tommy garnered 59 life species. Since Tommy is a student and the next day is a school day Tommy will give his program first before the business meeting. Please join us on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifton Center on Payne Street.
**MEETING CHANGE IN NOVEMBER**
Due to the election the Clifton Center will be closed on the second Tuesday of November therefore the BBC meeting will be on the third Tuesday, November 15. Please mark your calendar!
How Can I Help Birds?
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People often ask what they can do to help birds. There are many simple things you can do.
Around the Home •Put up a bird house (with proper ventilation) in your yard. As more and more habitat disappears every year, birds have fewer places to nest each spring. •Put a bird bath in your yard to provide a year-round clean drinking and bathing water source for birds. Use a heater in winter where appropriate. •Keep your cats indoors. •Limit the use of lawn chemicals and pesticides in your garden, which are harmful not only to birds, but to a variety of wildlife and to household pets. •If you have a problem with birds striking your windows, use paint or opaque/translucent tape to create a pattern on the outside of the window glass. •Plant native fruit and berry-bearing bushes and trees on your property. Also, maintain ground vegetation and shrubs adjacent to water. |
Duck Stamps
Joseph Hautman's painting of Trumpeter Swans will be on the 2016-2017 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly called the Duck Stamp. The stamp went on sale June 24, 2016.
Trumpeter Swan, represents a real American conservation success story. The species historically suffered huge population declines. By 1933, fewer than 70 wild Trumpeter Swans were known to exist, and extinction seemed possible. Aerial surveys, however, discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeters in Alaska. Increased conservation efforts have resulted in native western populations recovering. Also, reintroductions to the central part of the continent – mostly around the Great Lakes – have also proven to be highly successful.
The money from the sale will go to conserve and protect wetlands and other habitat in our national wildlife refuge system. This year’s stamp depicts Ruddy Ducks. The cost is $25.00. What a good way for birders to help preserve our dwindling bird habitat. Consider purchasing it through American Birding Association (www.aba.org). There is a shipping fee of $4.95 up to 5 stamps so get a group together and share the cost of the shipping. By purchasing your Duck Stamp(s) through the ABA, you will be showing your support of bird conservation in our National Wildlife Refuge System and your voice as a birder will be heard! Remember, 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly to the purchasing of vital bird habitat!
Trumpeter Swan, represents a real American conservation success story. The species historically suffered huge population declines. By 1933, fewer than 70 wild Trumpeter Swans were known to exist, and extinction seemed possible. Aerial surveys, however, discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeters in Alaska. Increased conservation efforts have resulted in native western populations recovering. Also, reintroductions to the central part of the continent – mostly around the Great Lakes – have also proven to be highly successful.
The money from the sale will go to conserve and protect wetlands and other habitat in our national wildlife refuge system. This year’s stamp depicts Ruddy Ducks. The cost is $25.00. What a good way for birders to help preserve our dwindling bird habitat. Consider purchasing it through American Birding Association (www.aba.org). There is a shipping fee of $4.95 up to 5 stamps so get a group together and share the cost of the shipping. By purchasing your Duck Stamp(s) through the ABA, you will be showing your support of bird conservation in our National Wildlife Refuge System and your voice as a birder will be heard! Remember, 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly to the purchasing of vital bird habitat!
