June

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at  7:30 PM
Cleveland Museum of Natural History 

“The History of Egg Collecting”

Presented by Lake Metroparks Naturalist,
Mary Huey

Oology was a common piece of a naturalist's experience in the late 1800's and early 1900's when those interested in birds collected their nests and eggs much as people collect stamps or coins today.  When the Hugh and Gretta Pallister donated their fathers' collections to Lake Metroparks in 2005, lifelong birder Mary Huey jumped at the chance to clean, catalog, and organize the collection to be used as a teaching tool for the park system's interpretive naturalists. This program presents a basic history of egg collecting and the part it played in the evolution of birding as we know it today against the backdrop of the collection.

No meetings in July & August

KBC Monthly Field Trips  

Saturday, June 7, 2008
8:00 AM to Noon

KBC is Block Busting Block 40D2SW
near Homerville, Ohio 

Join KBC President, Lisa Chapman, in surveying this block where  the city meets  farm country. Habitats are still varied and some private property owners have given permission for us to survey their land. We will be looking for birds within “safe dates” for breeding, paying particularly attention to nest building or tending behaviors, eggs or fledglings. If you have been curious about Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas 2, this is a good introduction. Much useful information and further explanation is available at www.ohiobirds.org/obba2. It is hoped that KBC members will visit this sector on their own to continue to add data to the project.

Directions: Take I-71 south and exit on SR -224 west at Lodi. At the exit there is a McDonald’s on the left. We will meet there 8:00 AM
 

July

 Saturday, July 26, 2008

Dragonflies, Damselflies, Butterflies &
all else that flies!
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

1600 Bell Street, South Russell, Geauga County
Leader: Linda Gilbert

Target species: Butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies  & nesting birds
 

Directions to 1600 Bell Street:  I-271 to SR-422 east to SR-306 north. Turn right (east) on Bell Street. Watch for KBC sign on south side of Bell Street and park at end of driveway by the picnic shelter. 

Note: Potluck picnic will follow the walk. Bring a dish to share and your tableware.

Friends and family welcome

August

 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Field Trip through the Perkins Wildlife Garden
Cleveland Museum of Natural History 

Harvey Webster, Wildlife Resource Center Director  of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will walk us through the Perkins Wildlife Garden and share his unique insights about the birds and beasts he cares for.