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September |
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Wednesday, September 3rd
at 7:30 PM
Antonio Salvadori will present
“Searching for the Grasswrens
Across the Deserts of Australia”
Our
friend from Ontario returns to talk about the birds he
feels he knows better than any others. After two years
of living in Australia and 15 subsequent visits, Antonio
has a wealth of knowledge to share. There are 26 world
species and 18 Australian species in the family
Maluridae which includes Fairy Wrens, Emu-wrens and
Grasswrens. Mr. Salvadori will introduce us to some of
these long-tailed wonders tonight. In 1980 Toni spent a
year in Australia during which time he fell in love with
Aussie birds-they are some of the most fascinating and
intriguing birds on earth. During his latest visit to
the continent in 2007 he traveled through some of the
interior deserts to seek out some of these rare and
elusive grasswrens.
About Antonio...
Antonio, or Toni as most people know him, was born in
Italy but raised in Ireland where his passion for birds
began. He went to Canada in 1963 and was introduced to
bird banding which he enjoyed so much he has since
banded over 100,000 birds on many continents. In the
late ‘60s, Antonio independently developed the four
letter bird banding identification code while working at
Long Point and Manomet bird observatories in Ontario.
This code is now widely accepted.
Non-members are welcome!
KBC September Field Trip
Saturday, September 6th
Headlands Beach State Park at 8:00 AM
Gabe Leidy will lead us in search of fall
migrants.
Directions:
I-90
East to US-20 East to SR-44 (Heisley Road) north to the
park entrance. Meet at the north end of the fishermen’s
parking lot.
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October |
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Wednesday, October 1st
at 7:30 PM
“Chasing Rarities
in Gambell and St. Paul”
Presented by Dwight Chasar
In
September of 2007 Dwight traveled to one of the
most remote towns in Alaska. Gambell is on the
Northwest Cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering
Sea, 200 miles southwest of Nome. St. Paul Island
sits in the Pribilofs also in the Bering Sea. Dwight
will tell us about his adventures with rarities
including first North American record of Brown Hawk
Owl.
About Dwight...
Dwight is a past president and long time member of the
Kirtland Bird Club. He volunteers and leads bird walks
at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park as well as
conducted census work in the spring and fall. He has
written many articles for the Cleveland Bird Calender
and is also a member of the Ohio Birds Records
Committee.
Non-members are welcome!
October Field Trip
Saturday, October 11th
Dike 14 at 8:00 AM
Andy Jones will lead us in search of migrating
sparrows. And late migrants.
Directions:
Cleveland Memorial Shoreway/I-90 to Martin Luther King,
Jr. Drive exit. Proceed west on North Marginal Drive to
the first East 72nd Street parking lot closest to the
gate.
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November |
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Wednesday, November 5th
at 7:30 PM
Elliot J. Tramer will present
“Miraculous Journeys”
Migrating songbirds weighing as little as nine paper
clips routinely make non-stop flights of hundreds of
miles often over water. How do they do this without
running out of energy or dying of thirst? Which
songbirds are the champion long distance travelers?
What routes do they follow? The remarkable adaptations
of migratory songbirds will be the subject of Dr.
Tramer’s presentation.
About Dr.
Tramer...
Dr. Tramer is a professor at the University of Toledo,
in the Department of Earth, Ecological and Environmental
Sciences. He has been affiliated with the University
since 1969, and an avid birder for longer than that. In
fact he got his start in birding with the Kirtland Bird
Club back in the 1950’s. Leaders of that time such as
Vera Carrothers, Don Newman, Bert Raynes and others were
his first tutors. Dr. Tramer has many publications to
his credit, including an interestingly titled, “Bird
Behavior During a Total Solar Eclipse, published in the
Wilson Bulletin in 2000. Dr. Tramer studies the birds
of Oak Openings and has for many years. He has also
spent much time in Central America studying neotropical
migrants. He is a co-author of 2002’s Birds of the
Toledo Area, a book familiar to many Ohio birders.
Non-members are welcome!
November Field Trip
Saturday, November 8th, 8:00 AM
To Perry Park and Moving West
We
will visit locations along the shoreline with John
Pogacnik. Our target birds are Cave Swallows and
Jaegers and who knows what surprises we will find!
Directions:
Take Rte 2 to Rte 20 and follow Rte 20 to Perry Park
Road. On Perry Park Road turn left and follow the road
north right into the park.
December
Cleveland Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Contact Coordinator, Tom Le Page at 440 356-4035
if you wish to participate on a team.
Local Trip Contact - Paula
Lozano 216 226-7511
Long Distance Field Trip Contact - Henry Burton 216
255-1919
Other Inquires - 216 556-0700
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