Kirtland Bird Club welcomes people with an interest in birds ...
... regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
... regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
AUGUST MEETING
Wednesday, August 5th - 7:30 PM on Zoom
A BIG YEAR, LESSONS LEARNED
by Joe Blanda, MD
Dr. Joe Blanda, an orthopedic surgeon, will share his experience doing a Big Year, including the lessons he learned.
A Big Year is a term used in the Birding Community to describe an endeavor to record as many birds as possible in a given year between 12:00 AM on January 1st and 11:59 PM on December 31st. Typically it involves lots of travel and endurance.
Joe used his Big Year to raise money for cancer research - and he learned about more than just birds. His passion for the environment blossomed.
Wednesday, August 5th - 7:30 PM on Zoom
A BIG YEAR, LESSONS LEARNED
by Joe Blanda, MD
Dr. Joe Blanda, an orthopedic surgeon, will share his experience doing a Big Year, including the lessons he learned.
A Big Year is a term used in the Birding Community to describe an endeavor to record as many birds as possible in a given year between 12:00 AM on January 1st and 11:59 PM on December 31st. Typically it involves lots of travel and endurance.
Joe used his Big Year to raise money for cancer research - and he learned about more than just birds. His passion for the environment blossomed.
MORE FROM KBC
CHEERS - New Initiative led by Cleveland Metroparks to Improve the Lakefront - KBC is involved!
The year-long study "will focus on leveraging nature-based solutions to improve the environment, reconnect communities to the lake, enhance public health and wellness, bolster the economy, and improve aquatic and terrestrial habitats".
KBC members Julie West, Laura Gooch, Lukas Padegimas, and Patty Kellner are involved in the conversation and more input is welcome!
Read the story on Cleveland.com.
Connect on the CHEERS website - add your ideas, or take a survey that also gives you an opportunity to be counted and share your thoughts with the developers.
The year-long study "will focus on leveraging nature-based solutions to improve the environment, reconnect communities to the lake, enhance public health and wellness, bolster the economy, and improve aquatic and terrestrial habitats".
KBC members Julie West, Laura Gooch, Lukas Padegimas, and Patty Kellner are involved in the conversation and more input is welcome!
Read the story on Cleveland.com.
Connect on the CHEERS website - add your ideas, or take a survey that also gives you an opportunity to be counted and share your thoughts with the developers.
Birding While Black - Black Lives Matter.
Black birder Christian Cooper’s cell phone video showing a white woman calling 911 to report he was threatening her and her dog (which was not true) went viral – and it ignited a spate of discussions, articles, videos, and news items about how systemic racism plays out in birding.
Thanks to a black birder member of the KBC who asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our last meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for all of us - and how we can respond.
We have put some of the video presentations, articles, and facebook posts that KBC members have viewed during this time in our website archive. Become informed by them and join us in our endeavor.
Black birder Christian Cooper’s cell phone video showing a white woman calling 911 to report he was threatening her and her dog (which was not true) went viral – and it ignited a spate of discussions, articles, videos, and news items about how systemic racism plays out in birding.
Thanks to a black birder member of the KBC who asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our last meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for all of us - and how we can respond.
We have put some of the video presentations, articles, and facebook posts that KBC members have viewed during this time in our website archive. Become informed by them and join us in our endeavor.
Check out these new sections on our website:
Birding While Black Archive
For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see Collinwood's teenage Bird Nerds on WKYC Channel 5
Click here to read about the Bird Nerds trip to Mohican State Park
Birding While Black Archive
For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see Collinwood's teenage Bird Nerds on WKYC Channel 5
Click here to read about the Bird Nerds trip to Mohican State Park
Kirtland Bird Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through June at 7:30 p.m. Each meeting includes announcements, some club business, and a speaker program. Meetings are free and all are welcome!
Because of COVID19 we are meeting via Zoom instead of at our usual location, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Our field trips are also on hold. We look forward to resuming in person gatherings in the future!
Because of COVID19 we are meeting via Zoom instead of at our usual location, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Our field trips are also on hold. We look forward to resuming in person gatherings in the future!
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ABOUT KBC
Kirtland Bird Club was founded in 1940 and named after Dr. Jared Kirtland who started the Cleveland Museum of Natural history.
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