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WELCOME!
Kirtland Bird Club welcomes all people with an interest in birds - regardless of gender identity, sexual preference, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
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Video recordings of some of our programs are available in our archives in the Past Speakers and Past Bird ID Programs sections. |
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 on Zoom
Winter Birds and Birding in Northern Minnesota
Presented by Laura Erickson
From Boreal and Great Gray Owls to Boreal Chickadees and Hoary Redpolls, you never know what birds are going to show up in northern Minnesota in winter, but they’re sure to be interesting. Laura Erickson, who has lived in Duluth for four decades, will talk about the area specialties and the best strategies for finding each one, how they survive as the temperature plummets to 40 below and colder, and how birders can survive looking for them in those conditions.
Presented by Laura Erickson
From Boreal and Great Gray Owls to Boreal Chickadees and Hoary Redpolls, you never know what birds are going to show up in northern Minnesota in winter, but they’re sure to be interesting. Laura Erickson, who has lived in Duluth for four decades, will talk about the area specialties and the best strategies for finding each one, how they survive as the temperature plummets to 40 below and colder, and how birders can survive looking for them in those conditions.
Laura Erickson is author of the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Minnesota, 101 Ways to Help Birds, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds, and the brand new Love Lives of Birds; columnist and contributing editor for BirdWatching magazine; and producer of “For the Birds,” the longest-running radio program about birds in the United States (since 1986).
Click here if you would like to join us for this talk but are not already a member of the Kirtland Bird Club.
Click here to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs.
Click here for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click here for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
Click here to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs.
Click here for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click here for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
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KBC Christmas Bird Count
Date: Saturday, December 19th Midnight to Midnight! Established Groups
Other folks and those wanting to bird solo
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Upcoming KBC Meetings, Presentations, and Activities - Mark your calendar!
- Wednesday, January 6th - Andy Jones - Updates from the World of Ornithology
- Wednesday, March 3rd - Timothy Beatley - The Bird Friendly City
Click here to learn more about upcoming meetings
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Reminders from the American Birding Association: |
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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 had asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our previous meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for people of color - 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 had asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our previous meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for people of color - 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 sections on our website:
- About Native Plants
- Where did the name KIRTLAND Bird Club come from?
- Birding While Black Archive
- For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see a story about KBC member John Barber's work on native plant restoration near the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Click here to see a story about the BROWN BOOBY visiting Nimisila Reservoir near Akron
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 and watch a video - it's a lot of fun!
- About Native Plants
- Where did the name KIRTLAND Bird Club come from?
- Birding While Black Archive
- For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see a story about KBC member John Barber's work on native plant restoration near the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Click here to see a story about the BROWN BOOBY visiting Nimisila Reservoir near Akron
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 and watch a video - it's a lot of fun!
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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