- View this email in your browser SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM HIGH FALLS FOR THE HOLIDAYS BIRDWALK Please contact trip leader Lin Fagan (fagan...@verizon.net 339-2054) to register for this holiday tradition. This year’s walk is being held in and around delightful High Falls. We will meet at the High Falls Post Office on Rte. 213 to carpool and visit one of the county’s best larid spots and then a jaunt along remnant locks on the Five Locks Trail and the Rondout Creek before having lunch in the village. Optional rendezvous at the Last Bite Cafe at 8 a.m. for coffee or breakfast. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 – NYML CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Participate in the longest running citizen science effort in the world. Contact Steve Chorvas (246-5900 or schor...@gmail.com ) for assignment in the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir count circle for assignment in the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir count circle no later than December 12th. Be prepared for a full day out of doors. Reports from feeder watchers in the count circle are also desired. Please contact Steve regarding details about compilation get together afterward, submission of records, and weather postponement. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 – NYUD CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Participate in the longest running citizen science effort in the world. Contact Mark DeDea (339-1277 or forsythnat...@aol.com ) for assignment in the Ulster/Dutchess count circle. Be prepared for a full day out of doors. Reports from feeder watchers in the count circle are also desired. Please contact Mark regarding details about compilation get together afterward, submission of records, and weather postponement. CONSIDER A GIFT MEMBERSHIP TO JBNHS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON OR AN END OF YEAR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION.....THIS WILL FUND DEC SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS, OUR PLANNED GAZEBO AT GALEVILLE, AND OUR BIRDING BROCHURES John Burroughs Natural History Society was organized in 1950 by a group of scientists and educators to serve as a source of information about the flora, fauna, and natural history of Ulster County. Upcoming Field Trips SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 8:00 AM – WLC/JBNHS WINTER BIRD WALK AT THORN PRESERVE Mark DeDea (forsythnat...@aol.com ) SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, ALL DAY – ANNUAL WINTER BIRD COUNT AT EBNP Steve Chorvas(schor...@gmail.com or 845-246-5900) SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 8:00AM – WALLKILL VALLEY RAPTORS Christine Guarino (chrissy.guar...@gmail.com ) SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, ALL DAY – NYSOA WINTER WATERFOWL COUNT Steve Chorvas (schor...@gmail.net or 845-246-5900) Follow this link for a complete schedule of field trips planned for 2015. Like us on Facebook Visit our website Send us an email Not a member? Anyone interested in the purpose of the Society is eligible for membership. Our present membership ranges from professional biologists to amateur observers, and includes a wide span of ages. Included in your membership is our bimonthly newsletter, The Chirp. Dues are $15 per year for either an individual or a family. Visit the JBNHS website for more information on how you can become a member. http://jbnhs.org/membership.html Copyright © 2015 John Burroughs Natural History Society, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a JBNHS member or attended a JBNHS field trip. Our mailing address is: John Burroughs Natural History Society 281 West Chestnut Street Kingston, NY 12401 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences __._,_.___ Posted by: forsythnature <forsythnat...@aol.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 1 New Photos 3 • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --