DELAWARE-OTSEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 Photo of Snowy Owl
photo by Tom Salo

September 17, 2010 — DOAS Program: The Oneonta Merlins. Sandy Bright and Charlie Scheim will present their observations, data and photos for a pair of Merlins located in the Oneonta area. Over the past two years, Sandy and Charlie have been following the lives, behaviors and breeding habits of these two amazing birds. Sandy and Charlie are two of our local chapter’s most valued and involved members. As a local educator, Sandy has fostered environmental awareness in youth through actively engaging her classes in wonderful projects focused on birding. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

September 21, 2010 — DOAS Board Meeting, 7 PM, home of Stephen Rice.

October 2, 2010 — Open House at Franklin Mountain, 10 AM - 2 PM. Tour DOAS's sanctuary and hawkwatch, learn to identify hawks in flight and match your skills with our veteran hawkwatchers'. At 10:30 AM there will be a 45-minute beginners' workshop on Identifying Flying Hawks. A trail walk covering most of the Sanctuary grounds will leave the barn at 11:30 AM. The hawkwatch will be staffed throughout the day and refreshments will be served at the barn. This is an excellent opportunity to meet DOAS board members and get acquainted with the sanctuary, which offers varied terrain and beautiful vistas. For more information contact Andy Mason, (607) 652-2162, or Tom Salo, (607) 965-8232.

October 15, 2010 — DOAS Charter Dinner and Program: The Ice Age History of Oneonta by Dr. Robert Titus, Professor of Geology at Hartwick College. Dr. Titus has authored numerous articles, essays and books that highlight his passion for Catskill geology. He has gained a reputation for his incredible ability to communicate the geologic history of the Catskills to the general public. Trained as a paleontologist, he researched the fossil record of NY State, producing a great deal of professional data. Since 1991 he has been committed to writing the story of our region’s geologic history, acquiring a growing readership in his articles featured in Kaatskill Life, The Woodstock Times and The Columbia County Independent. He recently published his third book, The Other Side of Time. This, like his other publications, is aimed at the general reader.

This program will follow the 42nd Annual DOAS Charter Dinner, and both will be held at the Foothills Performing Arts Center on Market St. in Oneonta. The evening will begin at 5:30 PM with a social hour, including appetizers and a cash bar, followed by a 6:30 PM buffet dinner. The program, which is free, will begin at 7:30 PM. For more information about the Charter Dinner and a reservation form, see the September issue of The Belted Kingfisher. For more information about the program, contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

October 19, 2010 — DOAS Board Meeting, 7 PM, home of Dave Kiehm.

November 19, 2010 — DOAS Program: Joe Richardson will speak on Rain Forests. The program will begin at 7:30 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Eleanor Moriarty at (607) 435-2054.

All events are free (except the Charter Dinner) and open to the public.

To save your money and to help save the planet, we encourage car pooling for all events.

In 2007 both the February and March general meetings had to be cancelled due to unusually bad weather conditions. For all our events, if you have any doubt about whether the event is going to happen, please do a last-minute check by at least one of the following methods: 1) Contact the person who is sponsor of the event, 2) Check this website, or 3) Call any DOAS board member.

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