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Bird Club

Bird Club meetings are for adult birders of all experience levels to share sightings, questions, and news.

​We would love to have you join us!

UPCOMING BIRD CLUB EVENTS

February Meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 24 @ 6pm! 

1/30/2015

 
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February's meeting will get us preparing for spring!  Local purple-martin enthusiast and advocate Ervin Hostettler will share his expertise about purple martins and martin houses. Why can't purple martins survive without houses? What does providing a martin house involve? 

Don't forget to bring your "recent birds" list and questions for the group!

Looking Ahead:

March 31st: James Ewing, understanding bird nests.
Linda Foster shares Tips for Beginning Birders

April 28th: Matt Fain presents "Why Downy Woodpeckers and Hairy Woodpeckers look so much alike" (rescheduled)

*March may bring an opportunity to hear the woodcocks displaying at dusk!

*Past April, we will probably want to use our meeting time to go birding together!

*Start thinking about any field trips or special opportunities you would like to put together for spring.
Tyler Funk mentioned going to see the plovers migrating in northern Coles County in April.

January Meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 27 @ 6pm!

1/23/2015

 
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Left: hairy woodpecker / Right: downy woodpecker
January's Meeting is sure to impress!
Local birder and club member Matthew Fain will be presenting on a question many of us may have wondered about: WHY do downy Woodpeckers and hairy Woodpeckers look so much alike? His scientific explanation is sure to be fascinating.
Also, we will have Matt Kneitel as a guest birder. Kneitel is an EIU graduate student who is about to begin a nest predation research project at Douglas-Hart. He will share his research plan and goals in a short presentation.

Don't forget to bring your "recent birds" list and questions for the group!

Looking Ahead:

February 24th: Ervin Hostettler presents on purple martins and martin houses.

March 31st: James Ewing, understanding bird nests.

The Results of the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Coles County are in!  (Mattoon & Charleston area)

1/9/2015

 
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Total count on 12/14/14: 70 species
Coles Co. Christmas Bird
Count is managed by Larry Thorsen.


CLICK HERE to see the full report!
Species Reported for the Week of December 11, 12, 13, 15, 16,17 that were NOT reported For December 14:

Cackling Goose - 6

Hooded Merganser - 1

Ruddy Duck -1

Wild Turkey - 4

Common Loon - 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1

Pine Siskin - 21
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