Bibbee Nature Club Schedule for 2012

Date	Activity	Location	Person Responsible
January 7, 2012 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM	Eagle Count, people will be posted along the rivers and lakes spotting and counting eagles.  Contact M. Waldron for information.	Bluestone Lake New River Greenbrier River	Mindy Waldron Jim Phillips
February 18, 2012	BNC Feeder Count. Count the birds at the feeders in your yard.  Complete the sheet attached to this schedule and mail to Jim Phillips.	your feeders	Jim Phillips
February 17-20, 2012	Great Backyard Bird Count You can count anywhere and post your birds to the website.	Anywhere you go over the 4 day period.	Turn in your data to the website.  http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
March 10, 2012	We will do a second eagle count, if needed, to observe behaviors and check for breeding/nesting.  Contact M. Waldron for more information.	Same protocol as Jan. We'll give you more information closer to the date.	Mindy Waldron Jim Phillips
April 7, 2012 Time will be announced closer to date of the trip.	We will travel to Renick, WV to visit Sunshine Farms and tour their flower gardens.  We will meet at the exit for Sandstone/I-64 and carpool.	Sunshine Farms is located near Renick, WV.  Their website is: www.sunfarm.com	Mindy Waldron
April 21, 2012 9:00- 12:00 PM	Wildflowers.  We will travel the route between Lowell and Talcott along the Greenbrier River looking for what is in bloom.	We will meet at Bellepoint Park in Hinton and carpool as we look for flowers.	Betsy Reeder
May 5, 2012 All day or whatever time you are available	41st Spring Migration count for Pipestem/Summers County.  Contact Jim and he can give you an area to cover.	Pipestem Circle	Jim Phillips
June 1-9, 2012	Brooks Bird Club will be coming to our area for their Foray.  There will also be another Bird Cup competition, and we must defend the trophy.  We need a couple of teams.	Bluestone Conference Center	Mindy Waldron and officers
July 14, 2012 Time will be announced closer to the date.	We will travel to Beartown State Park and Cranberry Glades to spend the day.	We will meet at the I-64 exit for Sandstone.  There are places to park vehicles and we'll carpool for the trip.	Wade Snyder
August 25, 2012 8:00 AM to whenever you want to leave	Crumps Bottom field trip for plants, bugs and birds. Always an annual favorite.	We meet at the tower at Pipestem State Park and travel down to the river.  Bring lunch and other supplies.	Mindy Waldron
September 15, 2012 10:00-3:00 PM	Hawk Watch on East River Mountain.  We will meet and watch from the park at the top of the mountain.	Take Rt. 598 from Rt. 460 to the park at the top of East River Mtn.	Mindy Waldron Jim Phillips
October 6, 2012 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Annual Dinner of wild and tame foods.  Bring a dish or two to share on our buffet.  We will have a short business meeting after our dinner. Speaker is yet to be determined.	US Agriculture Lab off of I-77 Athens exit.	Mindy Waldron and officers
October 13, 2012	Big Sit, location to be determined.  We will ask for people to join the Big Sit and count birds within our circle for a specified time.	Location to be determined.  Where do you think we should do the Big Sit?  Let me know.  Website for info: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/connect/bigsit/about.php	Mindy Waldron Betsy Reeder
November 3, 2012 11:30 for lunch 12:30 for meeting	We will meet at the Hinton DQ to plan the calendar for 2013.  We can also travel along the river looking for waterfowl.	Hinton DQ New River, Bluestone Lake, River road to Sandstone, and Mountain Valley Lake	Officers
December, 2012	Christmas Bird counts Pipestem  12-15-12 Raleigh 12-22-12 McDowell 12-29-12	Count circles within each area.	Jim Phillips Allen Waldron