Bibbee Nature Club Schedule for 2010

Date
  		Event Location Details Person Responsible
January 9, 2010
10:00 -2:00 PM
Hinton DQ
2:00-3:00 PM 		New River Eagle Watch.
We observe and record data on bald and golden eagles along the rivers.  We then meet at the Hinton DQ to collect and discuss the observations.
  		Jim positions people along the New and Greenbrier Rivers, and Bluestone Lake.  We are in our places from  10:00 til 2:00 PM.  Record birds and time seen.  Contact Jim for placement.
Jim Phillips
304-446-1275
cne01663@mail.wvnet.edu
February 6, 2010
All day, or any time you have available. 		Bibbee Nature Club Feeder Count.  Observe and record birds seen at feeders any time throughout the day.  People watch their feeders and record the numbers and species of birds seen coming to their feeders.  Send results to:
Jim Phillips
Form enclosed to record your birds.
 
February 12-15, 2010.
 
Great Backyard Bird Count
Count birds seen and record observations on the website.
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
Any location can be entered into the website.
We need to document the birds seen in West Virginia. 		Mindy Waldron
mwaldron@suddenlink.net 
(if you have any questions, give me a call.)
February 20, 2010.
7:00 PM
 
 
  		Bibbee Nature Club is hosting Trish Miller, to speak on her part in banding/tracking golden and bald eagles in eastern North America.  Website to track the eagles: http://www.aviary.org/cons/more_wind.php Pipestem State Park, Nature Center at 7:00 PM.  This meeting is open to all interested people.  Bring all your friends. Mindy Waldron
mwaldron@suddenlink.net
 
Jim Phillips
March 6, 2010
10:00 AM 		Waterfowl trip along the New River.  We will meet at 10:00 AM at Bellepoint Park in Hinton.  OR
** Second Eagle Count along the New River.  We may need to provide breeding information. 		We'll travel to Sandstone, Mountain Valley Lake and along the Bluestone Lake looking for ducks. 
**  Same as for the January Eagle count 		Mindy Waldron
 
 
Jim Phillips
April 10, 2010 Annual Trip to Mark Mullins and Claytor Lake State Park.  We spend the day birding at Mark's house/family farm, and Claytor Lake State Park.  Travel back Rt. 100 to check out the river and possibly Pearisburg for barn owl. Meet at Princeton WV travel center to travel together  or meet at Mark's house at 10:00 AM.  Mark Mullins
herdfanmark@aol.com
Mindy Waldron
mwaldron@suddenlink.net 
April 24, 2010 Wildflower trip to Sandstone Falls.  We will hike along the trails and roads to identify spring wildflowers.  We will meet at 9:30 AM at the parking lot at Sandstone Falls.  Mindy Waldron
May 8, 2010 Summers County Spring Migration Count.  Take an assigned area and count the bird species.  We can use this data for the WV Breeding Bird Atlas. Contact Jim Phillips for an area to survey.  Count as your schedule permits.  Turn in results to Jim. Jim Phillips
cne01663@mail.wvnet.edu
May 22, 2010 Bibbee Nature Club is hosting the Brooks Bird Club Bird Cup.  The contest will cover our Southern West Virginia counties.  Contestants will cover as much territory as possible within the time limits.  We need to have a team or two to represent our club.  The Club will provide a meal for the contestants when they return to turn in their totals.  The details are being worked out.  Jim Phillips
cne01663@mail.wvnet.edu
Brian McMillan
Brooks Bird Club
Mindy Waldron
June 5, 2010
and other days throughout June. 		Breeding Bird Atlas at the property of member, Betsy Reeder.  Directions will be in a future newsletter.  We will walk and identify species that are present.
  		This will be a good time for all of us to learn about the WV Breeding Bird Atlas. 
** We are also going to have other times to work on the WVBBA this spring. 		Betsy Reeder
Mindy Waldron
Jim Phillips
July 10, 2010 Blueberries,  birds and botany at Blueberry Hill near Ghent, WV.  This is a day to get out and enjoy the wonders of nature and blueberries. We will meet at Blueberry Hill at 9:00 AM to pick as many berries that you want to eat, bake or freeze. Mindy Waldron
 
Directions in a future newsletter.
August 21, 2010 Annual Trip to bird/botanize Crumps Bottom.  We usually find more plants, dragonflies and butterflies than bird species.  So it is a different kind of time. It's also a great time. We will meet at the tower parking lot at Pipestem State Park at 9:00 AM. We will drive down to the river.  Stay as long as you can.  We will have lunch. Mindy Waldron
September 18, 2010
Bluefield City Park at 8:30
East River at 10:00 		Bird Walk at Bluefield City Park at 8:30 AM. Then we will watch for hawks along East River Mountain at the Park at the top of the mountain.  Directions will come out in later newsletters. Jim will give us details on the bird walk later in the year.  We will meet at the park on top of East River Mtn. and watch from 10:00 til 2:00 PM.  Jim Phillips
Mindy Waldron
 
Oct. 2, 2010
4:30 PM 		Annual Wild/Tame Foods Dinner with Three Rivers Avian Center as our speakers on their involvement and success with peregrine restoration in the New River Gorge. We meet at the Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry Lab off of the Athens exit of I-77. Mindy Waldron
and officers
mwaldron@suddenlink.net
November 6, 2010 Planning meeting for 2011 schedule.  Bring your ideas and we'll put together our schedule.  Then we can always travel around Hinton to check out waterfowl and eagles. Hinton DQ at 11:30 AM.  Get your lunch and join us in the dining room where we can plan and watch birds at the same time. Mindy Waldron and officers
mwaldron@suddenlink.net
December 18, 2010 Pipestem Christmas Bird Count. Count birds in your assigned area, meet at the Hinton DQ to tally birds. Contact Jim Phillips for territory .  Jim  Phillips
December 19, 2010 Raleigh County Christmas Bird Count.  We will bird inside our circle for the day.  We meet for breakfast to discuss areas. Contact Allen Waldron for details. Allen Waldron
awaldron@suddenlink.net
December 26, 2010 McDowell County Christmas Bird Count.  We meet in Welch to assign areas and make our plans. Contact Allen Waldron for details. Allen Waldron
awaldron@suddenlink.net

  

The Bibbee Nature Club is dedicated to the observation and study of the natural world near our homes in southeastern West Virginia.
Dr. Paul Cecil Bibbee was a professor of biology at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia.  Always devoted to the study of nature, he was a photographer, taxidermist and ornithologist. His 1947 thesis on the Bewick’s Wren earned him a Ph.D. and serves as our inspiration today.
Our purpose is to provide our members an opportunity to enjoy, protect and respect the natural world in which they and their families find themselves.
If you have any questions about Bibbee Nature Club, contact us at:
 
Mindy Waldron, President
Bibbee Nature Club
Box 256
Surveyor, WV 25932
mwaldron@suddenlink.net