Dates

Activity

Location

Person Responsible

Sat. Jan. 5, 2008

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

then return to Hinton DQ at 3:00 PM to compile results or send them to Jim.

Eagle Watch around Bluestone, New and Greenbrier Rivers

Areas will be assigned to anyone interested.

Hinton, Pipestem, Summers Co.

New, Bluestone and  Greenbrier Rivers

Jim Phillips, let him know if you are interested

cne01663@mail.wvnet.edu

Feb. 15-18, 2008

Also that weekend is the GBBC.  Web address at bottom of schedule.

Feeder Count Feb. 16, 2008

Count species and numbers of birds visiting your feeders

Your home location or join others at Pipestem State Park. 

Jim Phillips,

Send your data to him. Feeder count form enclosed.

March 15, 2008

2:00-3:30 PM

Refreshments will be served. If you want to bring something, let us know.

Photographer and fellow BNC member Nancy Ford will entertain us with her photos of birds, places and Queen Elizabeth.

Dept. of Agriculture

Forest Service Lab at the Athens Exit off of I-77.

Mindy Waldron and Nancy Ford

April 12, 2008

Meet in Princeton at the WV visitor center at 8:00AM off of I77

Trip to Claytor Lake to visit the area for spring birds. Bring lunch, binocs, books, chair and clothing to fit the weather.

Claytor Lake Virginia

Home of member Mark Mullins

Mark Mullins

May 10, 2008

Spring Migration Count, Check your route with Jim. More details as the date gets closer

Summers Co.

Jim Phillips

cne01663@mail.wvnet.edu

June 7, 2008

We will meet there at 8:00 AM.

We are going to Betsy Reeder's property on Leatherwood Rd to look for birds and plants. Directions given as the date gets closer.

Betsy Reeder's property.  Summers Co.  Leatherwood Rd.

Bring food, binocs, chair, books, anything that will help you to enjoy the day.

Betsy Reeder

July 19, 2008

10:00 AM

Meet in Lewisburg and carpool from there.

Droop Mountain and Beartown State Park.

We will meet and visit Lewisburg first, then travel on to the areas. Bring food, books, binocs, etc.

Greenbrier Co.

More info on where we meet in newsletters

Mindy Waldron

August 16, 2008

11:00 - 3:00

Butterflies, birds, and all the other natural stuff.

Crumps Bottom

Meet at the Pipestem S.P. tower parking lot and we'll go from there. Bring lunch, chair, books, binocs, etc.

Summers County,

Allen Waldron

September 20, 2008

Fall Migration Count in Summers county. This is our local fall count so you can also just count from your house or favorite place.

Summers County

Jim Phillips

Turn your data into Jim. Check with him for an area if you are going out in the county.

October 11, 2008

5:00 PM

Annual Dinner, speaker and meeting.  Speaker this year will be about plants.  Bring wild or tame foods.

US Forest Service Lab off of I77 and the Athens exit.

Mindy Waldron and Officers

November 1, 2008

11:30 AM

Planning Meeting for 2009

Hinton DQ

Bring your ideas.

Next year's officers

December 20, 2008

Christmas count for Pipestem

Meet for compiling after the count at the DQ at 5:00 PM.

Jim Phillips,

December 27, 2008

Saturday

Christmas count for Raleigh Co.

 Breakfast at 7:00 AM and leave there by 8:00 AM

Allen Waldron

December 28, 2008

Sunday

Christmas count for McDowell Co.

Breakfast at McDonald's in Welch.  We will leave there at 8:00 AM

Allen Waldron