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 |
The Bibbee
Nature Club is dedicated to the observation and study of
the natural world near our homes in southeastern
Dr.
Paul Cecil Bibbee was a Professor of Biology at
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.
Throughout
the
year, we offer a variety of observational and learning
experiences: lectures, movies, and (of most important)
field trips. Our Wild Food
Dinner each fall provides a climax to our year.
Please
join us. You are welcome at any of our events.
If you choose, we would be glad to have you as a member.
COME WALK WITH US!
Mindy Waldron, President
Surveyor, WV 25932
mwaldron@suddenlink.net