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April 2006
New General Meeting Place
Genealogy Society
717 Grand Boulevard (Grand & Evergreen)
Vancouver, Washington
General Meeting & Program
When: Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Where: Genealogy Society, 717 Grand Boulevard (Grand & Evergreen),
Vancouver, WA
Time: 7:30 PM
Birding Class
Before the General Meeting
Time: 6:45 PM
April Program:
Birds of Clark County
by Wilson Cady, Sherry & Arden Hagen
In Preparation for Birdathon 2006
We would like to get more people involved in our Birdathon Fund Raiser and at the same time learn more about our birds in our own county.
This program will go through many of the bird species in Clark County to learn what species are available or refresh our memories.
For many years we've had a Birdathon Team that worked to see as many species as they could in a 24 hour period. The team usually birded from the Oregon coast to Lyle, WA in the gorge while having people pledge or make donations to VAS for their efforts. We have decided to try something different this year.
This year our Fund Raiser will be a "Clark County Birdathon" where anyone can count species as long as it is in Clark County during Friday, May 5 through Saturday, May 6th. You do not have to bird for 48 hours.
We will add all the species seen together to get the total number of species.
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Birdathon 2006 - Birds of Clark County
May 5 -6, 2006
We would like to get more people involved in our Birdathon Fund Raiser and at the same time learn more about our birds in our own county. For many years we've had a Birdathon Team that worked to see as many species as they could in a 24 hour period. The team usually birded from the Oregon coast to Lyle, WA in the gorge while having people pledge or make donations to VAS for their efforts.
We have decided to try something different this year.
A "Clark County Birdathon" where anyone can count species as long as it is in Clark County and on your chosen 48 hours. You do not have to bird the whole 48 hours though.
We will add all the species seen together to get the total number seen.
Participants may bird different areas within the 48 hours period BUT the area MUST BE in Clark county. Since we are looking for species and mapping where birds are seen, it doesn't matter if people report the same birds.
Participants can gather pledges per species from sponsors or ask for a set amount. Each participant will be asked to make a donation in the amount of their choice, remembering that this is our fund raiser.
Even backyard bird watching would help. We could even hit some of the non-covered parts of the county. We might not have as many species or we might have more, depending on how much of the county is covered.
Participants will fill out a reporting form for each place they bird. People could bird as much or as little of 48 hours as they can give. Report sheets will be in the May Newsletter and available on-line at:
www.vancouveraudubon.org/birdathon.html
I will compile the results and map out the species so we can get an idea where birds are in early May in the county. Over years it could be very interesting.
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FIELD TRIP
Lower Grays Harbor
Bottle Beach, Westport & Tokeland
Leader: Arden Hagen
360-892-8872
When: April 23, SUNDAY
iambakerman@comcast.com
Time: 7:30 AM
Meet at: 134th Street Parking Lot in Salmon Creek.
Please note that we are meeting on Sunday at 7:30 AM. This trip should be very good for migrating shorebirds, seabirds and passerines. This will be an all day outing so bring snacks, lunch and dress for variable weather.
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