[ESSP] FW: Upcoming ecology/environ sci events

[Vanessa Paulman]

Not getting out enough???

Here's an Events Smorgasboard for Folks into Ecology/Ornithology/Env. Sci.

5-College Woodsy Club  --everything from bird language to animal tracks to
carving soapstone and building snow huts (quinzees)! Get on the listserv &
find
out more or contact me at dcm02 -AT- hampshire.edu
http://www.amherst.edu/~woodsy

Hitchcock Center Events
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WINTER TREE AND SHRUB ID: Brayton Wilson, UMass Professor Emeritus
Saturdays,
February 5 & 12, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

RETURN OF LARGE MAMMALS: Nick & Valerie Wisniewski, Walnut Hill Tracking
Monday,
February 7, 7 p.m. 

For details and registration for all Hitchcock programs, please contact the
Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 525 South Pleasant St., Amherst MA
01002.
Telephone (413) 256 6006, or on the web at www.hitchcockcenter.org.
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http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/MA.html

Hampshire (Cty) Bird Club Events
http://www.hampshirebirdclub.org/newsletter/newsletters04-05/jan_05.pdf

Programs:
February 14. Daniel J. Klem. “Glass: A Bird Conservation Issue” March 14.
Margaret Rubega. “Eating at the Interface of Water and Land” April 11. Geoff
LeBaron. “From Kamchatka to Katmai: An Incredible Journey”

Trips:
FEBRUARY 
Saturday, February 5. South Coast: Plymouth and Falmouth. All day. Al
Richards
leads this annual trip to Southeastern Massachusetts. Past highlights have
included Yellow-breasted Chat, Redhead Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, and both
Long-
and Short-eared Owls. Dress warmly. Call Al (413-665-2761) for the time and
place to meet. (E) 

Wednesday, February 16. Midweek half day in the Connecticut River Valley.
Harvey
Allen (413-253-7963) will go where the birds are. Meet at 8:00 a.m. on the
corner of Rt. 116 and Bay Road, Amherst, across from Atkin’s Farm. Call for
more
information as the date approaches. (E)

MARCH 
Saturday, March 5. Plum Island. All day. Geoff LeBaron (413-268-9281) will
seek
out late winter specialties like Rough-legged Hawks, Barrow’s Goldeneyes,
Glaucous Gulls, and Snowy Owls. Dress warmly. Meet at the Northampton Bowl
at
6:45 a.m. (E) 

Wednesday, March 16. Midweek half day in the Connecticut River Valley.
Morning.
Harvey Allen (413-253-7963) will go where the birds are. Meet at 7:30 a.m.
on
the corner of Rt. 116 and Bay Road, Amherst, across from Atkin’s Farm. Call
for
more information as the date approaches. (E)

Saturday, March 19. Connecticut River Waterfowl. Half day. Mike Locher
(413-585-5864) will scour the river and neighboring ponds from Hadley to
Turner’s Falls for migrating ducks and geese. Expect scenic detours. Call
for
details as the date approaches. (E)

APRIL 
*Sunday, April 3. Woodcocks. Early evening. Mike Locher (413-585-5864) will
look
for displaying American Woodcocks, and then try to call out some owls on the
way
home. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Mitch’s Marina on Route 47 in Hadley. (E)

Saturday, April 16. Ashley Reservoir: early warblers. Half day. Bob Bieda
(413-527-2623) will beat the bushes for Pine and Palm Warblers, Broad-winged
Hawks, Ospreys, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Meet at the Holiday Inn parking
lot,
Exit 15 (“Holyoke Mall”) off Route 91 at 7 a.m. Call to register. (E)

Wednesday, April 20. Midweek half day in the Connecticut River Valley.
Harvey
Allen (413-253-7963) will go where the birds are. Meet at 7:30 a.m. on the
corner of Rt. 116 and Bay Road, Amherst, across from Atkin’s Farm. Call for
more
information as the date approaches. (E)

*Saturday, April 23. More migrants. Half day beginner’s trip. Betsy Higgins
(413-586-7585) looks for waterthrushes, in addition to other warblers and
neotropical migrants. She’ll start at Look Park in Northampton. Meet at 6:30
a.m. in the parking lot of the JFK Middle School on Bridge Road in
Northampton.
Call for further details. (E)

Saturday, April 30. Graves Farm. Half day. Anne Lombard (413-586-7509) and
Shirley Hilborn (413-253-6462) will guide birders through Graves Farm,
looking
for migrants and local specialties. Meet at the Hitchcock center at 6:30
a.m. (E) 

Northampton Bird Watcher's Club
http://massbird.org/Noho/trips2005.htm

February 19, Saturday, 8-11am East Meadows. Meet at the Northampton Airport
near
fairgrounds. We will look for Horned Lark, Lapland Longspur, and Snow
Buntings
then over to the dump looking for white-winged gulls. Dress Warmly.

March 19, Sat. 7-11am Waterfowl Location to be announced

April 16, Saturday, 5:30pm-Dark West Meadows. Meet at the bottom of Olive
Street
(off Route 10) in Northampton where it becomes a dirt road. We will look for
Great Blue Herons and displaying American Woodcock and other early migrants.

May 7, Saturday, 7:30am Migratory Songbirds South Amherst. Meet at the
parking
lot for the Bike Path on Station Road. Leisurely stroll along the rail trail
looking for Warblers and other migrating birds.

May 21, The Big Valley Day III Try to see 100 or more species of bird in one
day. Lots of fun

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Select Conferences
http://conferences.cas.psu.edu/NEEC/registration.htm
Northeast Ecology & Evolution Conference (NEEC)

NEEC will take place in 2005 at the Pennsylvania State University.  The
conference will be held on the University Park Campus on March 18-20, 2005,
and
will include 2 days of talks and a poster session open to undergraduates,
graduate students, and post-docs. The weekend will also include a Friday
night
reception and a Saturday Keynote Banquet with an address to be given by Dr.
Peter Kareiva, lead scientist for The Nature Conservency.
Registrations will be accepted by fax, mail, or online through March 4,
2005.
The early registration fee of $25 per person for registrations received by
February 4, 2005. For registrations received after February 4, 2005 the fee
is $30. 

http://birdcon.nbii.gov/conferences.php

Conference: Ornithology for Birders
Conference URL: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo
Sponsor(s): Institute for Field Ornithology
Beginning Date: 5/9/2005
Ending Date: 5/14/2005
Location City: Montreal
Location State/Province: Quebec
Location Country: Canada
Contact for more Info: 1-800-850-2473 ext. 235
Keywords: Ornithology

Conference: Birding by Ear
Conference URL: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo
Sponsor(s): Institute for Field Ornithology
Beginning Date: 6/6/2005
Ending Date: 6/11/2005
Location City: White Mountains
Location State/Province: New Hampshire
Location Country: United States
Contact for more Info: 1-800-850-2473 ext. 235
Keywords: Ornithology



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Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out the window, except that
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