Date: 10/13/26 9:33 am From: gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...> Subject: [hmbirds] deer hunting in Saratoga Spa SP
Following up on Naomi's post about the annual duck hunting season in VFNHP, just mentioning for awareness that there is a new deer management program in Saratoga Spa State Park. The program allows deer hunting with bows only (no firearms) beginning today and running through 1 January 2027. Hunting is restricted to the undeveloped park lands south of East-West Road that extend all the way south to Northline Rd in Malta, and OPRHP is issuing a total of 15 permits for this initial season. No hunting is allowed within 250' of roads, trails, structures, etc. and the trails from the Carlsbad parking area have an additional buffer zone. Main access to the hunting area would be either Carlsbad parking or the Gray's Crossing parking in Malta. Full details here:
I happened to go there this morning to bird the Carlsbad "picnic table graveyard" trails and a bow hunter was leaving on bicycle as I was getting out of the car. Later I talked to a couple of Parks rangers who filled me in on some of the details. They said there was supposed to be signage posted in the Park, but I haven't noticed any along East-West Road.
Date: 10/12/26 10:00 am From: Richard Guthrie via groups.io <richardpguthrie...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Trying to find a home for HMBC member movies from 1970's and 80's to avoid landfill
Date: 10/12/26 9:50 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Trying to find a home for HMBC member movies from 1970's and 80's to avoid landfill
While Denise and I unfortunately can't house them, I hope someone can as they are a true treasure. Bill's programs were wonderful and well-attended as many other long-time members can attest. He kindly presented on various bird taxonomic groups about once a year. Scott (Program Chair)
On Monday, October 12, 2026 at 12:37:47 PM EDT, <Cjredwardson...> <Cjredwardson...> wrote:
Hi all,While on the HMBC board, I agreed to go through a large donation of 8mm movies that were taken by William Gorman, a member of the club primarily in the 1970's and 1980's when he was on club trips or travelling alone. He used some of these movies to give presentations to our club up until the early 2000's. I have a complete list of the locations of the movies which include Alaska, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Florida and Europe. There are also movies on specific groups of birds such as shorebirds, hummingbirds, owls, etc. William is deceased and these movies were given to the club from his family at some unknown point.Â
I'd really like to keep these movies out of the landfill but have not been able to find a repository for them. I can recycle the metal film containers but I'm not sure what to do with the film.Â
We've tried to locate a historical society that might take them and I have contacted the NYState Museum in Albany as well as The Macaulay Library of Cornell but so far no takers. Right now these films are stored in my basement since our club has no physical home and I want to get rid of them.
Please let me know if you are interested in housing these movies. Otherwise I will sadly have to dump them.
Thank you in advance,
Cindy Edwardson218-348-1859
Date: 10/12/26 9:38 am From: Cynthia Edwardson via groups.io <Cjredwardson...> Subject: [hmbirds] Trying to find a home for HMBC member movies from 1970's and 80's to avoid landfill
Hi all, While on the HMBC board, I agreed to go through a large donation of 8mm movies that were taken by William Gorman, a member of the club primarily in the 1970's and 1980's when he was on club trips or travelling alone. He used some of these movies to give presentations to our club up until the early 2000's. I have a complete list of the locations of the movies which include Alaska, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Florida and Europe. There are also movies on specific groups of birds such as shorebirds, hummingbirds, owls, etc. William is deceased and these movies were given to the club from his family at some unknown point.
I'd really like to keep these movies out of the landfill but have not been able to find a repository for them. I can recycle the metal film containers but I'm not sure what to do with the film.
We've tried to locate a historical society that might take them and I have contacted the NYState Museum in Albany as well as The Macaulay Library of Cornell but so far no takers. Right now these films are stored in my basement since our club has no physical home and I want to get rid of them.
Please let me know if you are interested in housing these movies. Otherwise I will sadly have to dump them.
Date: 10/8/26 9:00 am From: Eve Waterman via groups.io <eve.m.waterman...> Subject: [hmbirds] Sign-On Letter: Support the Birds and Bees Protection Act
Hello,
Forwarding an advocacy request from the American Bird Conservancy regarding
the Birds and Bees Protection Act passed in NY in 2023 for anyone wishing
to support their efforts to have this legislation fully implemented and
enforced.
Best,
Eve Waterman
Conservation Cte
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Edward Hardy Kern <EHardyKern...>
Date: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Subject: Sign-On Letter: Support the Birds and Bees Protection Act
To:
Dear All,
American Bird Conservancy invites you to join us on a letter
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFyR4k2LGBEQepZ52ZHR9Ntk7fLveQjI55H9RwfbPJFPn4VA/viewform?usp=header> to Gov. Hochul asking her to direct the Department of Environmental
Conservation to fully and faithfully implement the Birds and Bees
Protection Act. The BBPA was passed in 2023 to protect New York’s wildlife,
habitats, and waterways from neonicotinoid insecticides by reducing use
through 3 main avenues: lawns/turf, ornamentals and woody plants, and row
crop seeds.
An exemption written into the bill to allow trained professionals to use
neonics to combat invasive pests on woody plants is being over interpreted
by the NY Department of Environmental Conservation to allow use of neonics
for any invasive pest, even when on lawns or turf.
We are asking Gov. Hochul to direct the DEC to tighten their regulations
under the law and execute it faithfully and in the spirit in which it was
passed.
Date: 10/7/26 1:00 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 10/8
Hey Thursday birders! since the club trip to Normanskill Farm got rained out a few weekends ago, let's try there for sparrows etc. Meet at 8:00am in the parking lot indicated below.
Date: 10/7/26 5:09 am From: David M via groups.io <davidpmassa...> Subject: [hmbirds] Schdy Green Market 10/11
Hi folks,
Great news! We’ll be popping up the HMBC outreach booth at the Schenectady Greenmarket this Sunday, October 11, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM!
We also need your help! Shoot me an email if you think you might be able to stop by for an hour or two. We could really use the support as we are light on volunteers per usual. Come hang out, chat birds, and help us spread the word about HMBC and grow our club membership.
Get some birding in before or after, enjoy the farmers market, and make a morning of it!
Date: 10/6/26 7:18 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] winter finch forecast
As Matt Young mentioned in his program last night, the 2026-2027 Winter Finch Forecast has recently been released. Matt's synopsis is to expect finches in the northeast, but likely they will be in forested areas given the availability of food there. For the full forecast, please see https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2026-2027. Good birding and please report finches on ebird and HMBirds. And try to record vocalizations if you can.Scott Stoner, Program Chair, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Date: 10/5/26 11:15 am From: Alan French via groups.io <adfrench...> Subject: [hmbirds] OT: Occultation of Jupiter Tomorrow Morning
Hi Folks,
The Moon will move in front of or occult Jupiter before dawn on Tuesday
morning, and the skies are supposed to be clear. The Moon will move in
front of Jupiter at ~4:26 AM EDT tomorrow morning and reappear along the
dark limb of the crescent Moon at ~5:27. With a modest spotting or
astronomical scope magnifying 50 to 60 times, you will see Jupiter as a
small disk and you can watch the Moon take a little over a minute to
move in front of Jupiter and, slightly over and hour later, emerge along
the dark limb. A spotting scope should also show the four Galilean moons
of Jupiter and they will also vanish behind the eastward moving Moon.
Jupiter will be 20 degrees above the eastern horizon at 5:20, the
crescent Moon nearby. Times will not vary significantly over the Capital
District region.
Below is a more detailed account. The first graphic, just before Europa
is occulted, is larger than the view at 50 or 60x to show the labels.
Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 6, before dawn, the Moon will pass in
front of, or occult, the planet Jupiter. According to Sky Safari, from
Schenectady the Moon will first move in front of Jupiter just after 4:26
AM EDT and will take just over a minute to cover the planet. Jupiter
will emerge, along the dark limb, just after 5:27 AM, and take just over
a minute to completely reappear. It will be a nice sight through any
modest astronomical telescope or spotting scope magnifying 50 to 60
times, and even binoculars will improve the view. Jupiter's four bight
Galilean moons are usually easy in any telescope, but the brightness of
the Moon and possible light scatter in your telescope may make them more
challenging. Ganymede and Io are easiest to spot, Callisto the most
difficult. Below are graphics showing Jupiter and the four moons just
before disappearance and Jupiter just after emergence. The occultation
is visible from southeastern Canada and most of the United States.
Date: 10/5/26 7:56 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] Tonight - HMBC Program October 5 - Finch Book Author Matthew Young on Finches and Grosbeak Recovery
TONIGHT, Monday, October 5, Five Rivers EEC and Zoom, 6:30 PM. Matthew Young, author (with Lilian Stokes) ofÂ
Finches of the United States and Canada will speak on "From Finches to the FiRN and the Grosbeak Recovery Project."
The Zoom link will be available later this week
We hope to see you there in person or online!
For more information, please see https://hmbc.net/event-6805367 Scott Stoner, Program Chair, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Date: 10/1/26 6:13 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] HMBC Program October 5 - Finch Book Author Matthew Young on Finches and Grosbeak Recovery
Next Monday, October 5, Five Rivers EEC and Zoom, 6:30 PM. Matthew Young, author (with Lilian Stokes) of Finches of the United States and Canada will speak on "From Finches to the FiRN and the Grosbeak Recovery Project."
The Zoom link will be available later this week
We hope to see you there in person or online!
For more information, please see https://hmbc.net/event-6805367 Scott Stoner, Program Chair, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Date: 9/30/26 4:12 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 10/1
*sigh* I meant 10/1, of course. It's a pain changing the header on my phone
Naomi
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 05:32:03 PM EDT, naomi lloyd <naomi_kestrel...> wrote:
Hey Thursday birders! Let's keep to dry paths after days of rain. Meet at 8am at the historic barn off Hilton Rd to walk some of the Helderburg-Hudson trail, and the Bender Melon Farm woods paths.
Meeting spot:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7EAz3pQUrN83rxR26
Date: 9/30/26 2:32 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 9/17
Hey Thursday birders! Let's keep to dry paths after days of rain. Meet at 8am at the historic barn off Hilton Rd to walk some of the Helderburg-Hudson trail, and the Bender Melon Farm woods paths.
Meeting spot:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7EAz3pQUrN83rxR26
Naomi
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM, naomi lloyd<naomi_kestrel...> wrote:
Her Thursday birders! Let's meet at Pitney Meadows at 8am to try for migrating sparrows - target bird: Lincoln's and maybe rarities?
Park along the fence line
43.0692735, -73.8035975
Naomi
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM, naomi lloyd<naomi_kestrel...> wrote: Hey Thursday birders! Tomorrow's not looking like a promising Hawkwatch day, but I made a commitment so I'll be up at the Overlook at 10:00, hoping not to be rained on.
Early October birding in the Capital Region offers the opportunity to experience fall foliage and fall migration both peaking around the same time and Five Rivers is a great location to witness both natural spectacles. We’ll spend the morning here in search of fall migrants in a variety of habitats around the property. Sparrows should be especially abundant this time of year, and we’ll have a good chance of picking out Lincoln’s, Swamp, White-crowned Sparrows out of larger flocks of White-throated and Song Sparrows. Later migrating warblers such as Yellow-rumped and Palm Warbler are often still moving through, as well as both species of kinglet, Blue-headed Vireos, and Hermit Thrushes. It’s also a good time of year to keep our eyes skyward, as both waterfowl and raptors should be heading south. Just a warning though: walking around Five Rivers in fall can sometimes be a wet and muddy affair, so dress appropriately.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar.
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Bog Meadow Brook Trail
When: 4 Oct 2026
8:00 AM
Location: Bog Meadow Brook Trail
Coordinator: Ron Harrower <ronharrower14...>
Bog Meadow Brook Trail, an old rail trail just east of Saratoga Springs, runs along the northern edge of a swamp and consists of wetland habitat with two ponds with a wet mixed forest in between. In October, sparrows are moving in and late migrants are still present. There should be a good variety of waterfowl and lingering shorebirds are possible.Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the trailhead pull-off on Meadowbrook Road, about 0.3 mile west of Stafford Bridge Road / New York State Route 67.
Date: 9/27/26 5:57 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] Fw: Franklin Mountain Hawkcast 27 September
Naomi
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) <emails...>To: "<naomi_kestrel...>" <naomi_kestrel...>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 04:18:33 PM EDTSubject: Franklin Mountain Hawkcast 27 September
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Broad-winged Hawk season is mostly over for us. The birds are heading to South America for the winter. This season was a bit below average A bit over 1700 of the little buteos were counted. Thanks to everyone who spotted those high birds in that deep blue sky.Â
Early October is among my favorite times at Franklin Mountain. It is the period of greatest species diversity. Leaf color peaks and it isn't yet cold. Birds will be migrating, including those that use powered flight – falcons and accipiters. Gross numbers aren't usually high but on a good day you can sometimes see 10 species. An early October day with ideal wind conditions (moderate NW winds) is a real treat. I will send out an alert when I see those ideal conditions in the forecast. Later in October we should see an increase in Red-tailed Hawks and the first Golden Eagles.Â
This week has three dry days forecast mid-week. NW winds show up several days, including in the long-range forecast for Saturday, the day of our Open House. Let's hope they are right.Â
Mark your calendar:Â The annual Franklin Mountain Open House will be held on Saturday, October 3. There will be refreshments, a workshop on identifying flying raptors, a trail walk, and live rehabilitated birds in the afternoon. We hope to see you there. Details and directions are at https://doas.us/events/sanctuary-open-house/.
Tom Salo
<salothomas...>
Note: Replies do not go directly to me. Use my personal address to contact me.
Date: 9/24/26 4:37 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Help needed for upcoming field trip: Saratoga Battlefield, 9/27
Thanks Bob, very appreciated. It will be your call about weather
Naomi
On Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 06:17:34 PM EDT, Robert S Pastel <rspastel...> wrote:
I am available (our trip to a 70th birthday party was postponed!) and would be happy to lead this trip.Â
Robert S. Pastel
> On Sep 24, 2026, at 3:34 PM, Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> wrote:
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> Hello birding friends - unfortunately the trip leader had to drop out. Would anyone like to volunteer to take over? If not, the trip will be cancelled since the forecast is for rain and wind anyway.
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> Naomi Lloyd
> Field Trip Committee
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Date: 9/24/26 3:17 pm From: Robert S Pastel via groups.io <rspastel...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Help needed for upcoming field trip: Saratoga Battlefield, 9/27
I am available (our trip to a 70th birthday party was postponed!) and would be happy to lead this trip.
Robert S. Pastel
> On Sep 24, 2026, at 3:34 PM, Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> wrote:
>
> Hello birding friends - unfortunately the trip leader had to drop out. Would anyone like to volunteer to take over? If not, the trip will be cancelled since the forecast is for rain and wind anyway.
>
> Naomi Lloyd
> Field Trip Committee
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Date: 9/24/26 12:34 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] Help needed for upcoming field trip: Saratoga Battlefield, 9/27
Hello birding friends - unfortunately the trip leader had to drop out. Would anyone like to volunteer to take over? If not, the trip will be cancelled since the forecast is for rain and wind anyway.
Date: 9/23/26 12:34 pm From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 9/17
Her Thursday birders! Let's meet at Pitney Meadows at 8am to try for migrating sparrows - target bird: Lincoln's and maybe rarities?
Park along the fence line
43.0692735, -73.8035975
Naomi
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM, naomi lloyd<naomi_kestrel...> wrote: Hey Thursday birders! Tomorrow's not looking like a promising Hawkwatch day, but I made a commitment so I'll be up at the Overlook at 10:00, hoping not to be rained on.
Date: 9/22/26 10:02 am From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trip: Saratoga Battlefield, 9/27
Saratoga Battlefield
When: 27 Sep 2026
8:00 AM
Location: Saratoga Battlefield, Saratoga County
Coordinator: Jamie Kane <jamielynnkane...>
This popular trip features beautiful foliage and a good chance to see hawks, woodpeckers, sparrows, bluebirds and late migrants as we walk the woods and grasslands of the battlefield.
Meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot near the park’s visitor center off New York State Route 32.
Date: 9/22/26 8:25 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] Thacher Hawk Watch yesterday
After a chilly, cloudy morning the afternoon sun made it pleasant at the Helderberg Hawk Watch at the Overlook at John Boyd Thacher State Park yesterday, September 21. Led by Drew Hopkins of Five Rivers EEC (who kept the official count), about a half dozen birders saw Broad-winged, Red-tailed, Cooper's, and Sharp-shinned , along with American Kestrel, Peregrine (perched for a while in a distant tree), 3 Bald eagles and two Ospreys.  Hawk watching continues today led by Alan Devoe bird club.  Scott Stoner, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club Sent from my Galaxy
Date: 9/21/26 2:31 pm From: David M via groups.io <davidpmassa...> Subject: [hmbirds] Thank You - Five Rivers Festival
Huge shout out and thank you to Dr. Molho, Bob Pastel, Kevin McGrath, and anyone else who helped make HMBC’s outreach booth at the Five Rivers Fall Festival possible on Saturday. Even with just a few of us pitching in we kept the booth going and connected with a ton of people, from longtime friends of the club to many who were hearing about HMBC for the first time.
It was a beautiful, cool and sunny fall day, and a great success all around. Thanks again to everyone who gave up some of their Saturday to help make outreach like this possible!
Date: 9/18/26 7:06 am From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] FW: Five Rivers FALL FESTIVAL this Saturday 9/19
FYI...and please stop by the HMBC table and say hello! It's a great time to join the Bird Club! -Scott Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Friends of Five Rivers <info...> Date: 9/18/26 10:00 (GMT-05:00) To: Scott Stoner and Denise Hackert-Stoner <scottjstoner...> Subject: Five Rivers FALL FESTIVAL this Saturday 9/19 Dear Scott:
Ollie the Otter looks forward to seeing you this Saturday, September 19th at our 44th annual Five Rivers Fall Festival!
This family-friendly event will take place TOMORROW (9/19) at Five Rivers Enviornmental Education Center (56 Game Farm Road, Delmar) from 10 am to 4 pm. Stop by anytime for outdoor educational activities, interactive exhibitors, nature games and crafts, live music and entertainment, delicious food, and overall fun! Â Download the schedule of activities & map.
Share this Fall Festival flyer and visit our Facebook event page or our website for more updates.
Free parking and admission. Carpooling is encouraged. Â Held rain or shine.
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Date: 9/16/26 6:04 pm From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] Clay-colored Sparrow, more, Five Rivers today
At DEC's Five Rivers EEC today, Sept. 16, there was a clay-colored sparrow near the Goose Pond. It then flew west over the service road. Other birds include green Heron, cedar waxwings, pine and magnolia warblers and a r.t Hummingbird. Scott Stoner, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club. Sent from my Galaxy
Date: 9/16/26 10:06 am From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] Nutten Hook field trip update: road work
Chris Franks informs me that there’s been some construction on Route 9J just below Swyer Preserve. So for members coming from the North they can take route 26A from Route 9 in Kinderhook which will bring them to Route 9J in Stuyvesant which is just above Nutten Hook.
Date: 9/16/26 10:03 am From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 9/17
Hey Thursday birders! Tomorrow's not looking like a promising Hawkwatch day, but I made a commitment so I'll be up at the Overlook at 10:00, hoping not to be rained on.
Nutten Hook is part of Stockport Flats, a Hudson River Estuarine Research Reserve site in Columbia County. The area includes the remains of the largest icehouse on the Hudson as well as a loop trail that borders the river for a quarter mile. The return path cuts inland through oak woods, abandoned farmland, and tidal marshes. Bald Eagles and early fall migrants are expected.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the parking area by the pavilion, which is west of the railroad tracks, and past the buildings on Ice House Road. Ice House Road. is off New York State Route 9J in Stuyvesant.
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Normanskill Farm
When: 20 Sep 2026
7:30 AM
Location: Normanskill Farm, Albany County
Normanskill Farm is a city-owned complex comprising trails, community gardens, historic buildings, and a working farm that offers some of the best birding to be found within the Albany city limits. Birding here can be especially good here in the fall and a productive outing here can turn up a great variety of southbound migrants and lingering breeders in the woodlands, fields, and gardens that lie alongside the Normanskill Creek. We’ll spend the better part of a late fall morning here exploring the grounds in search of songbirds like warblers and sparrows, as well as waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors on the water and overhead.
Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Normanskill Farm parking lot on Mill Road. From Delaware Avenue (New York State Route 443), heading west, turn left on Mill Road just before the bridge over Normanskill Creek. Parking lot is on the left 0.25 miles down along Mill Road.
Date: 9/13/26 4:46 pm From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] Fw: HMBC program reminder Monday Sept 14. Bird evolution with Dr. Jeremy Kirchman
What DNA Tells Us About the Evolutionary History of Birds, with Dr. Jeremy Kirchman of the NYS MuseumÂ
6:30 PM. Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Game Farm Rd. Delmar.  In-person and Zoom. Public event. Â
Details below.Â
-------- Original message --------From: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club <admin...> Date: 9/10/26 16:52 (GMT-05:00) To: Scott Stoner <scottjstoner...> Subject: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite
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HMBC Program Notice
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Monday, September 14th, 2026, 6:30PMÂ
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Hello HMBC Members:
This is a reminder that the HMBC September program will be held in person at Five Rivers EEC in Delmar and online via a Zoom meeting on Monday September 14th at 6:30 PM.Â
For the Zoom meeting, use the meeting link below to join the meeting as a participant. All participants will enter the "waiting room" until the meeting host opens the meeting. Participants' audio lines will be muted on entry. We ask that participants keep their lines muted except when prompted for Q&A during the program.
NOTE: The first time you use Zoom on a device, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app when you click on the meeting link below. Follow the prompts to download the app and then launch the meeting using the meeting ID from the invite. (The app is recommended, but if you prefer, there is also an option when you open the link below to join the meeting via a web browser window, but with limited capabilities.) Audio connections can be through the app on your device or through a separate dial-in phone number given below.
Program highlights:Â
What DNA Tells Us About the Evolutionary History of Birds
Join Dr. Jeremy J. Kirchman, Curator of Birds and Mammals at the New York State Museum, for an evening of fascinating science and discussion. Dr. Kirchman reveals how modern DNA sequencing is transforming what we know about the evolution of birds—from their ancient origins to the surprising relationships hidden in their genomes. Through stories of discovery made by museum-based scientists, you’ll learn how DNA research has uncovered the remarkable evolutionary journey that shaped the birds we see today. Whether you’re a lifelong birder, an evolution enthusiast, or simply curious about the natural world, this is a warm, welcoming event where big ideas take flight.
