Date: 9/4/25 7:38 am From: jklmwest <jklmwest...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Nighthawks
During the last few evenings we've enjoyed the aerial acrobatics of Nighthawks as they pass over our home in the town of Erwin on their way south. In prior years, I've also noticed them streaming southeast above the rivers in our area. As robins are hallmarks of spring, Nighthawks and Egrets on the Chemung river have come to mark the waning days of summer in the southern tier. Kris West
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Subject: Cayuga Bird Club September meeting From: "Colleen Richards" <clr82...> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 07:00:54 GMT X-Message-Number: 1
It's time for the Cayuga Bird Club's first meeting of the fall on Monday, September 8 at 7:30 at the Lab of Ornithology. Come hear Kathryn Grabenstein, Postdoc at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, as she gives her presentation - "Mountain Chickadees Change their Tune When They Live Beside Black-capped Chickadees". Understanding how species co-exist is a fundamental goal of ecology. Kathryn and her colleagues explore the interplay between ecology and evolution to better understand how closely-related, ecologically-similar species co-exist using two species of songbirds which sometimes mate with each other (hybridize): black-capped and mountain chickadees. About our Speaker: Kathryn shares, I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in understanding how humans change the way closely-related species interact and shift their evolutionary trajectories. I am also a mentor, teacher, advocate, and storyteller and have intentionally woven these threads throughout my research. Natural history is foundational to my research: I combine field studies and genomics to study hybridization in the context of human change. For my dissertation research, I founded and directed the Boulder Chickadee Study, a citizen science network of over 75 households and 400 nest boxes to explore the natural histories of Colorado chickadees and understand how humans are shifting evolution for species living alongside us. As a scientist, I conduct research that teaches us about the natural world, trains the next generation of stewards, and inspires local communities to nurture nature around them. There will be a dinner with Kathryn at Sumo restaurant prior to the meeting at 5:30 pm for interested members to attend. Please RSVP to Colleen Richards at <clr82...> by noon Monday so reservations can be made Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings are held September through May at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. The evening starts with social time at 7:00pm, the reading of the bird list at 7:20pm, and club business at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm. We will attempt to make presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days later, on our YouTube channel @cayugabirdclub. Some meetings may shift to Zoom if warranted by circumstances.
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