Date: 10/9/26 8:30 am From: Monica Adelman <monicaladelman...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club events this weekend and Monday
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Saturday, October 10October Big Day
All day | No physical location - just get out and bird!
Wherever you are on 10 October, take a few minutes to enjoy birds and share
what you find. Participate from anywhere—even from home! By taking part in
October Big Day you’re also celebrating Global Bird Weekend and World
Migratory Bird Day. Be a part of the global team and help set new records
for October birding.
Family Flock Meetup
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Black Diamond Trail
This week: Saturday, October 10 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Black
Diamond Trail. Meet in the parking lot of the Children’s Garden (121 Turtle
Way, Ithaca). We will be walking/strolling on a packed-stone pathway.
Monica Adelman is hosting this weekly Saturday morning meetup. This meetup
is a group geared toward parents and caregivers with young children
(newborn to preschool) who enjoy birding and want to bring their little
ones along. No prior birding experience is required. Meetups take place in
stroller-friendly locations with minimal bodies of water, no cars,
roadsides, or gorges. Adults should bring binoculars, and kids should bring
their energy! The meetups are crowd-sourced on where to meet next week.
Beginner Bird Walk (with Diane Morton and Ken Kemphues)
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Lab of Ornithology
Join us every Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:30am for a walk around
Sapsucker Woods looking and listening for birds. Walks last about 1½-2
hours and are targeted for beginners, though all levels are welcome. Meet
by the Lab of Ornithology visitor center entrance. No registration
necessary. Binoculars are available for loan, though you should bring your
own if you have them. The Visitor Center does not open until 10am. There is
a porta-potty in the parking lot.
Sunday, October 11Bird Banding at Lighthouse Point Woods
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lighthouse Point
The Finger Lakes Bird Observatory, led by Max "Hummingbird" Baber, will be
banding birds at Lighthouse Point for the Fall migration season. Members of
the public are invited to observe our beautiful birds up close, to learn
about the bird banding process, and to learn about our migrating birds in
general.
Banding sessions are scheduled for Sundays, September 27 through November
1. Sessions last for 6 hours from sunrise. Stop by anytime starting from
the first net check, 30 minutes after sunrise. Sessions may be shortened or
cancelled from rain, heavy wind, or other conditions that may jeopardize
the safety of the birds.
Directions to Lighthouse Point: park at Newman Municipal Golf Course, walk
0.4 miles north along the inlet to the banding station.
Beginner Bird Walk
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Lab of Ornithology
Join us every Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:30am for a walk around
Sapsucker Woods looking and listening for birds. Walks last about 1½-2
hours and are targeted for beginners, though all levels are welcome. Meet
by the Lab of Ornithology visitor center entrance. No registration
necessary. Binoculars are available for loan, though you should bring your
own if you have them. The Visitor Center does not open until 10am. There is
a porta-potty in the parking lot.
Monday, October 12 (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)Habitat Restoration
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Lighthouse Point
We will be concentrating on putting in fences and clearing the plants from
the areas where the fences will be going. If you really want to pull
privet, you can do that too. Come early (8:00 a.m.) for birding. We will
provide some snacks. May be cancelled if the weather looks too rainy, check
the calendar for the latest updates.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Lab of Ornithology
This meeting is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for
social time before the reading of the basin bird list at 7:20 p.m. Club
business begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the speaker's presentation
starting around 8:00 p.m. and ending by 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Lorna Gibson, PhD, Material Scientist and avid birder; author of
the newly released “Birds Up Close- An Engineer Explores Their Hidden
Wonders.”
