Date: 11/2/26 3:15 pm From: Colleen Richards <clr82...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club November 2026 meeting
Please join us for the Cayuga Bird Club's November meeting - Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:30 - 9:00 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Auditorium. Doors open at 6:45 pm, cookies and socializing until 7:20, meeting starts at 7:30 pm. Note: the Wild Birds Unlimited store also opens at 6:45.
This month we'll be hearing from our own Jody Enck as he presents "Eight Years of Habitat Improvement Work in Lighthouse Point Woods, Ithaca - Lessons Learned".
Abstract: The Conservation Action Committee of the Cayuga Bird Club has been working to improve bird habitat down at Lighthouse Point Woods since 2019. We've made a lot of progress removing non-native plant species and planting native trees and shrubs. We've also developed important relationships through our public engagement efforts with school groups, non-profit organizations, and college classes. We are proud of our accomplishments. Still, recurring problems and uncertainty about which of many potential pathways forward have led to the need to examine why and how we operate as a group of folks committed to developing a shared space for birds, birders and other community members. This presentation will celebrate our accomplishments and will reveal how social science tools can help us reframe why and how we do our important work.
Bio-sketch: Jody Enck's lifelong fascination with birds began on a farm in south-central Pennsylvania, where he developed a deep appreciation for the natural world. That early passion eventually grew into a career devoted to understanding both birds and the people who care about them. Jody started his career as an ecologist, studying birds and the habitats they depend on. In the late 1980s, he added a PhD and work experience in social science to his repertoire. Decades of studying how individuals' motivations, expectations, and satisfactions influence behaviors, and studying and evaluating organizational behavior have served him well as he has facilitated the activities of the Conservation Action Committee.
Before the meeting there will be a speaker dinner with Jody at the Zocalo restaurant at the Mall at 5:30. Please rsvp to <clr82...>
by noon on Monday so reservations can be made.
Colleen Richards
Cayuga Bird Club
Corresponding Secretary
