Cortland Lime Hollow Bird Club

Come be part of the Cortland Bird Club. Enjoy morning walks of birding/exercise on the second and third Saturday's of each month for the rest of the year and into 2009. Meet Peter Harrity at the Lime Hollow Visitor Center at 9:00 am. We will hike along some of the steep terrain on the Tunison Lab side of the woods and visit a variety of habitats, including hemlock woods and the bog. Dress for the weather and the walking.

The Cortland Lime Hollow Bird Club was very active starting in the 1960's and currently has over 40 active members. Read a History of The Cortland Lime Hollow Bird Club. Our mission is to promote birdwatching in Cortland County and Central New York:

• to bring birders of different skill levels together to share in the enjoyment of birding
• to educate the community about birds and our natural world
• to foster an appreciation and respect of our local natural resources, and the wild creatures with whom we co-exist

Our members range from novice birders to skilled naturalists of different age groups. Bird Club trips are held at least a few times a year including May bird walks and the current walks led by Peter Harrity.

Our monthly meetings (except January and July-Sept) are the second Wednesday of every month and include discussion on avian identification, bird song, nature conservation and education, butterflies, flowers, and environmental concerns. All ages welcome. $15 annual membership fee supports the Lime Hollow Bird Sanctuary.

Lime Hollow and SUNY-Cortland co-sponser a bird talk each early spring.

We also have one of the oldest Christmas Bird Counts in New York (started in 1919). This year the Cortland Chistmas Bird Count will be held Sunday, December 14. This year's CBC is open to novice and expert birders. If interested in participating please contact Matt Young at grosbeak@clarityconnect.com.

Download our Bird Checklist for Lime Hollow (pdf, requires legal size paper). Copies are also available at the Lime Hollow Visitor Center.

Look for the Birding Book for Lime Hollow in the coming months.

Officers

President(s): Matt Young, Peter Harrity, Arnold Talentino and Bobbi Monroe
    (we rotate leading the meetings)
Secretary/Club Historian: Nancy Governali
Treasurer: Colleen Hamilton