2008 Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society

FREE* Field Trips & Programs

All events are free* and open to the public. Since weather can sometimes dictate a change or cancellation, please call the program coordinator for the latest information.

* There’s a nominal fee for the Bald Eagle and Annual Energy Field Trips which helps defray the cost of transportation and/or entrance fees.

FULL Scholarships

It’s a short, easy application that can give you entrance to really fun camps or help pay for environmentally-related studies in college. Ticket sales from our Audubon Art & Craft Fair make this possible. Residents from Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna or Wayne County can find applications and details on the NEPAS website: www.nepaaudubonsociety.org

or call 570 253.9250

Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society

Box 711 Honesdale, Pa. 18431

570 253.9250

nepaaudubonsociety.org

email: audubonworks@gmail.com

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January

12 Sat – 9 am * Annual Bald Eagle Field Trip with The Eagle Institute — Join us in celebrating the Institutes 10 years of educating the public about Bald Eagles. Meet at the Eagle Institute in Lackawaxen; dress warmly in layers and wear waterproof boots. Call Barbara for details at 570 253-2364. Snow date is Jan 13.

* There’s a small, $10 fee for transportation to and from viewing locations.

February

3 Sun – 1 pm Winter Hike at Bruce Natural Area — Bring your hiking boots, cross-country skis, or snowshoes, depending upon the conditions, for a leisurely trip along the trails of Bruce Lake Natural Area in Pike County. Please call Pete & Kathy to sign up at 570 253-9250.

15 to 18 Fri • Sat • Sun• Mon dawn to dusk Great Backyard Bird Count — Everyone can have input in Cornell Lab’s important National Survey ...and from your own backyard! Call Bob at 570 676-9969 or get the tools and how to’s on the web at www.birdsource.org/gbbc

March

25 Tues – 7pm Return of the Barn Owl! — Get the facts on attracting Barn Owls to your property or farm from Game Commission Biologist Kevin Wenner. This is a great presentation for anyone interested in these helpful and elusive birds. Co-sponsored in partnership with the Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Call Barbara at 570 253-2364 for more information.

April

6 Sun – 1pm Waterfowl in April! — Some of our most common waterfowl have arrived and others, not so common, are passing through. We will try to locate some of these colorful birds and perhaps see some of our early

migrant song birds. We welcome and encourage all interested in enjoying this fast growing sport. Call 570 253-2364 for meeting location.

19 Sat – 10 am to 4pm Earth Day Celebration — A day to honor Planet Earth

with many fun and exciting programs for kids and adults. We will do bird hikes around Lake Wallenpaupack and teach use of binoculars to young and old alike! For details, call Kathy at 570 253-9250. PP&L Environmental Learning Center, Rt. 6 Hawley, near the Wallenpaupack HS.

26 Sat – 9am Nepas Adopt-a-Highway — Want instant results? Join us in

a Cleanup along Rt. 191 near Lake Ariel, PA. You can make nature gorgeous again! Call Marge at 570 253-9599.

May

4 Sun – 8am to 10am Bird Walk for Beginners — This is when the birds of spring are singing their hearts out. Bring binoculars and sturdy shoes for this easy walk. Call Kathy at 570 253-9250 to sign up. Vicinity of Lake Ariel.

10 Sat – 5am to 12pm International Migratory Bird Day! — We need you to find and count our migratory songbirds. Some are passing through and some will stay. The data will be sent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service for compliation into a national data bank. Let’s do the count together all over Wayne County. All skill levels welcome; we can match you up with a more experienced birder who will share their joy and love of birding. Call Barbara at 570 253-2364.

June

15 Sun – 1pm Canoe Trip — See the Delaware River from another perspective and get some exercise too! A covered dish supper at the Dodge-Snyder cabin nearby will follow the trip. If you don’t have a canoe, a limited number will be available, but call early. Reservations are a must; call Pete at 570 253-9250.

21 Sat – 8am Bird Walk at Brown-ing Beaver Meadow — Join us at our 78-acre sanctuary in Lookout PA for a chance to see and hear some of our common and not so common breeding birds. All level of birding skills welcome. Bring binoculars and good sturdy shoes. For details, carpooling, call Joan at 570 226-2207.

July

19&20 Sat &Sun – 10am to 5pm Audubon Art and Craft Festival — The “Very Best Art and Craft Show in the tri-state area” with juried artists from several states and Canada ...nature programs – live hawks, owls and mammals, nature and wildlife films and exhibits. Bring the kids! The entrance fee supports NEPAS college and camp scholarships. Wallenpaupack Area School Complex, Rt. 6, Hawley, PA.

August

2 Sat – 2pm Nepas’ Installation of Officers Picnic — Join us to usher in new officers and enjoy some good food (a potluck). Call Pete at 570 253-9250.

September

14 Sun – early am Raptor Migration at Sunrise Mountain — The Broadwinged Hawks begin their southward migration, a journey which brings them over the northern Kitta-tinny Mountains in Sparta NJ. This is a spectacular sight to behold and anyone with a love for

raptors won’t be disappointed! Call Barbara at

570 253-2364 for time and meeting location.

20 Sat – Day trip *Annual Alternative Energy Bus Trip — Attend the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival in Kempton, PA (about a 2 hr. trip) Bus departs from Honesdale in the morning, returns in the evening. Also, pick-up & drop-off point in Scranton. This comprehensive festival and conference includes workshops on sustainability and energy independence. Please make reservations early! Call Kathy at 570 253-9250.

*There is a modest fee, for bus travel and entrance to the festival.

October

19 Sun – 2pm Lenape Childrens Circle — Shelley DePaul of the Lenape Nation will present a program of traditional games, a Candy Dance, drumming, singing in the Lenape language, and making of traditonal crafts by the children who attend. Also, Audubon’s 2008 scholarship recipients will share their experiences at environmental camps. PP&L Environmental Learning Center, Rt. 6 Hawley, near the Wallenpaupack HS. For more details, call Kathy at 570 253-9250.

19 to 25 Tues forward – 8pm Saw-Whet Owl Banding — Revel in the migration of this, our smallest nocturnal raptor (8”). Witness, first hand, its capture (in mist nets), banding, and the collection of valuable data. A few lucky attendees will be able to hold one and help in its release. This is a time-dependent event; at the last minute these little guys let us know they’re heading south. For up-to-date information, please call Bob at 570 676-9969.

December

1 Mon – 5:30 pm Audu-Bonding

— in Lake Ariel. Join in the festivities with members of the Board at our holiday potluck board meeting. All members welcome. Please bring a covered dish to share. Call Kathy at 570 253-9250 for directions.

13 Sat – 5am to 12pm Audubon Christmas Bird Count — This survey provides critical data for scientists who study the long-term trends in bird populations. Participate and learn how we conduct this local bird count – area within a 7.5 mile radius of White Mills, PA. For more information, call Barbara at 570 253-2364.

Nepas Sanctuaries

A best-kept secret only 25 minutes north of Honesdale, PA, 78-acre Browning Beaver Meadow features two new parking areas and an observation deck. Watch resident and migrating birds and ducks; sit and view beaver who have engineered a pond and wetlands; take a walk through the upland nature trail. —near Lookout, Pa.

... or take in the splendor of our other site, Price-Simpson Wetlands near Lake Ariel, PA.

Call 570 253-9250 for directions and regulations regarding visits.

Injured Birds or Animals —

Call 570 253-9250 or go to our website and

follow the links for wildlife rehabilitators.

www.nepaaudubonsociety.org

Library — Nepas has a library of extraordinary nature and environmental DVDs and VHS tapes. They are available free for loan to members and schools. Postage is extra. A complete listing is on the NEPAS website or call Marge at 570 253-9599 to obtain the list

or videos.

Bird Census and Information — Call Barbara at 570 253-2364.

The Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society (NEPAS) was founded in 1971 as a local chapter of the National Audubon Society.

NEPAS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with about 600 members. The annual Audubon Art and Craft Festival is its major fund-raising event. Proceeds support scholarships to college students pursuing an environmentally-related major and to youths and adult leaders for camps in Maine, Vermont and other camps closer to home. NEPAS also funds environmentally-focused school programs and organizations.

Officers

President: Jim Sanders

Vice President: Pete Snyder

Secretary: Joan Thirion

Treasurer: Nancy Savage

Board

Kelly Block, Marge Brion, Cheryl Celeskey, Kathy Dodge, Lisa Edwards, Anne Horvath, Barbara Leo, Sandy McFall, Janice Pierson, John Rockman, Pat Sanders