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Welcome to the Sternberg Museum's "Herd O' Birders."
The Herd O' Birders (HOB) is a birding club open to families
interested in learning about birds and the hobby of birding. We welcome
all participants, from the beginner to advanced birder. Actually, having
members with diverse birding experience will sharpen the birding skills of
"the entire Herd," because less-experienced birders will learn more quickly
from experienced birders and experienced birders will enhance their proficiency
through instruction. Thus, everyone becomes a better birder!
The goal of HOB is to facilitate contact
between fellow birders and give them an opportunity to associate at monthly
meetings, participate in field trips, listen to guest speakers, and view
the collection of birds in the Fleharty Range at the Sternberg Museum. The
topics of discussion are member driven, with previous subjects including: where
to bird in the area, landscaping and feeding tips on how to attract birds to
your yard, sharing ideas about various bird guides, discussing different brands
and types of binocular, and discussion about what birds people have seen
and where. Typically, we cap the evening off by viewing a few bird specimens
from the collection of birds at the Sternberg Museum and listen to bird calls
in order to sharpen the birding skills of club participants.
Monthly meetings
are held on the third Thursday of each month, at 7 pm, usually
in the Expeditions Room (former restaurant) at the Sternberg.
Monthly Meeting information
October 15 at 7pm -- Engel Education Classroom at Sternberg Museum
There will be coffee and snacks to munch as we hear from FHSU Biology graduate student Alex Galt what has been caught so far this year at the bird banding site on FHSU campus. Alex will bring a variety of pictures to view as he discusses how these birds are collected and the process and purpose of banding. He'll also give tips on what to look for when identifying the more difficult species, such as warblers, vireos, and flycatchers. Also, please bring along your favorite bird field guide so you can note Alex's remarks next to each species discussed.
Other Local Events of Interest
Science Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7pm-ish at Cafe Semolino on Violence in Women, by Dr. Janett Naylor, FHSU Psychology Department. Dr. Naylor is exploring incidents of aggression between women in Larned State Hosptial's forensic unit. Find out more about the situational and intrapersonal factors which may lead to high levels of aggression. This event is free and open to the public.
Sandhill Crane Field Trip to the Platte River at Fort Kearny State Hist. Park
Fort Kearny (Nebraska) State Historical Park
lain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary
Quivira N.W.R. Field-Trip Photos...
(left to right) Roberta Martine, Sam and Terry Mannell, Bill and Elaine Smriga, Brian Bartels, Karen Madorin, Curtis Wolf, and Pelgy Vaz
 
Links...
Kansas Ornithological Society
KSBIRD Listserv
Kansas Wetlands Education Center at Cheyenne Bottoms
Ruth Beasley's Learning the Birds on High Plains Public Radio
Ruth Beasley's Home Page
Wetlanders Festival in Hoisington, Kansas -- Saturday, April 18, 2009
Herd O' Birder's Listserv
Below are the instructions for subscribing, unsubscribing, and posting to the H.O.B. listserv. Contacting one another will be much easier with this tool...thanks for your patience in getting this started.
H.O.B. Listserv set up...
- To subscribe or unsubscribe to the listserv send an email to majordomo@listserv.fhsu.edu with subscribe herdobirders or unsubscribe herdobirders in the body of the message...nothing else.
- Once your subscription has been confirmed, you may post to the listserv by emailing herdobirders@listserv.fhsu.edu with whatever message you wish to convey to club members.
For more information contact Brian Bartels,
785-628-5502
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