October Program Reminder
BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND
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Tuesday, October 9 - 6:45 p.m.
THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER, 4801 Rockhill Rd. KCMO 64110, in the Paseo Room - “Birds and Bird Conservation in New Zealand" Join KSU Emeritus Professor of Biology, David Rintoul, as he describes the ancient and current birds of this beautiful South Pacific archipelago and discusses the successful strategies New Zealanders have employed to conserve their beloved birdlife.
Please feel welcome to join David and our host committee at BoLing's on the Plaza before the meeting. Meet around 5:00 p.m., and ask to be seated with the Audubon party. Otherwise, join us at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center at 6:00 p.m. for socializing. Business and program begin at 6:45.
Please note: Our October and November meetings will be held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on the SECOND Tuesday of each month (Oct 9 and Nov 13)
Free and open to the public.
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Conservation News
TASK FORCE FIGHTS INVASIVE PLANTS IN MISSOURI
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MISSOURI INVASIVE PLANT TASK FORCE (MoIP)
MoIP (formerly Missouri Invasive Exotic Plant Species Task Force) premiered its vision and organized a tract on invasive species at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference on February 4, 2016. Invasive species cause problems for all facets of land management. The primary goal of this networking and advocacy group is to bolster statewide efforts to identify and control the invasive plant species that severely impact native biodiversity. The task force is housed and administered by Grow Native!, a native plant education and marketing program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
To add your name to MoIP's growing community of pledge-takers who vow to stop the spread of invasive plant species, to report invasives, and to find resources and volunteer opportunities, visit http://moinvasives.org/pledge-to-stop-the-spread-of-invasive-plant-species/
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New & Used Bird and Nature Book Sale
FIND THE PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR BIRD AND NATURE LOVER
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BOOK SALE AT THE BURROUGHS NATURE CENTER & BIRD SANCTUARY - Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14. Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday. A great opportunity to find the perfect gift for the bird and nature lover in your life! The Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary is located in Fleming park at 7300 SW West Park Rd (across from the Lake Jacomo marina). Enjoy light refreshments, watch birds at the feeders, and “talk turkey” with members of your BAS Library Committee. Also, please bring any paper grocery sacks that you would like to get rid of for our book sale customers to use. Please call 816-795-8177 if you have any questions.
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Fall Newsletter By Mail and Online
ALL AUDUBON MEMBERS NOW RECEIVE A PRINTED COPY
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NEWSLETTER WITH FIELD TRIPS THROUGH EARLY WINTER NOW AVAILABLE. Please email us at communications@burroughs.org if you need to update your address or wish to be removed from the newsletter mailing list. Click here for an online version that anyone can access.
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Invite a Friend to Audubon
PROSPECTIVE MEMBER COCKTAIL PARTY
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. You are invited to bring a prospective Audubon member to a meet and greet cocktail party at BAS Board Member Laura Robinson's beautiful westside KC home! Space is limited to the first 40 people (members and guests combined). Beer, Wine and Appetizers. Members with prospects, only, please. Park anywhere in the cul-de-sac. RSVP to Laura at 816-510-0694.
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Nature Programs at the Burroughs Library
BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST
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BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST PROGRAMS IN OCTOBER
Thursday, October 4 @ 10:00 AM ~ Fall Forest Mammals
Thursday, October 11 @ 10:00 AM ~ Wetland Biomes
Thursday, October 25 @ 10:00 AM ~ Wetland Biomes
Saturday, October 27 @ 10:00 AM ~ Fall Forest Mammals
BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST PROGRAMS IN NOVEMBER
Wednesday, November 7 @ 10:00 AM ~ Winter Bird Gardens
Wednesday, November 14 @ 10:00 AM ~ Winter Bird Gardens
Saturday, November 17 @ 10:00 AM ~ Winter Bird Gardens
Bonnie Anderson is a true gem of Burroughs Audubon’s Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary. Her programs are fun and full of energy! People of all ages are welcome to participate and are free to come and go during the program time allotted. Programs are free and include free literature, and more! Visit our Bonnie the Biologist web page for a printable brochure and more information. Directions to the Library can be found here. For all other questions, please contact Clare Hollander at 816-701-3441 or clarehollander@kclibrary.org.
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Field Trips
TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE MIDWEST
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Burroughs field trips are free to Audubon members and the public, and people of any age or level of experience are welcome to participate! Any trip may involve walking on a variety of terrain and surfaces, but some trips will be more strenuous than others. Trip leaders can advise you of the physical activity involved. Since we visit a number of wild areas and habitats, we respectfully ask that your pets not accompany us on the trail. If they're not given to vocal excitement, pets in vehicles are fine.
Saturday, October 13 - 6:30 a.m.
Hillsdale Lake - The Franklin’s Gull migration through eastern Kansas is a spectacle unique to the region. Join us as we scan the lake at first light to count Franklin’s Gulls and check the State Park for waterfowl, gulls, raptors, sparrows, and whatever else is around.
Wednesday, October 17 - 8:00 a.m.
Jerry Smith Park Fall Bird Census - We will meet at the trailhead parking lot at the top of the ridge and search this largely undeveloped KCMO city park for southbound migrants and year-round residents.
October 20th & 21st
Hitchcock Nature Center - Honey Creek, IA - Located approximately 15 miles northeast of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County Conservation's Hitchcock Nature Center is one of the premier fall Hawk Watch locations in the Midwest. As an official Hawk Watch location they have a volunteer counting passing raptors atop their 45-foot tower, as well as a raptor banding station and hiking trails.
Saturday, October 27 – 6:30 a.m.
Clinton Lake Outlet Park - We’ll walk a field searching for Le Conte’s Sparrow, Nelson’s Sparrow, Marsh and Sedge Wrens, and other southbound migrants and winter residents.
Saturday, November 3 – Time TBA
Smithville Lake - Join us on this joint trip with Midland Empire Audubon Society. We’ll stop and scope the lake from multiple locations in search of southbound migrating gulls, waterfowl, loons, and grebes. Additional meeting times, location, and trip leader information will be added in the future.
Visit our Field Trips web page for trip description, meeting place, and leader contact info.
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