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Bulletin BoardOctober 19 Meeting will feature a presentation by Dianne Franco and Bob Ross entitled �Peruvian Amazon Adventure�. And indeed, their trip to the Pacific coast and Eastern Amazon River in Peru was a pretty remarkable adventure. Their presentation will include photographs of monkeys, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and numerous species of birds. Please join us October 19 at 7:30 PM at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center, 134 Main Street, Wellsboro to hear about their trek through one of the most intriguing and fascinating places on Earth.  Lycoming County Audubon Society Winter Hummingbird "Contest" Western species of hummingbirds have been turning up with increasing frequency in Pennsylvania.
Ornithologists are very interested in learning more about these wayward hummingbirds. Bird Sightings. Migration is underway, and the chances of seeing some interesting birds are very good now. GalleryGallery Instructions: You can watch the gallery slideshow here, but for full-size images, click on Tiadaghton Audubon Photostream/Tiadaghton Audubon's Photos (this will take you to the Flickr site), then click on the slideshow icon in the upper right-hand corner. If the images are too large, click options and uncheck the embiggen box. If you see a black box or nothing here at all, you will need to download and install Adobe Flash Player. You can get it for Internet Explorer here or for Mozilla Firefox here. This is a simple, free utility, and you can download and install it in less than a minute. MeetingsMeetings are held September through May on the third Wednesday of each month at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center on 134 Main Street next to the Green Free Library in Wellsboro. A board meeting takes place at 6:30, and the general meeting is at 7:30; all are welcome. (Updated 24 September 2011.) Photo policy: Please contact the webmaster for permission to use photos. In most cases, permission for further use will be given. Thanks to Wayne C. Sierer for the new raven logo. |
Your participation can help contribute to the growing body of information about migrating
hummingbirds, LAS will offer prizes to the first three individuals who are able to attract a vagrant (western species) hummingbird and allow the bird to be banded for science. How to Enter: Residents in Lycoming, Sullivan, Clinton and Tioga Counties are eligible. Maintain a hummingbird feeder through December. If you notice any hummingbird at your feeder, call one of the contest numbers listed below immediately or send an email. Williamsport Area: (570) 494-1308. Lock Haven Area: (570) 748-7511. Email: 
Shorebirds, in particular, are moving through. A small flock of sanderlings was seen at Hills Creek Park on Sept 8, right after the rains ended. Mudflats and flooded fields are good places to watch. Migrating hawk numbers are beginning to climb, too. Over a thousand broad-winged hawks were seen Sept 10 at Hawk Mountain. We do not get those kind of numbers here, but do expect to see more activity high in the sky than normal. And just in case you haven't noticed, hummingbirds are also passing through in big numbers now, and we do see a lot of those here. Don't be surprised to find your feeder drained.