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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Photo Courtesy of Doren Burrell

(at his feeder)

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The Handlan Chapter of the Brooks Bird Club meets on the third Monday of each month, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Charleston Public Library .
 
   
   

Alice Knight was an active Handlan member, including serving as vice-president, when she unexpectedly died in January, 2008.  Alice was also vice-president of the Friends of Coonskin, and she worked tirelessly to protect the park when its hiking areas were threatened by the possibility of airport expansion.  In honor of her efforts, the Nature Trail at Coonskin is being officially designated the Alice Knight Trail.  A ceremony to dedicate the trailhead marker is being organized by Tara Martin (Alice's daughter) and Anna Squillaro (Alice's long-time friend) for May 22.  Tara has put together an e-mail E-vite that includes information about the ceremony, and I will forward that in a separate e-mail.
 
   

The Handlan Chapter of the Brooks Bird Club participated in celebration of Earth Day at the Clay Center.
 
   

Do not miss John Smith's article on the Evening Grosbeak in a recent  issue of "Wonderful West Virginia" magazine.

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"Winter Birds" - Several articles in the recent issue of Friends of Blackwater.
 
   

SEE THE REPORT ON THE NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER 2009 PEREGRINE FALCON RESTORATION PROJECT
 
 
   
   
   

 Master Naturalist

 The 2009/2010 year

Check out all the activities

Some photos on the current Master Naturalist program in Kanawha county  
 
   
Rob Tallman, Ornithologist with the WV Division of Natural Resources discussed the West Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas II at the November Handlan meeting.

For background information check out DNR's Breeding Bird Atlas website . (http://martes.dnr.state.wv.us/BreedingBirdsAtlas/default.aspx)

For entering data into BBA database go to the atlasing site. (http://bird.atlasing.org/Atlas/WV/)

 
 
   
Read all of the Nature Notes series in the "Friends of Blackwater Quarterly" by our own J. Lawrence Smith
 
   
The Brooks Bird Club held the 2009 Foray in Randolph County, June 13-21.
 
   
You can click on this link to see the newspaper article Carolyn Harmon wrote about Wendell Argabrite speaking to our bird club. 
 
   
   
A recent issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine includes an article about the Evening Grosbeak  written by the Handlan Chapter's own J. Lawrence Smith.
 
   
   

Photo by Mike Bohl

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Here is an article that had been published in a bird journal about the eminent WV birder, George Hall.
Indices listing all the bird photographs and flower photos on this website submitted by our members have been added for your convenience.
Here are the bird details of the 2009 Handlan Century Count
Learn about the Point Count Program in West Virginia
Check out some links about bird feeding.
Other Birding Events and News Items           
Update on the Alice Knight Memorial
 

Field Sparrow

Photo Courtesy of Doren Burrell

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Check out some more great photos by

 Doren Burrell

 

Check out some fascinating Hummingbird photos.

 

Check out some nice Red Tailed Hawk photos

by Ron McLaughlin

 

 
WCHS-TV news recently aired another WV Wildlife segment featuring one of our Handlan members, Bev Wright, who did an excellent job describing the joys of feeding birds.  The video was shot at Bev and Chuck's home.
 
To see this video clip click here,  or go to wchstv.com.  - WV Wildlife

 
 
See the article about John Smith in the July 22, 2008 issue of the Putnam Standard.
 
See some wonderful photos of Bald Eagles sent in by a member.
 
For birding reports for Russ Young's famous Spring Hill Cemetery birding walks check out the Cemetery walk page.
 
If you are intrigued by dragonflies, Jim Waggy wrote an article about them that's in the current (August) issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine, the magazine that is beautifully edited by Master Naturalist near-grad Sheila McEntee.
 

Sandhill Cranes

See the great pictures of Sandhill Cranes by Matt Orsie. 

Some additional photos of the Hiwassee flock.
 
 

Peregrine Falcon

Photo Courtesy of Jim Triplett

Click picture to read about a pair of Peregrine Falcons which have been hanging out around the I 64 bridge with photos by Jim Triplett and Ron McLaughlin
 
   
 
Here are some Puffin photos taken on our trip to New Brunswick.

Here are the links to the YouTube videos referenced in the Puffin presentation at the October 20th meeting.

1)  Puffins on Machias Seal Island

2)  Puffins Swimming Underwater

3)  Rough Trip on the Grand Manan Ferry

ALICE KNIGHT

We miss Alice, but her photos give us something to remember her by.

 

 

Jason Scott Means has some wonderful bird photos at his flickr site.

 

Kite

Click above picture to read the story by Kevin Cade of the Charleston Daily Mail
Members who would like to contribute photos, sightings, or other information to be added to the web site, may send that information to allbeejs@yahoo.com

 

Red Shouldered Hawk

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Photo Courtesy of Alice Knight

  

Photo Courtesy of Mike Wright

 

 


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