Newsletter Archive
NEWSLETTER, October2005
MEETING…Monday, October 10, 7 pm, First Presbyterian Church. The program will feature several of our own members presenting short seminars on selected bird species or bird behaviors.
NEWS…
Cemetery walks continue; meet Russ Young at 8 am, Sunday, October 16. Friends of Spring Hill will have additional tours and walks available in the afternoon. Russ 925-5668
Website features: photos from cemetery walks and hawk watch, www.kvbirdclub.org
Connie Bergmark manned a booth for the chapter at local nursery Valley Gardens’ Fall Fest, and so was one of the first to use our new chapter brochures for recruiting members. For general info on the nursery, see www.valleygardens.net.
The chapter’s second annual “BIG SIT” birding competition is set for Sunday, October 9. To RSVP, phone Cindy 586-4135.
Wild birds at Wild Birds: Three Rivers Avian Center, and some of its avian crew will visit Wild Birds Unlimited, Saturday, October 8, 12-4, Merritt Creek Shopping Center, Barboursville.
DUES DUE…Please pay $6 dues to treasurer, at meeting, or to Bev Wright, 305 Mount View Drive, Chas., WV 25314. Make checks to Handlan Chapter, Brooks Bird Club.
Address… Do we have your current information? Please make email or standard address corrections, also to Bev.
CALENDAR…
October 8---TRAC at Wild Birds, Unltd.
October 9---THE BIG SIT
October 10---regular meeting, Handlan Chapter
October 16---morning bird walk at Spring Hill Cemetery
November 14---regular meeting, Handlan Chapter
(Jim Waggy prepared this article in response to a request for details on an exciting resource. He was a major help with arrangements for the acquisition of "Birds of North America." All Handlan members are encouraged to use this information.)
Birds of North America Online
Is Now Available Through the WV Cultural Center Library
The State Cultural Center Library is offering access to this terrific information source at no cost to all WV residents age 14 or older. It
normally costs $40/year for individuals to subscribe to BNAOnline. All you need to do is go to the library and sign up for one of their library cards. They will then give you the password information so that you can access BNAOnline from your home or work computer.
The Birds of North America series contains the most
comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information
about all species of birds that nest in North America. This
series is similarly ambitious to the collection of life
histories put together by Arthur Cleveland Bent in the first
half of the 20th century. While the Bent series remains a
timeless classic loaded with invaluable information, much
has been learned about birds since its publication and the
BNA series provides the best current information about every
North American species. Plus it offers extras such as video
clips for many of the birds, and it is constantly being
updated to reflect the latest research.
The State Cultural Center is located beside the west
wing of the State Capitol. Metered parking for visitors can
be reached by using the
Greenbrier Street entrance to the Capitol Complex. There
are two libraries in the Cultural Center (State Archives is
the other). When you enter the building, go to the left,
behind a partition, to get to the correct library. The
library is open 8:30-5:00, Monday through Friday. If the
staff person on duty doesn't know the password information
(most do), you can get that
from Jim Waggy once you have your card.
The Cultural Center Library also has the print version
of BNA in its reference section. Use the index, located in
the last of the boxed sets, to go directly to information
about a particular species. The library also has some other
excellent bird books, and Mary Hogue, the director of the
library, has invited the Handlan Chapter to make
recommendations for future acquisitions. Mary, and the rest
of the library staff, deserves great credit for making all
of these significant resources available.
Handlan Chapter, contact: Cindy Ellis 586-4135 ellis_6511@msn.com