PROGRAM

Kathy Fuchs introduced our speakers, Charlie and Lisa Rouse. Theygave a fascinating presentation on Birds in Our Lives.  Charlie, a life-long Genevan, and Lisa have traveled all 50 states and the world. They met at a bird club twenty years ago.  Some highlights:

• Birding (not “bird watching”) is not just a hobby – it’s a passion. What’s your passion? Golf, fishing, gardening, collecting, pickleball??!!
• Started with backyard bird feeders. Keep track and check – saw 166 bird species in Geneva!
• Basic tools:  a good pair of binoculars, Bird Book, Field guide
• Charlie handed out a checklist of birds from the Eaton Birding Society which covers Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties.
• Charlie and Lisa shared some gorgeous photos of birds and wildlife seen in their many travels. 
• Merlin Bird ID app. by Cornell – identify birds and their song

Where to go birding:

Montezuma Wildlife Center
Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca (best in the World!)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania (Hawk migration)
Derby Hill – Oswego
Johnson Road right here in Geneva for owls!