MEETING CHANGES AND OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
September will now be Zoom Only
Due to the Delta Variant of Covid-19
Sep 10, 2021, 7:30pm - BOC 100 years of History
- SEPTEMBER CHANGED to ZOOM Only
with a program about BOC's century of history Via ZOOM
Details to be announced soon!
Contact
Please contact us at membership@bairdornithological.club if you are a guest or a member who needs a link
Our History
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In 1921 Harold R. Morris
named the Reading Bird Club.
Later renamed the Baird Ornithological Club in honor of Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), the second secretary (director) of the Smithsonian Institution, who was born in Reading in 1823. Earl L. Poole was the first president of the Baird Ornithological Club from 1921-1946. He was al
In 1921 Harold R. Morris
named the Reading Bird Club.
Later renamed the Baird Ornithological Club in honor of Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), the second secretary (director) of the Smithsonian Institution, who was born in Reading in 1823. Earl L. Poole was the first president of the Baird Ornithological Club from 1921-1946. He was also the assistant director of the Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery. Upon the retirement of Levi Mengel at the age of 70 in 1939, Earl Poole was appointed acting director of the museum.
The early meetings were very informal and were comprised of seven or eight birders. There were no planned programs, but general conversations about bird records usually led to chalk drawings and detailed explanations by Earl Poole.
The wikipedia page about the Baird Ornithological Club
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
Published digitally twice a year in August and February and published on this site.
(A few paper copies are quick-printed for members without access to email)
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