Baird Ornithological Club
Reading, Pennsylvania
American Goldfinch Photo by Mike Slater
Call For Speakers to give presentation “shorts” at our Field trip detailsApril 2025 meeting!
Have you seen something in the avian world that left you speechless? Do you have a short topic that might
educate, enlighten or entertain your fellow Baird Club members? We are revitalizing the popular
“Members’ Night”. BOC’s board is asking for participants to share in possibly three brief speaking segments.
Do you have approximately 5 - 15
Have you seen something in the avian world that left you speechless? Do you have a short topic that might
educate, enlighten or entertain your fellow Baird Club members? We are revitalizing the popular
“Members’ Night”. BOC’s board is asking for participants to share in possibly three brief speaking segments.
Do you have approximately 5 - 15 minutes to take us pictorially anywhere in the world of ornithology? As of
this writing, one approximately 20-minute segment has been claimed. But there’s plenty more presentation
space available for YOU to be among our speakers.
Envision your topic; budget the time and specify how much you’ll need, then stake your claim to at least 15
minutes of birding club fame! First-come/first-served. No polished speaking skill necessary. Contact board
member Russ Hoffman by phone or e-mail (C: 484-794-7053, russhoff@yahoo.com) to be a part of this
Yellow-breasted Chat photo by Russ Hoffman
Fall 2024 Berks Bird Report
Fall 2024 Berks Bird Report
Rudy Keller's report on the Fall 2024 Season in Berks County Pennsylvania is now up on line.
Photo of a fall adult male Cape May Warbler by Brian Lineaweaver
Christmas Bird Counts
Fall 2024 Berks Bird Report
It's Christmas Bird Count Season again. Click the Button below to go to our web page with all of the info.
Map of Christmas Bird Count Circles and Contact information for counts in the Reading Area.
The 3rd PA Breeding Bird Atlas
Our December 2023 meeting (via Zoom) was a presentation by Dr. Andy Wilson about how the 3rd PA Breeding Bird Atlas will work.
You can view the recorded presentation here.
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For more information see our PA Bird Atlas page
*New* The Quarterly Bird Reports online in a more timely manner
BOC members and Friends,
From now on, we will post seasonal bird summaries compiled by Rudy Keller on the BOC website and the BOC Facebook page as they are written instead of waiting to publish them in one of the bi-annual issues of The Distelfink. This will get the reports to members in a more timely manner and enable us to include more
BOC members and Friends,
From now on, we will post seasonal bird summaries compiled by Rudy Keller on the BOC website and the BOC Facebook page as they are written instead of waiting to publish them in one of the bi-annual issues of The Distelfink. This will get the reports to members in a more timely manner and enable us to include more photos than we have space for in The Distelfink. A link to the most recent reports will be published in The Distelfink. Members who still prefer to receive a paper copy of the newsletter will receive a print-out of the reports, minus the photos.
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
Published digitally twice a year in August and February/March and published on this site.
(A few paper copies are quick-printed for members without access to email)
Eponymous Bird Name Changes
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
(The discussion begins at 4:05)
"Inside the Bird Name Committee
January 4, 2024"
"The decision by the American Ornithological Society last year to begin the process of renaming birds currently named after humans has been one of the more animating debates in the birding and ornithological communities in rece
(The discussion begins at 4:05)
"Inside the Bird Name Committee
January 4, 2024"
"The decision by the American Ornithological Society last year to begin the process of renaming birds currently named after humans has been one of the more animating debates in the birding and ornithological communities in recent memory. The recommendations for these changes were made by an ad hoc English Bird Name committee created by the AOS specifically to explore this issue. Irene Liu, Steve Hampton, and Alvaro Jaramillo served on that committee, and join the podcast to talk about their time on the committee, the discussion they had, and to dispell some of the misinformation that has sprung up in the wake of this big news.
Also, welcome to the the 2024 ABA Bird of the Year, Golden-winged Warbler! "
Baird Ornithological club
our Newsletter - the Distelfink
Video of the Zoom Presentation
“Do Female Birds Sing? “ - Dr. Lauryn Benedict, University of Northern Colorado
They certainly do! Female bird song is more common and widespread than is generally appreciated. This presentation offers an overview of the diversity of female songs, including a few used in spectacular partner duets. Backyard bir
Video of the Zoom Presentation
“Do Female Birds Sing? “ - Dr. Lauryn Benedict, University of Northern Colorado
They certainly do! Female bird song is more common and widespread than is generally appreciated. This presentation offers an overview of the diversity of female songs, including a few used in spectacular partner duets. Backyard birders are encouraged to advance a growing body of knowledge by listening to singing females.
Avoiding Bird-glass collisions
Avoiding Bird-glass collisions
Birds don't understand glass and it kills a lot of them.
Even birds that fly away after a window collision, may later die due to the effects of a concussion.
Preventing Bird deaths from window hits is quite possible.
You can take action to prevent this.
Photo above is a bird's eye view of a window reflecting the environment like a mirror
Birds don't understand glass and it kills a lot of them.
Even birds that fly away after a window collision, may later die due to the effects of a concussion.
Preventing Bird deaths from window hits is quite possible.
You can take action to prevent this.
Photo above is a bird's eye view of a window reflecting the environment like a mirror when it's brighter outside than inside a building. Note the netting fastened outside the window with spacing to act as a cushion/net to prevent birds from hitting the glass. Photo By Mike Slater
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