Meetings

Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings, from New York State Museum, “Annual report” (1902), Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Please do not attend meetings if you aren’t feeling well or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

COVID-19 Guidelines

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Please do not attend meetings if you aren’t feeling well or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Meeting Location

Meetings are held at the Blooming Grove Senior Center at 4 Horton Road in Blooming Grove. The senior center, and its parking lot, are behind the Blooming Grove Police Department.

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Meeting Dates

General meetings of the Mearns Club are held at 7:00 pm on the second Monday of every month from September through May (except February). At club meetings, a club member or an outside speaker gives a presentation about his or her birding travels or studies.

Common Eiders, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Photo by Karen Miller
Solitary Sandpiper, Stewart State Forest. Photo by Bill Fiero

March 11, 2024: Patrick Dechon, Voyage to the Bottom of the Planet

Join Patrick Dechon for a photographic tour of Antarctica.

Sooty Albatross. Photo provided by Patrick Dechon.

April 8, 2024: Anna Harris

Anna Harris is the deputy manager of four national wildlife refuges, including the Shawangunk Grasslands and Wallkill River refuges. In this presentation, she will discuss 2024 plans for the Wallkill refuge that could affect use by birders.

May 13, 2024: Bill Fiero, Bird Evolution

June 2024: Club Picnic

Program Chair

Are you interested in making a presentation to our club? If so, please contact us at mearnsbirdclub@gmail.com. A small stipend is available for nonmembers.

Red-throated Loon, George’s Island Park. Photo by Maryangela Buskey.