Meetings

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

Please do not attend meetings if you are feeling unwell or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Meeting Location

Meetings are held at the Blooming Grove Recreation Department/Senior Center, 49 Station Road, Lasser Park, Salisbury Mills, New York. I

Meeting Dates

At club meetings, a club member or an outside speaker gives a presentation about his or her birding travels or studies.

September 13, 2026, 3 pm: Joe Trapani, Beautiful New Zealand

Join Joe Trapani for a photographic journey in New Zealand. Two great places there to see birds: Tiri Tiri Matangi and Miranda.

Red-billed Gull. Photo by Joe Trapani

October 18, 2026, 3 pm: Business meeting

At this meeting, we will discuss the future of our club. As members, you have a voice, so please attend. We will consider activities that our club has participated in over the years and what should be continued (or not), such as the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the NYS Waterfowl Count, and the Club Break 100. These activities, as well as our great field trips, have contributed valuable data to eBird and have also been a lot of fun! Our club participation has also helped the sponsoring organization to advocate for the health of our environment, which is always a tough fight, especially now as regulations on habitat protections and pollutants are biting the dust!


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.