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 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***

September 9, 2024: Birding the Phoenix Area, Maricopa County, and Southern Arizona, presented by Jeff Goulding

Jeff Goulding will present a program highlighting birds from a dozen areas around Phoenix, Arizona, and points south.

Streak-backed Oriole. Photo by Jeff Goulding.

October 14, 2024: Bird Mimicry, presented by Dr. Coby Klein, PhD, Baruch College and SUNY Old Westbury

November 11, 2024: Birding Australia, presented by Bill Fiero

December 9, 2024: Annual club share-a-thon

March 10, 2025: The Joys of Patch Birding: Lily Pond, Harriman State Park, presented by Alan Wells

April 14, 2025: The Plumage Trade: How Fashion Killed a Warden, and How Tea Parties Killed Fashion, presented by Randi Minetor

May 12, 2025: Hawaii: Honey Creepers, Other Birds, and Conservation presented by Scott Stoner and Denise Hakert-Stoner

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.