Field Trip, Chapter Meeting & A Century of Birds Film – 20 February 2016

Posted on 18 January 2016 by Greg

The next meeting of the John W. Sellars Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society will be Saturday, 20 February 2016 at 10:30 AM in the Dixon Merritt Nature Center [Google Map] in Cedars of Lebanon State Park. We will be watching Danny Shelton’s film A Century of Birds: The Tennessee Ornithological Society.

map_lhspBut, before the meeting, we will take a stroll around Couchville Lake at Long Hunter State Park, located at 2910 Hobson Pike, Nashville, TN 37076. Meet at 7:30 AM by the kiosk in Area 2 beside Couchville Lake. [ Google Map ]. Bring your binoculars and dress appropriately. We will wrap up the bird walk by 9:3o in time to travel to Cedars of Lebanon State Park for our meeting, film and chat session. Please join us if you can make it.

bird-watching-birdwatcher1Anyone and everyone interested in birding is welcome to attend the field trip and/or meeting. You do not have to be a member to attend this meeting or any of our field trips. Bring a sack lunch for after the meeting, and find out what everyone is seeing at their favorite birding spots.

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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge – Saturday, 16 January 20165

Posted on 5 January 2016 by Greg

SANDHILL-CRANEThe John W Sellars – Lebanon Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society will be birding the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge [ Wheeler NWR website ] near Decatur Alabama on Saturday, 16 January 2016. This field trip will take the place of our regularly scheduled meeting. Those who wish to attend should meet at the Wheeler NWR Visitor Center at 9:00 AM Saturday morning. Plans are to bird the refuge all morning, then have lunch at a nearby restaurant, then more birding in the afternoon. Expect to see Sandhill cranes, whooping cranes, lots of ducks and geese, and many other birds. Be sure to bring your binoculars, water to drink, and dress appropriately.

The refuge visitor center is located at  3121 Visitor Center Road, Decatur, AL 35603.  Click the image below for the [ Google map ].  The lat/long coordinates for the visitor center are: 34.54742, -86.951081

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In the event of continued flooding, or closure of the refuge at Wheeeler, our field trip will be diverted to Woods Reservoir. The situation at Wheeler NWR should be more evident  as our field trip date approaches. Check this website for any changes to our plans. If you would like to receive an email with final plans for our field trip once they are firmed up, contact Melissa at romejo1990@gmail.com .

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