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SPECIAL JUNE PROGRAM
“A WING AND A PRAYER: A RACE TO SAVE OUR VANISHING BIRDS”
With Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Upper Dublin Public Library, 520 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
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The Upper Dublin Public Library and the Wyncote Audubon Society are excited to welcome veteran journalists Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal as they discuss their new book A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds. The Gyllenhaals traveled more than 25,000 miles across the Americas, chronicling costly experiments, contentious politics, and new technologies to save our beloved birds from the brink of extinction. Through this compelling drama, A Wing and a Prayer offers hope and an urgent call to action: Birds are dying at an unprecedented pace. But there are encouraging breakthroughs across the hemisphere and still time to change course, if we act quickly.
Anders Gyllenhaal was an investigative reporter at The Miami Herald and executive editor at The News & Observer, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis), and The Herald. He also served as the editorial vice president for the McClatchy Company’s thirty newsrooms and 2,000 journalists. He served on the Pulitzer Prize board for nine years. Beverly Gyllenhaal was a reporter, features writer, and food editor at The News & Observer and The Miami Herald. She coauthored a syndicated column that appeared in 100 newspapers around the US and produced three books with nearly half a million copies in print. Book sale and signing to follow, with books available for purchase.
This is "in person" only, There is, unfortunately, not a virtual option.
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WYNCOTE AUDUBON SOCIETY ELECTON OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Please “Vote” by June 10, 2023!
The Wyncote Audubon Nominating Committee is chaired by Margaret Rohde, and includes Robin Irizarry and Nilesh Shah. The Committee was appointed last March and announced the call for nominations for Officers and Directors was made via the monthly UPDATES and at the March and April Programs. The Report of the Nominating Committee was shared at the May program. The nominees for Officers for one-year terms are President, Leigh Altadonna; Vice President, Nilesh Shah; Secretary, Wendy Twining Clymer; and Treasurer, Connie Sanchez. Nominations for Directors for three-year terms for the “Class of 2026” include: Troy Bynum, Olivia Corcoran, Katherine Falso, Jason Porter, Rebecca Reicherter, and Kuenhi Tsai. The slate is comprised of all nominations received and is an uncontested slate. The Wyncote Audubon Society Board of Directors requests that members of the National Audubon Society, who reside in our chapter territory, to take a moment to endorse the slate presented by the Nominating Committee through the virtual ballot that can be accessed below:
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BIRD TOWN PENNSYLVANIA BIRDWALKS
All are welcome to participate, including new birders and experienced birders alike. Bring binoculars if you have them; wear comfortable footwear and clothing. No preregistration is required. Spring migration is underway and each of this months bird walks bring opportunities to spot migrants passing through on their way to northern breeding grounds, returning summer resident species and, of course, our year round resident species.
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ABINGTON BIRD TOWN WALK
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
800 Welsh Road Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.
Join Jennifer Sherwood, Chair of Abington Bird Town for this monthly bird walk at Lorimer Park. We will walk portions of the Pennypack Trail through Bethayres Swamp and into the north end of Lorimer Park, an official Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). These walks are being sponsored by the Abington Bird Town, and the Abington Environmental Advisory Council, and supported by the Wyncote Audubon Society. Directions: Meet at, the Pennypack Trail Parking Lot at 800 Welsh Road Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.
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LOWER GWYNEDD BIRD TOWN BIRD WALK
8:30 AM, Friday, June 16, 2023
Treweryn Farm Park Trail, 1312 Sumneytown Pike, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002
Join Steve Saffier for this last scheduled bird walk for this season. We will search for the birds that make the park their summer home during the breeding season. For more information and to join the Lower Gwynedd Bird Town Bird Walk mailing list, email Steve Saffier ar SAFSBAY@yahoo.com.
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CHELTENHAM BIRD TOWN WALK
7:30 AM, Saturday, June 24, 2023
Tookany Creek Park, Central Avenue Parking Lot
Join Judith Gratz for this first in a series of monthly bird walks to explore some of the birding opportunities in Cheltenham Bird Town. Come see some our breeding birds that make this park their “home.” The Wyncote Audubon Society and the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership support these bird walks. Directions: Meet in the parking lot of the Tookany Creek Parkway at the Central Ave. end of the lot.
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UPPER DUBLIN BIRD TOWN WALK
8:30 AM, Saturday, June 24, 2022
Robbins Park, 1419 E. Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002
Join Nilesh Shah to search for birds at Robbins Park and enjoy birding in a variety of habitats. We will seea variety of our breeding birds that make the park their “home.” The Upper Dublin Bird Town, Upper Dublin Parks and Recreation, Wyncote Audubon Society and DVOC are supporting these walks. Directions: Meet in the parking area of Robbins Park 1419 E. Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002
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GREEN LANE PARK MASTER SITE PLAN
Montgomery County has retained Simone Collins Landscape Architecture to complete a Master Site Development Plan for the 3400-acre Green Lane Park. Wyncote Audubon Society is represented by Leigh Altadonna as a member of the Steering Committee that is helping to guide this process over the many months ahead. There are opportunities for anyone interested in offering suggestions and ideas for the future of the park to be engaged. Several “community forums” are scheduled and there is the opportunity to participate via a public survey. You can access the survey here: https://qrco.de/GLPMP-Survey. Green Lane Park has been identified as an “Important Bird Area” and offers a range of habitats important for breeding birds, wintering birds, and a stopover during spring and fall migrations. We encourage all Wyncote Audubon members and friends to participate in this survey. We want to underscore that plans for the future of the park reflect the importance of the park for birds!
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Stay Safe and Well!
YOU ARE WHAT HOPE LOOKS LIKE TO A BIRD!
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