Current Calendar of Events
All SAS-sponsored outings and programs are free and open to non-members.
For more information about any of the following events please send an email to: contact Jim Mitchell at
jlmitchell33ATcomcast.net
(replace the AT with an @ symbol)
Watch our web site http://www.sassafrasaudubon.org and the Bloomington Birds e-mail list for announcements about other upcoming outings and activities.
SAS CALENDAR: May/June 2009
Saturday, May 9:
Greene County Big May Day Count
Volunteers are needed to help count birds in Greene County. See article on page 7 of this issue of the Leaflet. To volunteer or for more information, contact the count coordinator, Jess Gwinn, at (812) 876-8623 or jagmo@bluemarble.net.
Saturday, May 9: IMBD ‘Wings Over Muscatatuck’
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, just east of Seymour, Ind., is celebrating International Migratory Bird Day with a full day of events between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. They’ll have lots of booths, exhibits, and displays, and the bookstore is open all day. For more information, contact Jackson County Visitor Center (888) 524-1914.
Sunday, May 10, 10 a.m.: Spring Butterflies
Join Sandy and Jeff Belth for a half-day trip to local hot spots for spring butterflies. Wear sturdy walking shoes and sunscreen. Meet in the northeast corner of the K-Mart parking lot (near Bloomingfoods) on East Third Street in Bloomington at 10 a.m. Contact Jeff Belth at jeffreybelth@aol.com or (812) 825-8353 for further information.
Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.: Spring Feeder Cleaning
See article on page 5 of this issue of the Leaflet. NOTE: costs for feeder cleaning are $6/large feeders and $4/small feeders.
Wednesday, May 27, 7 p.m.: IU's new Sustainability Department
The Sassafras Audubon Society will host a presentation by William Brown, IU's Director of Sustainability. His talk will define sustainability and explain what IU's new Sustainability Department is doing to improve the environment through programs and education not only at IU, but in Bloomington and Indiana in general. The presentation will be held in Room 1-B of the Monroe County Public Library. Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, May 31, 7 a.m.: Local Hot Spots
Join us as Dave Daniels leads us to some local hot spots looking for late migrants. Meet in the northeast corner of the K-Mart parking lot (near Bloomingfoods) on East Third Street in Bloomington at 7 a.m. We will carpool to the lake areas and return before midday. For more information, contact Jim Mitchell at jlmitchell33@comcast.net or (812) 824-8198.
Friday–Sunday, June 5–7: Brown County State Park Bioblitz
See article on page 1 of this issue of the Leaflet.
For more information, contact Jim Eagleman at the
Nature Center at
(812) 988-5240 or NatureCenter@bcbioblitz.com.
Saturday, June 13, 6 a.m.: GPFWA Henslow Sparrow Rapid Assessment Program
We will depart from the northeast corner of the Super
Wal-Mart parking lot (near the gas pumps) on West Second Street at 6 a.m. We
plan to end by noon and we may have lunch in Linton on the way back, for those
so inclined. The return to Bloomington will be by early afternoon. We will use
the same transect methodology we used last year at Hillenbrand FWA. Details on
the survey method will appear on the birding listservs.
Contact Lee Sterrenburg at sterren
@indiana.edu for details.
Saturday, June 20, 9 a.m.: GPFWA Plant Identification Day
This event, sponsored by the Friends of Goose Pond, takes place at the Linton Library. Registration is required and there is a fee of $15, which covers the cost of the workshop and identification book. Contact Barbara Simpson at barbsimp@comcast.net for details or to register.
Wednesday, June 24, 7 p.m.: Program TBA
Check the SAS website and the media for the program, which will be held in Room 1-B of the Monroe County Public Library. Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, June 27: Monroe/Brown County
Butterfly Count
See article on page 5 of this issue of the Leaflet.
Saturday, July 11:
GPFWA Butterfly Count
See the next issue of the Leaflet or contact Jess Gwinn at
jagmo@bluemarble.net
or (812) 876-8623 for details.
