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2013 Mini Hummingbird Festival

Posted on July 21, 2013 by shawneechapter

Adults and children enjoyed the Shawnee Chapter’s hummingbird festival held at the Lindgren’s home north of Golconda in Pope County. About 75 people from as far away as Minnesota observed over 50 hummingbirds being banded during the 3-hour event. Children loved getting their faces (and arms!) painted and enthusiastically played the hummingbird migration game.
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Annual Meeting and Northeastern Australia Photo Safari

Posted on May 20, 2013 by shawneechapter

Bird Lineup. Photo: Michael Jeffords
Join us for the Shawnee Chapter Annual Meeting  and very special presentation. Biologists Michael Jeffords and Susan Post will take us on a month-long photo safari as they journey across the northeast region of Australia . They experienced everything from koalas to kangaroos, birds of paradise to bellbirds, and much, much more . . .
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Cave Valley 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by shawneechapter

Yesterday, five of us made the annual Shawnee Chapter trip to Cave Valley for early spring migrants. The frigid dawn warmed up to a beautiful clear spring day. A little earlier in the season than we normally go, quite a few species were missing from our “normal” list. But, we all agreed that the extra […]

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