Local birders meet on the first Friday of the month in Wellsville
From ACBC, pictured is the Orchard Oriole by Dan Jordan
The Allegany county Bird Club (ACBC) recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. An informal gathering of bird enthusiasts in 1963 eventually lead to the formation of the Club in 1965 and the organzation is still going strong.
Meetings are held on the first Friday evening of each month (some holidays may move the meeting time to the second Friday) between March and December, at 6 P.M. at the Grace United Church in Wellsville. In addition to speakers on topics related to birds and other wildlife, ACBC organizes outings to local birding hotspots and many members participate in annual bird counts to submit data to the Buffalo Ornithological Society, Audubon, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
For more information on ACBC, please contact Club President Debra Jakobi at (607)-281-4938 or debrajakobi@gmail.com.
| Front row, L to R; Martha Roberts (Scio) Meredith Chilsen (Belmont) Sally Reinschmidt (Andover) Melissa Sahm (Bolivar) Leah Burgess (Houghton) Sharon Beiter (Belfast) | Second row L to R: Walt Franklin (Greenwood) Craig Braack (Andover) Kathy Garrison (Belfast) Leighanne Franklin (Greenwood) Barb Kubiak (Belmont) Anne Pipal (Alfred) Sue Bain-Lucey (Ward) Regina Burke (Alfred) Bob Pipal (Alfred) Janis Carson (Belmont) Deb Jakobi (Alfred) Ken Reichman (Whitesville) Joyce Ermer (Little Genesee) Mike Ermer (Little Genesee) Larry Beiter (Belfast) |
