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Birding in Indiana County in 1776 program repeat
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Ed Donley will repeat the program that he gave to the Todd Bird Club for Yellow Creek State Park on Saturday, June 20, 6:30-8:00 pm at the Yellow Creek Environmental Learning Center. "Birding in Indiana County in 1776" takes us on a hypothetical birding trip throughout the county in 1776. We will consider changes in habitats and birds species in the past 250 years.

Jennings Environmental Education Center is giving a similar program, "Our Frontier Landscapes on the Road to Revolution and Beyond” on Saturday, June 13, at 9:00 am, but with less emphasis on birds. See https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/our-frontier-landscapes-on-the-road-to-revolution-and-beyond-7942

May 23 Blue Spruce Outing Rescheduled for May 30
Friday, May 22, 2026
The May 23 outing at Blue Spruce Park is rescheduled for May 30, due to the rain.

If you still want to go out in the rain on May 23, Greg Tomb is leading a Friends of the Parks outing at Blacklick Valley Natural Area starting at 8:00 am. See https://www.plantpatrol.org/cgi-bin/friendsoftheparks/programs.pl?ID=15. Greg's outing is not only about birds, but they will certainly be an important part of the program.

Stitt Property Outing Rescheduled
Sunday, April 12, 2026
The outing at Alice and Bob Stitt's property, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 25, is rescheduled for Tuesday morning, April 21, at 8:00 am. For more details, see https://www.toddbirdclub.org/cgi-bin/events.pl?EVENTID=1086. There will be no Todd Bird Club outing at Yellow Creek on that Tuesday morning.

Armstrong Trail Outing on March 14
Monday, March 9, 2026
We have added an outing for Saturday, March 14, at 8:00 am on the Armstrong Trail. See https://www.toddbirdclub.org/cgi-bin/events.pl?EVENTID=1089 for details.

Birding in Indiana County in 1776 Slides
Friday, March 6, 2026
Ed Donley is making available the slides from his March 2026 Todd Bird Club presentation. If you missed it, you can view the slides for "Birding in Indiana County in 1776" at https://www.toddbirdclub.org/birding-in-1776.pdf, where Ed plans a hypothetical 1776 birding excursion in what is now Indiana County.

Migrating Birds, Invasive Plants, and Climate Change
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Indiana County Conservation District's Lee Dunlap interviewed Todd Bird Club member, Ed Donley, about the effects of invasive plants and climate change on migrating birds. You can listen to the interview by going to page 3 of the conservation district's March 2026 newsletter. Find the newsletter at the bottom of the conservation district's News and Events page, https://www.iccdpa.org/news-and-events.

"Who's Coming for Dinner" Newsletter Article Ending
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The last three paragraph were left off of Tiffany Chan's article on Saw-whet Owls, "Who's Coming for Dinner", in the January 2026 newsletter, https://www.toddbirdclub.org/newsletters/Todd_Nuthatch_2026_January.pdf. The missing paragraphs are below:

Project Owlnet has also revealed that Saw-whet Owl numbers are higher than previously believed. They were once thought to be rare simply because they are so well camouflaged and seldom seen. During the day, they remain still and silent, blending seamlessly into hemlock and rhododendron.

Some Saw-whet Owls do winter in Pennsylvania. Places like Presque Isle, Allegheny National Forest, and the Allegheny Front offer the dense shelter they prefer and may provide opportunities to glimpse these elusive beauties. Still, seasoned birders warn that sightings are rare—many report seeing only three or four in decades of birding, and some have never seen one in the wild at all.

Attending an owl banding evening in the fall, is a good way to get a better chance of seeing one of these birds up close, plus it will give you an appreciation of the science and research that is currently being done on these special birds.

New Starting Time for Monthly Meetings
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Beginning on February 3, 2026, the Todd Bird Club's monthly meetings will start at 6:30 pm. Arrive at 6:00 pm to socialize beforehand. This earlier starting time will allow club members to drive in the daylight in more months, and those who are coming from a long distance can return home earlier at night. This motion was approved at the club's November 2025 meeting.

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