Field List of the Birds of Essex County, MA
Seventh Edition, 2002

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Winter / Spring Calendar 2010

Thursday, March 4, 7:45 pm
(please take note: program date is not the first Friday of the month)
Life on the Pribilofs
Plus ECOC meeting, 7:30-7:45 pm

Derek Lovitch is a career biologist and expert birder who worked as a guide for 3 years in the remote Pribilof Islands, located 250 miles north of Alaska’s Aleutian Chain in the Bering Sea. Lovitch’s program highlights the wildlife, plant life, landscape and native Aleut community of St. Paul Island, with an emphasis on the island’s extraordinary breeding birds and highly-sought vagrants.

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum. Free and open to the public.

Phillips Auditorium, Peabody Essex Museum, 132 Essex Street, Salem, MA. Free and open to the public. - Directions

Phillips Auditorium is at 132 Essex St., diagonally across from the main museum entrance (which is at the corner of Essex and New Liberty streets in downtown Salem).  Bartlett Gallery Auditorium is in the main museum building.  Note: if severe weather is forecast, please call 978-745-1876 in advance to confirm that the ECOC event is still on..

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Friday, April 23, 7:45 pm
(please take note: program date is not the first Friday of the month)
Inspired by Bowerbirds
Plus ECOC meeting, 7:30-7:45 pm
Artist-naturalist Mary Jo McConnell has travelled to a remote region of Papua New Guinea every year since 1992 to paint a group of bowers constructed by Vogelkop bowerbirds (Amblyornis inornata). Watch a brief PBS FRONTLINE documentary about McConnell’s remarkable odyssey, view examples of her striking bower paintings, and hear from McConnell herself as she shares the observations of individual bower-makers—made over many years—that convinced her these birds were truly artists.

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum. Free and open to the public.

Phillips Auditorium, Peabody Essex Museum, 132 Essex Street, Salem, MA. Free and open to the public. - Directions

Phillips Auditorium is at 132 Essex St., diagonally across from the main museum entrance (which is at the corner of Essex and New Liberty streets in downtown Salem).  Bartlett Gallery Auditorium is in the main museum building.  Note: if severe weather is forecast, please call 978-745-1876 in advance to confirm that the ECOC event is still on.

Spring Member Outings

Monday, May 10, 6:00 pm
Annual Birding and Supper event, hosted by Dotty Brown

Join us for a longstanding tradition in ECOC — started by Sarah Robbins and Dotty Brown over 20 years ago — birding Eastern Point during spring migration. Even if the weather is uncooperative for birding, you will enjoy the company and unobstructed ocean view from Dotty’s wonderful seaside home! Come early for birding with your families and/or guests, BYO sandwiches (or sushi). Dotty provides beverages and bird-inspired cakes. Don’t miss this delightful, informal gathering of ECOC members — new and old!

Directions: Dotty’s house is at 45 Fort Hill Ave, Eastern Point, Gloucester (978-283-3247). Take Rte. 128 North to Gloucester. Follow signs for “East Gloucester, Eastern Point” (ocean will be on your right). The entrance to Eastern Point will be on you right, marked by two stone pillars on either side. Ignore the sign that reads “Private Road” and follow the meandering narrow road that leads out Eastern Point. Bear left onto Fort Hill Ave. in about a half-mile. Follow road to end, where you will find Dotty’s home on the ocean.

Saturday, May 22, time TBD
Ipswich River Canoe Trip and Bird Survey
Event Coordinator: TBD

Participate in the 104th ECOC birding trip down the Ipswich River! Arguably the oldest uninterrupted bird-count in the world, this event is timed to get the best views of birds before full leaf-out, but late enough in the season to get better weather for paddling. More information to come! Keep an eye on the ECOC homepage for updates and coordinator contact information.

Dear Members,

Jay Moore, our Club Treasurer for 13 years, has served the club with fine dedication! At the December 4th meeting, Jay received a warm, standing ovation from the club members present! More Information...

Notes:

	Please support ECOC programs for 2009 and beyond by renewing your membership! Membership runs from October 1 to September 30
	ECOC president is Sue McGrath: 978-462-4785  newburyportbirders@comcast.net
	ECOC vice president is Janey Winchell: 978-542-1627 janey_winchell@pem.org
	View the “Field List of Birds of Essex County” online at: www.massbird.org/ecoc/ECOCChecklist.htm

Directions to the Phillips Auditorium

Phillips Auditorium is at 132 Essex St., diagonally across from the main museum entrance (which is at the corner of Essex and New Liberty streets in downtown Salem).  Bartlett Gallery Auditorium is in the main museum building.  Note: if severe weather is forecast, please call 978-745-1876 in advance to confirm that the ECOC event is still on.

Map of the area with "To & From" directions provided by Google