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Make a donation to the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society

We always appreciate donations and welcome anyone to help fund our efforts.
Go to our Donations Page if you would like to help fund our programs and facilities.

A gallery has been set up for APAS Members to share and comment on picts. It is free and open to all. Click here to go to the APAS Gallery.

To receive occasional email bulletins about APAS news and events s ign up by emailing the webmaster with the email address you want the bulletins sent.

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Africa Safari and Australian Birding Slide Shows

Some of our members were able to go on a safari to Africa and they produced a slide show of their trip. They have given us a copy of the slide show to share on the web. Click here to go to a page where you can download the slide show or view a QT movie of the slide show.

The following link leads you to a gallery of pictures that a member made of their birding adventures in Australia. It is the same pictures presented at our April 15, 2010 meeting.

http://picasaweb.google.com/RossGallardy/TRBC?feat=email

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Please remember to contact outing leaders three to five days prior to the outing!!

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Our Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available

Make a donation to the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society

A gallery has been set up for APAS Members to share and comment on picts. It is free and open to all. Click here to go to the APAS Gallery.

To receive occasional email bulletins about APAS news and events s ign up by emailing the webmaster with the email address you want the bulletins sent.

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Log on to your APAS Email Account

		updated 5/11/12 The Allegheny Front Hawk Watch has closed for the Summer. Our fall raptor count will begin late August Our Fall 2011 Migration was one of our best ever. We had the most golden eagles of any year. Had the most in the state this Fall (and we are still trying to determine whether we had the most ever). We also had the largest bald eagle count for the Fall. We will update our results once we have finalized our numbers. The results of our hawk migration counts are posted on HMANA's hawcount.org website. Click this link to see reports of our migration counts at hawkcount.org. ======================================================================================== Click this link to see a local news feature about our owl banding: http://www.wjactv.com/somersetcounty/21645910/detail.html ======================================================================================== Upcoming APAS Events, Programs and Outings See our events and outings page for a more complete list of scheduled events Please remember to contact outing leaders three to five days prior to the outing!! We have updated our outings for Fall & Winter 2011 & Spring 2012 March to May 5—Waterfowl Outings-- Join Tom Dick for this seasonal phenomenon! We visit Dunnings Creek Wetlands and Shawnee State Park three times weekly, spending about three hours on each survey. It’s a great way to learn to your ducks and geese. There are days when the number of waterfowl exceeds 2000. Call Tom at 814-754-5727 Nature Photography—(throughout the year)—APAS has several nature photographers and field trips will be oriented to them and others interested in APAS sites geared to nature photography. Our sanctuaries and natural areas are a nature photographer’s dream—contact Tom Dick at 814-754-5727. May 12 —Pa. Migratory Bird Day--- This event takes place in Bedford Co. where we count all the migrants and resident birds for one day. This is a state-sponsored event to gather information on all species for conservation purposes. Join us for a fun filled day. Contact: Tom Dick or Sally Dick at 754-5727. May 17—(Meeting) The Everglades--- Gene Wingert (if you remember, our great speaker on Vernal Ponds) will give an unusual presentation that links the Everglades to our area and beyond. Gene is one of our favorite speaker-naturalists. May 22-- Shorebirds of Dunnings Creek Wetlands---Bittern Pool is drawn down to accommodate the potential 22 species of shorebirds. Thanks to Chris Payne’s blind we can stay dry during rainy days while observing. Shorebirds travel thousands of miles from the tropics to their arctic breeding grounds and may stop over for a short stay to rest and feed. Call Tom Dick (814-754-5727) to make arrangements. Mid-June to July ---Moths-- Join Dennis McNair on these unique outings. In previous seasons this outing produced large varieties of beautiful moths including the large Luna Moths. Weather is a big issue so Dennis picks the right night and calls up those who signed up. Previous locations have been at the hawk watch and Hidden Acres Farm. Call Dennis at 814-255-4088 for details and proposed times. May to September: Birds, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Butterflies and plants of Dunnings Creek Wetlands --- If you wish to accompanying Tom Dick on these weekly forays please call 814-754-5727 to get on the list of people we will call. You will be notified usually a day or two ahead. During most occasions we will also be looking at other species, specifically birds and flowers. The information from these outings makes its way into the Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology journal entitled Pennsylvania Birds. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Our Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available Click here to go to our Events and Newsletter page to download newsletters and see our events. Anyone that would prefer receiving the newsletter electronically, to conserve paper and mailing costs for us, can sign up for email delivery by contacting the webmaster at webmaster@alleghenyplateauaudubon.org. The newsletter is sent in pdf format and can be viewed with Adobe's Acrobat Reader. It is time for us to renew our APAS Memberships for 2011, or to join as a new member to the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Chapter... Check out our membership page for details and to download the membership form. =================================================================================================================== Make a donation to the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society We always appreciate donations and welcome anyone to help fund our efforts. Go to our Donations Page if you would like to help fund our programs and facilities. A gallery has been set up for APAS Members to share and comment on picts. It is free and open to all. Click here to go to the APAS Gallery. To receive occasional email bulletins about APAS news and events s ign up by emailing the webmaster with the email address you want the bulletins sent. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Africa Safari and Australian Birding Slide Shows Some of our members were able to go on a safari to Africa and they produced a slide show of their trip. They have given us a copy of the slide show to share on the web. Click here to go to a page where you can download the slide show or view a QT movie of the slide show. The following link leads you to a gallery of pictures that a member made of their birding adventures in Australia. It is the same pictures presented at our April 15, 2010 meeting. http://picasaweb.google.com/RossGallardy/TRBC?feat=email _______________________________________________________________________ If you want or need more from this site, contact the webmaster at this email address: webmaster@alleghenyplateauaudubon.org Log on to your APAS Email Account

Please remember to contact outing leaders three to five days prior to the outing!!

______________________________________________________________________________________

Our Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available

Make a donation to the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society

A gallery has been set up for APAS Members to share and comment on picts. It is free and open to all. Click here to go to the APAS Gallery.

To receive occasional email bulletins about APAS news and events sign up by emailing the webmaster with the email address you want the bulletins sent.

______________________________________________________________________________________

Log on to your APAS Email Account

To receive occasional email bulletins about APAS news and events s ign up by emailing the webmaster with the email address you want the bulletins sent.