Meetings and Events
“Grey Ghost” – Northern Harrier © Deb Kral
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monthly programs are held on the fourth Monday of most months, featuring speakers who bring us fascinating presentations on birds, other wildlife, and the environment. Refreshments and conversation take place after each meeting.
Unless otherwise indicated, meetings are held at 7:30pm at the Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, located at 1168 Route 55, about .3 mile west of the Taconic State Parkway, across from Arlington High School. In addition, an informal dinner at the Daily Planet restaurant (close by and also on Route 55) takes place beginning at 5:45pm before each program meeting. No reservations are necessary — just show up!
Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:30pm
Location: Freedom Plains United Presbyterian Church
1168 Route 55, LaGrangeville, NY
Speaker: Manjul Bhushan
Title: Iceland at the Summer Solstice: Countless Nesting Birds
‘Situated just below the arctic circle, Iceland is a great place to watch ocean going migratory birds in large numbers and often at close range during the breeding season. In a two-week self-drive tour around the island over the summer solstice I was delighted to see colonies of Atlantic Puffins and other pelagic cliff-nesting birds. Many shorebirds and Arctic Terns were defending their territories in grassy areas, and some waterfowl already had young ones to nurture. The ever-changing scenery, waterfalls, glaciers, and fields of lupines added to the beauty of the island. I will share this experience, photographs, videos and what I have subsequently learned about the survival strategies of these migrating birds.’
Manjul Bhushan holds a Ph.D. in physics and has over 40 years of research experience in applied physics and microelectronics. After retirement she co-founded the project AvianActs to explore scientific techniques for studying and modeling the behavior of birds.
For Zoom meetings, all members will receive a Zoom invitation via email ahead of the event. Some programs may also be recorded and available for viewing after the event.
To view recordings of some past Zoom programs, visit the Waterman Bird Club YouTube channel.
In November, our monthly program is replaced by an Annual Dinner meeting. There are no meetings in July, August, or December. All programs are open to the public free of charge, except for a very few labeled Members Only. If you’d like to join, see https://watermanbirdclub.org/about-us/join/. All events are subject to change.
In case of bad weather, meetings will be cancelled. Please listen to local radio stations or go to cancellations.com for cancellation information.
