Saturday Guided Bird Walks at RTPI with Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association
Please join us for a new series of Saturday Guided Bird Walks, led by Devin Banning and Katelyn Davis, co-founders of the Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association.
UPCOMING WALKS AND PROGRAMS:
Spring Mirgration Bird Walk at RTPI – Saturday, May 24 – 9 to 11 am
Location: Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown
Contact: birdingchautauquawarren@gmail.com
Leaders: Devin Banning and Katelyn Davis
The Peterson Preserve at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute features 27 acres of diverse habitat, including a mature hemlock grove, pollinator meadows, vernal wetlands, creeks and ponds, early successional wooded areas, and an Eastern Bluebird trail. Over 140 bird species have been observed along the trails at the preserve. Our group should be able to find several species of warblers and some migrants on the tail end of spring migration! Make sure to bring your own binoculars, although there may be a pair or two to borrow.
Jambo Tanzania! with Scott Stoleson – Saturday, June 7 – 9 to 11 am
Location: Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown
Contact: birdingchautauquawarren@gmail.com
Leaders: Scott Stoleson
“Jambo Tanzania!” will be a photo tour of a family safari to northern Tanzania that Scott Stoleson of Warren participated in last September. This presentation will include landscapes and wildlife (especially birds) from Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Serengeti National Parks as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lions and Zebras and Hornbills, oh my!
Scott Stoleson recently retired as a Research Ecologist from the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station in Warren, PA; he also is a Research Adjunct Professor at West Virginia University and a former Research Associate of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Jamestown, NY. His research focused on the ecology and conservation of Pennsylvania’s forest birds. Previously Scott studied avian ecology in the western USA and Central and South America. He currently serves on the Governing Council of the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee, the PA Biological Survey’s Ornithological and Mycological Technical Committees, and as Regional Coordinator of the 3rd PA Bird Atlas for northwestern PA. His retirement will focus on travel, birding and gardening.
Stay tuned for more great walks to be added soon!
About the Bird Walk Guides
Devin Banning is a recent graduate of SUNY Fredonia. He currently serves on the faculty of the Fredonia School of Music as a graduate assistant while pursuing a master’s degree. Though his career choice is in music, he is an avid birder and amateur naturalist. Devin is a co-founder of the Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association (CWBA) and frequently leads programs and birding outings with Katelyn Davis for the CWBA and Buffalo Ornithological Society.
Katelyn Davis is a designer and illustrator whose work focuses on the natural world, especially birds. She frequently ties her experiences from birding into her work. Davis’s art was included in the exhibition Hope is the Thing with Feathers at RTPI in March of 2023. She is a co-founder of the Chautauqua Warren Birding Association and frequently leads birding outings for the CWBA and Buffalo Ornithological Society.
About the Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association
The CWBA hosts a diverse array of bird-focused programming including educational meetings and field trips. Meetings are held in both Northern and Southern Chautauqua County, with plans for meetings in Warren County, PA in the future. The club is free and open to anyone interested in birds. To join our email list, please send an email to birdingchautauquawarren@gmail.com.