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Established 1940
2003 – 2004 Schedule
Officers
President - Kate Ryan 413-528-4355
PO Box 67
Monterey, MA 01245
E-mail: DivinDucky@aol.com
Vice President – Gary Soucie 413-458-0309
139 Woodcock Rd.
Williamstown, MA 01267
Secretary – Paula Pomerantz 413-447-7429
144 Williams St.
Pittsfield MA 01201
Treasurer – Tom Collins 413-499-2799
95 Quirico Drive
Pittsfield, MA 01201
e-mail: dcharb@bcn.net 413-655-2128
Call to share sightings 413-442-4937
Publicity – Jody Soules 413-528-6566
1724 Hartsville-New Marlborough Rd.
New Marlborough, MA 01245
Hospitality – Priscilla Bailey 413-442-4937
Chris Blagdon 413-684-1808
Tom Collins 413-499-2799
Rene¢ Laubach 413-637-0320
Noreen Mole 413-442-6327
Membership in the Hoffmann Bird Club is open
to anyone interested in birds and bird study.
Annual dues are $10 per person ($5 for students at
any level). Students under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult. Contact the Treasurer
for more details.
Monthly meetings are held at Pleasant Valley
Sanctuary, 427 W. Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA,
637-0320 or at Berkshire Life, 700 South St.,
Pittsfield, MA, 499-4321. Consult the schedule
for the specific dates and locations. Meetings
begin at 7:00PM and are open to everyone
interested in birds at no charge. Light
refreshments will be served.
Regional Hot Lines:
Western Massachusetts: 413-523-2218
Eastern Massachusetts 781-259-8805
Or http://www.virtualbirder.com
Field Trips – Listed times are for leaving;
please arrive a few minutes early to meet the
leaders and car pool when possible. Most local
trips last until lunch, unless otherwise noted. For
trips out of town please contact the trip leader for
confirmation. Call the leader if you have questions.
Bartholomew’s Cobble Trips – All trips to
Bartholomew’s Cobble, 105 Weatogue Rd.,
Ashley Falls, MA meet at the times indicated.
Present your HBC membership card for member
rates to programs. General admission free to club
members. 413-229-8600 for information.
Bird Sightings that are unusual or interesting
should be reported to the hotlines to keep members
informed. This information is also shared with
“The Voice of Western Massachusetts” and other
regional bird clubs.
Club E-mail Hotline – E-mail Dave Charbonneau
at dcharb@bcn.net to post a message. The
hotline is also used to announce unscheduled trips,
to request information, or to arrange carpooling.
Club Telephone Hotline is used to alert club
members of bird sightings that are of unusual
species or numbers. Please call Priscilla Bailey,
442-4937 to report a sighting.
September 2003
Hulburt’s Hill, Bartholomew’s Cobble.
Bring lunch, enjoy the view. Phone 229-8600
Fri 9/5 Pot Luck Dinner / Monthly Meeting 5:30PM
By: William Cook, PhD
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary, Lenox.
Please bring a dish to share. Beverages
will be provided.
Mon 9/8 Pelagic Trip. An all day pelagic trip from
Newburyport: departs early AM. Reservations required.
Call Chris Blagdon, 684-1808.
Sat 9/20 Blueberry
Hill Hawk Watch & Pig Roast.
Meet at Price Chopper in Lenox at 7:30AM for trip to
West Granville. Contact: Tom Collins: 499-2799.
Rain date: 9/21
Sat 9/27 Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
Migratory Trip. Meet at Big Y parking lot in
Great Barrington at 7AM. Contact: Kate Ryan
528-4355.
October 2003
Early October – mid November Volunteers
needed for Saw Whet Owl banding at
Hopkins Forest, Williamstown, MA Contact
Noreen Mole 442-6327 or Drew Jones 597-4353
to check schedule. Numbers limited per night.
Meet at Berkshire Museum for trip to BCC
and Springside Park
Leader: Bill Cook 518-851-2678
Tues 10/7 Monthly Meeting 7:00PM
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary, Lenox
By: Geoffrey S. LaBaron
Make your own reservations at the Blue Amber
Motel, 609-884-8266. CallChris Blagdon for
details: 684-1808
Sun 10/12 “ The Big Sit” Join the circle at Canoe
Meadows, dawn to dusk. Bring back the state title!
Leaders TBA
Call for time and location. Dave St James: 442-9876
Sat 10/18 Owl Prowl 7PM – 9PM
Leaders: Sarah Robotham & Kate Ryan. Call
Bartholomew’s Cobble: 229-8600. Club members
pay member fee, kids free.
Wed 10/29 Beginner Waterfowl Trip 8AM–12PM
Meet at Berkshire Museum.
Ed Neumuth, leader: 623-5447.
November 2003
Sun 11/2 The 57th
Annual Bart Hendricks
Waterfowl Census. Meet 7:30 am at Berkshire
Museum. Bring lunch and scope.
Contact; Tom Tyning, 442-2165
Mon 11/3 Monthly Meeting 7PM
Berkshire Life Insurance, 700 South St
By Dave Stemple, PhD, Professor Emeritus from
UMass.
Census,9AM –2PM. Leave from Bartholomew’s
Cobble at 9AM. Bring lunch and scope.
Kate Ryan, 528-4355. Novices welcome.
Sun 11/9 Brush Hill Hike
Meet Jill Johnson, 8AM, at Big Y parking lot,
Great Barrington. 528-3562
Sun 11/16 Hotline Trip.
Destination TBA. Tom Collins: 499-2799
December 2003
Mon 12/1 Monthly Meeting 7PM
Berkshire Life Insurance, 700 South Street
Members Night & Christmas Count Details
Please bring 10 slides and any holiday sweets
to share.
Sunday 12/14 Central
Berkshire Christmas Count
& Potluck Supper.
Join a team and keep the tradition going. Call
Tom Collins for details: 499-2799. Rain date: 12/21
January 2004
Coordinator: Rene¢ Laubach, 637-0320
Join a team and welcome the New Year in birding.
Explore farm fields, roadsides and woodlands.
Leader: Jill Johnson, 528-3562. Meet 8:30AM
at Big Y parking lot in Great Barrington.
Depending on the weather and target species.
Contact : Kate Ryan 528-4355 for time and
location.
February 2004
Sat 2/14 – Sun 2/15
Winter Coastal Trip
Cape Ann & Plum Island. Join us for a day trip
or overnight. Call Chris Blagdon: 684-1808
for details.
Dave St. James. Call for info: 442-9876
March 2004
Tues 3/2 Monthly Meeting 7PM
Berkshire Life Insurance, 700 South Street
by Tom Tyning
Sat 3/6 All-day Hudson River Trip for
eagles, waterfowl, and others. Call
leader: Gary Soucie, 458-0309 for details.
Marshfield, MA. Dan Furbish, leader
Contact: Kate Ryan 5284355
Sundays: mid April – May 7AM
Birding Bartholomew’s
Cobble
Meet at the Bartholomew’s Cobble. Free
to members.
Mon 4/5 Monthly Meeting 7PM
Migrant Northern Saw-Whet Owls in Berkshire
County. By: Drew Jones
Sat 4/17 Canoe Meadows, Pittsfield 8AM
Join Paula Pomerantz in search of early
migrants. Meet at Canoe Meadows.
Paula: 447-7429
Hike this beautiful trail near CT and
NY borders. 4 mile round trip. Meet at
7AM, Old Mill Restaurant parking lot in So.
Egremont. Leader: Jill Johnson, 528-3562.
May 2004
Sundays: Birds of the Cobble 7:30AM
Meet at Bartholomew’s Cobble; free to members.
Banquet Coordinator: Tom Collins, 449-2799
Sign up for the Century Run
Sat 5/8 Tune-up for Birdathon ¾-day trip
Tyringham and Bartholomew’s Cobbles. Contact
Chris Blagdon: 684-1808, for details. Meeting
will takes place at 5:30AM.
Wed 5/12 Beginner Birding Basics 6AM
Meet Ed Neumuth at Berkshire Museum
Bring a lunch : 6am –2pm. Ed:623-5447
Fri 5/14 –Sat 5/15
Century Run and Mass
Audubon Birdathon. Join a team. Details from
your officers or at banquet.
Joint trip with Allen Bird Club. Leader: Tom
Collins, 449-2799. Make your own
reservations at the Blue Amber Motel,
609-884-8266
Fri 5/28 River Rd, Kent Falls, CT Meet 6AM
at Lenox Price Chopper parking lot
Leader: Noreen Mole, 442-6327
Sun 5/30 Family and/or Beginner Birding 8:00AM
Bring binos (if you have them) and the kids!
South County: meet at Wild Bird Country Store,
Main St, Great Barrington: 644-9007
(or call Kate Ryan, 528-4355). North County:
meet at Field Farm, Sloan Rd., off rte. 43,
Williamstown. Gary Soucie: 458-0309
Bring a dish to share. Meet at 5:30PM for birding
and 6:30 for the picnic.
Sat 6/5 Shaker Rd, New Lebanon NY
Golden-winged Warbler site. Meet at Berkshire
Museum, 7AM. Leader: Priscilla Bailey, 442-4937
in Williamstown. Meet at 7:30AM, Margaret Lindley
Park, jct of rtes 2 & 7, S. Williamstown
Leader: Gary Soucie, 458-0309
Meet 8:30PM at the parking lot of the AT on Rt 23,
Monterey. Contact: Kate Ryan, 528-4355
Joint trip with Allen Devoe Bird Club.
Meet at the Pittsfield Plaza at 5:30AM or
6:15AM at the Stewart’s Shop on Rte. 22, just past
intersection with Rte 23 in Hillsdale, NY. Bring a
lunch. Bill Cook, leader: 518-851-2678
Meet at Berkshire Museum, at 6AM.
Leader: Dave St James, 442-9876
Search for Boreal Species. This is an all-day trip;
bring lunch. Leader: Rene¢ Laubach, 637-0320
Meet 6am at MacDonald’s in Lee, Rt 20
Leader: Dave St. James, 442-9876
August 2004
Bring a chair and relax. Meet one hour before
sunset at the public gardens at 350 Williams St.,
Pittsfield. Coordinators: Scott and Joan Robinson,
637-3408.
All day trip, bring a lunch. Contact Chris Blagdon
for details: 684-1808
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